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  1. 27.11.2023 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne has invited Tuomas Sorsa to serve as her Special Adviser.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/tuomas-sorsa-appointed-to-serve-as-special-adviser-to-minister-ranne
  2. 11.2.2026 | VR-Group Plc and Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto Oy announced today that they have signed an asset purchase agreement concerning the rolling stock used in passenger rail services funded by the government. The rolling stock will be transferred to Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto's ownership from the beginning of March.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/vr-group-to-transfer-rolling-stock-used-in-passenger-rail-services-funded-by-the-government-to-suomen-ostoliikennekalusto
  3. 16.6.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin has invited M.Soc.Sc. Tuulia Pitkänen to serve as her Special Adviser in Political Affairs. Special Adviser to the Prime Minister in Political Affairs is also the Secretary of the Social Democratic Party’s Government group.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/tuulia-pitkanen-appointed-as-special-adviser-to-prime-minister-in-political-affairs-from-17th-june
  4. 13.4.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo welcomes Jyrki Katainen’s designation as Special Adviser for EU-Arctic relations. The European Commission appointed Katainen to the position on Monday 13 April.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-finnish-expertise-is-recognised-and-valued-in-the-eu
  5. 19.11.2021 | Jukka Vornanen will take up his duties as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen on Friday 19 November. Vornanen will be responsible for matters related to internal security, i.e. the police, border security, emergency response centre operations and rescue services.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/jukka-vornanen-to-serve-as-special-adviser-to-minister-of-the-interior-mikkonen
  6. 16.1.2026 | In its meeting on 16 January, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions on the Commission’s proposal for an amendment to the Market Stability Reserve Decision. The proposal aims to curb fluctuations in emission allowance prices when the new emissions trading system for road transport and buildings is launched in 2028.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-discusses-commission-proposal-to-curb-fluctuations-in-emission-allowance-prices
  7. 5.2.2026 | The Government aims to increase fair and open competition. For this reason, it proposes several amendments to increase competition in public procurement and limit the use of in-house entities.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposes-increasing-competition-in-public-procurement
  8. 18.6.2026 | The Ministry of Defence is requesting views on a bill for amendments to the Act on Military Intelligence. The bill proposes that the Act on Military Intelligence allow the use of certain intelligence collection methods in premises used for permanent residence.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/public-consultation-round-launched-on-amendments-to-act-on-military-intelligence
  9. 29.5.2026 | Finland will deliver its 33rd materiel assistance package to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 29 May 2026 on the proposal of the Government.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-finland-to-send-another-package-of-defence-materiel-to-ukraine
  10. 26.11.2025 | Formulation of the vision for higher education and research will proceed at a seminar for the management of higher education and scientific institutions in Vaasa from 26 to 27 November 2025. The principles guiding the work on the new vision will be introduced by Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie. The draft common objectives for higher education and research up to 2040 will serve as a basis for the discussions.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/common-objectives-for-higher-education-and-research-until-2040-are-taking-shape-comments-are-invited-on-draft-objectives-through-an-open-online-survey
  11. 28.1.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment requests comments between 28 January and 12 March 2026 on proposed legislative amendments concerning board‑level employee representation and the timing of carried‑over holiday. The amendments follow the Government’s decisions at the mid‑term policy review session in spring 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/legislative-amendments-on-board-level-employee-representation-and-carried-over-holiday-sent-out-for-comments
  12. 1.6.2026 | Serbian Minister of Foreign Affairs Marko Đurić will visit Helsinki on 2–3 June and meet Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/serbian-foreign-minister-marko-uric-to-visit-finland
  13. 23.5.2026 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen was conferred an honorary doctorate by the Lappeenranta–Lahti University of Technology (LUT) on Saturday 23 May.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-receives-honorary-doctorate-from-lappeenranta-lahti-university-of-technology
  14. 20.5.2026 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend a meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Helsingborg, Sweden, on 21–22 May.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-attend-meeting-of-nato-ministers-of-foreign-affairs-4
  15. 27.5.2026 | The informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich) will take place in Limassol, Cyprus, on 27–28 May.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-participate-in-informal-meeting-of-eu-foreign-ministers
  16. 16.8.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin has invited Master of Social Sciences Iida Vallin to serve as her Special Adviser. Vallin will be responsible for the Prime Minister’s communications and media relations. She will take up her duties on 16 August.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/iida-vallin-appointed-special-adviser-to-the-prime-minister-1
  17. 27.5.2026 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will visit Lisbon on 27–29 May. During his visit, he will meet Portugal’s Minister of Infrastructure and Housing Miguel Pinto Luz and Minister of Defence Nuno Melo and speak at a business event held by AICEP Portugal, which promotes international engagement.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-trade-and-development-tavio-to-visit-portugal-to-promote-commercial-and-economic-relations
  18. 2.10.2023 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne has invited Kai Järvikare, Doctor of Science in Economics and Business Administration, to serve as her Special Adviser. Järvikare will transfer to the position from his post as Director of Administration in the Finns Party.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/kai-jarvikare-appointed-to-serve-as-special-adviser-to-minister-ranne
  19. 19.12.2025 | The ministerial working group on employment and entrepreneurship outlined changes to residence permits for start-up entrepreneurs on 19 December 2025. The aim is to streamline the permit process for start-up entrepreneurs, especially for those who plan to establish a business in Finland, and to prevent abuses.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-to-reform-residence-permits-for-start-up-entrepreneurs
  20. 28.11.2023 | The parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change will convene for the COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 30 November–12 December. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at the high-level segment of the Conference on 1–2 December. During the ministerial week between 8 and 12 December, Finland’s delegation will be led by Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/un-climate-conference-to-begin-in-dubai-special-focus-on-energy-solutions
