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  1. 14.2.2022 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will attend the Global Disability Summit in Oslo on 16–17 February. He will announce the Foreign Ministry’s commitments on the promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities at the meeting. The aim of the summit is to intensify the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and thereby to bring about substantial improvements in the lives of persons with disabilities.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-affairs-pekka-haavisto-to-attend-the-global-disability-summit
  2. 1.4.2022 | Finland will organise a high-level meeting on adaptation finance in Lahti on 3–4 April. The purposes of adaptation finance include preparing for extreme weather events, such as droughts or floods. The meeting seeks to find a common direction to fulfil the commitments made in the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 and pave the way towards COP27 to be held in November 2022. The aim is also to expand the role of the private sector in the funding.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/international-climate-finance-actors-meet-in-lahti-aim-to-respond-to-commitments-made-at-cop26
  3. 22.6.2021 |  A glossary on integration, published by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, harmonises the use of concepts related to integration, equality and discrimination. The new glossary emphasises equality and immigrants’ active role.  Instead of kotouttaminen, the glossary recommends the use of kotoutumisen edistäminen.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/glossary-of-integration-harmonises-the-use-of-concepts-related-to-integration-services
  4. 15.7.2021 | Finland's EU funding applications have been successful. A total of EUR 10.9m in Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding was granted by the EU for three transport projects.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-receives-eur-10-9m-from-the-eu-s-cef-for-transport-project-planning-1443493
  5. 15.7.2021 | On 15 July 2021, the President of the Republic approved legislation to curb rises in electricity distribution prices and cut the profits of distribution companies by amending the Electricity Market Act and the Act on the Supervision of the Electricity and Natural Gas Market. The Acts enter into force on 1 August 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/legislative-amendments-curbing-electricity-distribution-prices-to-take-effect-in-early-august
  6. 18.2.2022 | At their summit meeting in Brussels on 17 and 18 February, leaders of countries of the European Union (EU) and the African Union (AU) agreed on strengthening and deepening their cooperation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-union-and-african-union-to-deepen-their-partnership
  7. 26.8.2021 | Secretary General of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Helga Schmid will visit Helsinki on Friday 27 August at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto. Schmid will also have discussions with President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/osce-secretary-general-visits-finland
  8. 8.8.2024 | The Ministry of Finance’s draft budget for 2025 implements the Government’s policies to strengthen general government finances. The draft budget totals EUR 88.1 billion and shows a deficit of EUR 12.2 billion.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/minister-of-finance-riikka-purra-s-draft-budget-for-2025
  9. 2.7.2021 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has adopted new decisions concerning investment aid for projects that rapidly phase out the use of coal energy. Three projects in Espoo, Kirkkonummi and Vaasa received EUR 22,829,282 in aid in total.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eur-22.8-million-for-new-projects-to-replace-coal-energy
  10. 28.9.2022 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has published a report it commissioned on the cost impacts of the proposals in the EU's Fit for 55 Package on road transport. The report assessed how the legislative proposals included in the package would affect the fuel costs of road transport in Finland by 2030. The report is part of the preparations for the national processing of the Fit for 55 package.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/cost-impacts-from-eu-s-fit-for-55-climate-package-on-road-transport-studied-1838299
  11. 17.3.2022 | Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a fundamental change has taken place in the security and operating environment of Finland and Europe. The Government has launched the preparation of a report assessing the foreign and security policy environment that has changed and the changing operating and security environment as well as their implications for Finland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/the-government-prepares-new-report-on-changes-in-the-current-security-environment-led-by-minister-for-foreign-affairs-haavisto-1
  12. 9.11.2021 | On Tuesday 9 November, Finland and six other EU Member States published a joint statement, expressing their support to the European Payment Initiative aimed at creating a European payment card and a digital wallet.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/finland-and-six-other-eu-member-states-support-the-european-payment-initiative
  13. 9.6.2022 | EU home affairs ministers will gather in Luxembourg on 10 June for a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. The topics on the agenda will include the reception of people fleeing Ukraine, the EU’s migration and asylum reform, and the development of Schengen. In addition, the meeting will aim to reach a general approach on the proposal of the European Commission for a Directive on informat...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/eu-home-affairs-ministers-meet-in-luxembourg-on-10-june
  14. 25.11.2021 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has issued a Decree on the Amendment of Fees for Services Produced by the Foreign Service for 2020–2022. The amendment will enter into force on 1 January 2022 and will remain in force until 31 December 2022.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/changes-to-fees-for-identity-cards-and-passports-issued-by-missions-as-of-1-january-2022
  15. 29.9.2021 | On Wednesday 29 September, Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend a video meeting with the President of the European Council and the leaders of four other EU Member States.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-speak-with-several-eu-leaders-1
  16. 20.10.2022 | The Government session on 20 October discussed the report on Finland’s digital compass. Finland's digital compass is a national strategic roadmap extending to 2030 that provides an overview of Finland's digital transformation and provides the direction for national development work.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/government-report-on-the-digital-compass-sets-the-course-for-finland-s-digital-transformation
  17. 11.7.2022 | The distribution obligation of biofuel oil aims at replacing light fuel oil used especially in building-specific heating and machinery with biofuel oil. The draft amendments to the distribution obligation of biofuel oil and the Sustainability Act have been sent out for comments.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/amendments-to-distribution-obligation-of-biofuel-oil-and-sustainability-act-sent-out-for-comments
  18. 11.2.2022 | Taking diversity into account at work is increasingly important as society becomes more diverse. A new electronic training course for public administration employees will provide information and tools for increasing diversity and strengthening a culture that includes everyone. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/new-e-training-tool-to-help-increase-diversity-in-public-administration-
  19. 24.9.2021 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will visit Washington DC on 24 September. The aim of the visit is to strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries and to discuss topical foreign policy themes, focusing on questions relating to Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-affairs-haavisto-to-visit-washington-dc
  20. 14.4.2021 | Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will make a virtual Team Finland visit to Sweden on 15 April 2021. The visit is intended to intensify trade relations between Finnish and Swedish companies, particularly in the food and beverage industries, the textile industry and the sustainable healthcare sectors.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-lintila-and-skinnari-to-promote-finnish-exports-to-sweden-in-the-food-textiles-and-health-sectors