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8.12.2021 | On 8 December 2021, the Government’s Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided to support the proposal for an auction model that is to be applied to leasing public water areas governed by Metsähallitus to private companies for offshore wind power development and construction projects. The proposal aims to boost the market-driven development of offshore wind power.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy-supports-auction-model-for-leasing-public-water-areas-for-offshore-wind-power-production
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12.10.2021 | A Swedish translation of the Finnish integration glossary has been published. The glossary on integration harmonises the use of concepts related to integration, equality and discrimination.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/swedish-translation-of-finnish-integration-glossary-published-glossary-harmonises-the-use-of-integration-concepts
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21.5.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has initiated a reform of the Vessel Traffic Service Act. The Act will be updated primarily due to changes in international regulation. Simultaneously, other necessary changes will also be made to the Act.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/legislation-on-vessel-traffic-management-to-be-reformed
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11.3.2021 | The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. With the amendment, the restrictions that previously applied to regions in the community transmission phase of the epidemic would be introduced throughout the country. For areas in the baseline and acceleration phases, the additional restrictions will be in effect for the duration of the restaurant lockdown.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/new-decree-restricting-activities-of-food-and-beverage-service-businesses-from-13-march
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27.8.2021 | Finland ended its relief efforts in Kabul as planned on Thursday 26 August. Both the Foreign Ministry’s relief team and the Defence Forces’ unit tasked with safeguarding the efforts have now left Afghanistan. We will continue to provide consular assistance through other means to the extent possible.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-ministry-relief-team-leaves-afghanistan-finland-successfully-evacuates-330-persons-from-kabul
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30.9.2021 | The Government proposes an experiment to assess what impact recruitment subsidy would have on a company hiring its first employee. The experiment will examine whether financial support for payroll costs would lower the threshold for recruitment. The objective is to support business growth and promote employment. The pilot is scheduled to start on 1 March 2022 and last until the end of 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/pilot-encourages-sole-entrepreneurs-to-hire-their-first-employee
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25.1.2022 | The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 82,000 from December the year before. The number of new vacancies reported in December totalled 90,600. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies amounted to 164,500, which is 71,600 more than a year ago.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/275-300-unemployed-jobseekers-in-december
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8.4.2021 | The European Commission has adopted a proposal for a Regulation that would prolong the current roaming rules for ten years until summer 2032. The proposal puts forward a reduction in maximum wholesale charges in 2022 and 2025. The Government submitted a letter to Parliament concerning the Commission proposal on 8 April 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-supports-continuation-of-roaming-regulation
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8.4.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has invited comments on amendments to aviation legislation, including the Aviation Act. The aim of the amendments is to clarify the national aviation regulation, specify the powers of the authorities and maintain the high standard of safety in civil aviation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/traffic-safety-provisions-in-aviation-legislation-to-be-specified
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8.4.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has invited comments on amendments to aviation legislation, including the Aviation Act. The aim of the amendments is to clarify the national aviation regulation, specify the powers of the authorities and maintain the high standard of safety in civil aviation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/traffic-safety-provisions-in-aviation-legislation-to-be-specified-1265832
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23.3.2023 | On Thursday 23 March, the Government decided on the technical General Government Fiscal Plan for 2024–2027. The General Government Fiscal Plan covers all general government finances, including central and municipal government finances, the finances of wellbeing services counties, statutory employment pension institutions and other social security funds.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/technical-general-government-fiscal-plan-for-2024-2027-published
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1.6.2021 | The Ministry of Justice has opened an application process for actors representing civil society and its research to the Advisory Board on Civil Society Policy KANE. The application is open from 1 June to 20 August 2021. The advisory board will now be appointed for the fourth four-year term 2021–2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/membership-application-to-the-advisory-board-on-civil-society-policy-under-way
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26.2.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to reform the administration of rescue services. The project will prepare for the implementation of the rescue services reform by developing the national guidance system to meet the requirements of the reform. The goal is to transfer the responsibility for organising rescue services from municipalities to wellbeing services counties in a controlled manner.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/new-project-aims-to-reform-national-guidance-system-for-rescue-services
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8.7.2022 | On 27 April, the European Commission issued a package on reforming legal migration. The package included a Communication on attracting skills and talent to the EU, and proposals for the revision of the Single Permit Directive and the Long-Term Residents Directive. The Finnish Government expressed its views on the proposed Directives in statements issued to the Parliament on 8 July.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/commission-proposes-improvements-to-the-eu-s-legal-migration-policy
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23.9.2021 | On 23 September 2021, the Government submitted a draft proposal to Parliament to nationally implement the reformed directive on road infrastructure safety management. The goal is to expand the monitoring of road safety to reduce the number of fatalities and serious accidents in road traffic.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/draft-proposal-for-parliament-for-the-assessment-of-road-traffic-safety-1521681
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17.6.2021 | Underpinned by global growth and recovery, growth in Finland’s economy will quicken to reach 2.6% for 2021, according to the updated forecast of the Ministry of Finance, published on 17 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/expected-upturn-in-finland-s-economy-now-at-hand
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26.4.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will visit Copenhagen on 26–27 April. The aim of the visit is to promote bilateral commercial and economic cooperation and to discuss other topical trade policy matters. A business delegation representing the wind power sector will participate in the visit virtually.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-skinnari-visits-denmark-to-promote-cooperation-in-green-transition
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21.4.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has called for comments on a proposal to amend the Act on Transport Services. The amendment will enable a continuation of the advance booking service for border traffic at Vaalimaa in south-eastern Finland, and enlargement of the service to include other road border crossing points between Finland and Russia.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/continuation-of-border-traffic-advance-booking-service-planned
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3.2.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on draft amendments to the Government Decree on Radio Spectrum Usage and Frequency Allocation Plan (Spectrum Decree) by 24 February 2021. In part, the process is related to the amendments to the Act on Electronic Communication Services.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/comments-invited-on-amendments-to-spectrum-decree-1255274
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23.9.2021 | The Government proposes amendments to certain laws regulating market surveillance in Finland. The amendments will update national market surveillance structures to correspond with the new EU Market Surveillance Regulation. The proposal also aims to harmonise the regulation of market surveillance in Finland. The amendments are set to enter into force during autumn 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/legislative-amendments-to-reform-and-harmonise-market-surveillance-in-finland