  21. 5.6.2026 | In line with the Government Programme, the Finnish Government will reform the Act on the Screening of Foreign Corporate Acquisitions so that risks relating to national security, security of supply and broad-spectrum threats are taken into account more effectively than at present. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has sent out for comments a government proposal to reform the legislat...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-a-stricter-control-of-foreign-acquisitions-would-strengthen-security
  22. 2.6.2026 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen received on Tuesday 2 June 2026 the final report of a parliamentary working group examining the need to develop and resource Finland’s homeland defence in the 2030s.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-having-a-broad-agreement-on-finland-s-defence-development-is-our-key-strength
  23. 23.3.2021 | Jarno Lappalainen, Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo, has returned from family leave and taken up a new post as Secretary of the ministerial group of the Greens.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/jarno-lappalainen-returns-to-his-post-as-special-adviser
  24. 15.5.2026 | On Saturday 16 May, Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen will travel to Vienna to attend the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest at the invitation of Austria’s Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-cheer-on-finland-at-eurovision-grand-final
  25. 7.8.2023 | Colonel (Ret.) Juha Wihersaari took up his post as Special Adviser to Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne on 1 August 2023.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/juha-wihersaari-appointed-to-serve-as-special-adviser-to-minister-ranne
  26. 1.6.2021 | Mikko Heinikoski will begin as Special Adviser to Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen on 1 June 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/mikko-heinikoski-appointed-special-adviser-to-minister-of-employment-haatainen
  27. 26.4.2021 | Milja Henttonen, Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, has taken office as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo. Henttonen is now in charge of the communications and media relations of the Minister of the Interior and of coordinating the communications of the ministerial group of the Greens.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/milja-henttonen-appointed-special-adviser-to-minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo
  28. 6.6.2026 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit New York on 7–9 June and launch Finland’s campaign for a seat on the UN Security Council on 8 June. Minister Valtonen will also deliver a speech at the UN Security Council’s Ukraine session and lead the Finnish delegation to the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities on 9 June.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-launch-finland-s-campaign-for-a-seat-on-the-un-security-council-and-address-the-council
  29. 16.4.2021 | Tiina Kivinen has taken office as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo. Kivinen is responsible for matters relating to EU affairs, migration, asylum policy and intelligence.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/tiina-kivinen-appointed-special-adviser-to-minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo
  30. 5.6.2026 | NATO’s Forward Land Forces Finland (FLF Finland) will be officially founded on Saturday 6 June 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/nato-forward-land-forces-finland-to-start-operations-on-6-june
  31. 8.4.2026 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto hosted a roundtable discussion on the competitiveness and security of Finland’s ports on 7 April 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/ministers-ranne-and-puisto-hosted-discussion-on-competitiveness-and-security-of-ports
  32. 16.12.2025 | Eight EU Member States stressed the importance of significantly strengthening security at Europe’s eastern external border at the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki on 16 December. The Member States on the EU’s eastern flank called for the Union’s support in building credible and united defence capabilities along the border with Russia from north to south. The summit at the House of the Estates was hosted by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/kahdeksan-eu-johtajaa-helsingissa-itaisella-laidalla-puolustetaan-koko-eurooppaa-2
  33. 20.11.2025 | On 21 November, the Government submitted to Parliament its proposal to amend the 2026 budget. New transport infrastructure projects will be launched and rail and transport links will be improved throughout Finland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-proposes-additions-to-2026-budget-new-transport-infrastructure-projects-and-rail-connections
  34. 15.1.2026 | Under the proposal, a fixed-term employment contract could be concluded without a justified reason for a maximum of one year if certain conditions are met. The Government also proposes to shorten the notice period for lay-offs and to limit the employer’s obligation to re-employ dismissed employees. The proposal for the amendments was submitted to Parliament on 15 January 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposes-more-flexibility-for-fixed-term-employment-contracts
  35. 15.5.2026 | Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto will visit the Republic of Korea on 17–19 May and Japan on 19–22 May 2026. The topics on the agenda will include economic security and critical and emerging technologies. In Japan, Puisto will be accompanied by a business delegation from Finland’s quantum sector and other key high technology companies.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-economic-affairs-puisto-to-visit-korea-and-japan
  36. 28.4.2026 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend a meeting of Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers (NB8), to be held in Kuressaare, Estonia, on 29–30 April.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-attend-nb8-foreign-ministers-meeting-in-estonia
  37. 6.5.2026 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend a meeting convened by German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani in Wiesbaden, Germany, on 7 May.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-attend-foreign-ministers-meeting-in-germany
  38. 24.1.2024 | On 23 January 2024, Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen appointed Suldaan Said Ahmed as her Special Envoy on Peace Mediation in the Horn of Africa. In his role as the Foreign Minister’s Special Envoy, Said Ahmed will focus on supporting peace processes.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/suldaan-said-ahmed-appointed-as-foreign-minister-s-special-envoy-on-peace-mediation-in-the-horn-of-africa
  39. 5.5.2026 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a defence ministers’ meeting of the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) in Trondheim, Norway, on 5–6 May 2024.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-ministerial-meeting-of-nordic-defence-cooperation-in-trondheim
  40. 14.7.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has written a letter reminding President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen of Finland’s main positions on the Commission’s proposal for the next multiannual financial framework (MFF).
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-highlights-finland-s-priorities-for-multiannual-financial-framework-in-letter-to-european-commission-president