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9.9.2025 | On 5 September, the Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala and the Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities Lars Aagaard signed a Memorandum of Understanding enabling companies to transport and store CO2 in Denmark.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/finland-and-denmark-agree-on-framework-for-co2-transport-and-storage
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3.11.2025 | On 28 October 2025, Finland and Kazakhstan signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a strategic partnership in the energy sector. The particular areas of cooperation are the promotion of energy and clean technologies, security of energy supply and decarbonisation of electricity and heat production.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-and-kazakhstan-develop-cooperation-in-energy-sector-memorandum-of-understanding-signed-in-astana
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10.12.2025 | A new OECD report, prepared at the request of the European Commission, sets out a roadmap to strengthen resilience, competitiveness and security in Finland’s eastern border regions. The report was launched in Helsinki on 10 December.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/tsi-report-recommends-actions-finland-should-take-to-improve-resilience-and-competitiveness-of-its-eastern-border-regions
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9.12.2025 | On 9 December 2025, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) delivered its judgment concerning Finland in a case about involuntary treatment and medication and failure to grant an oral hearing by the Administrative Court. The ECtHR unanimously held that there had been a violation of Article 5 (right to liberty and security) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as the Administrat...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-court-of-human-rights-delivers-judgment-in-case-concerning-involuntary-treatment-and-medication-and-oral-hearing-in-the-administrative-court
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18.12.2025 | The Government will address the difficulties of foreign students and their families. On 18 December 2025, the ministerial working group on internal security and administration of justice outlined legislative changes regarding requirements for student livelihood and language skills.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-decides-on-methods-to-address-difficulties-with-foreign-student-permits-and-livelihoods
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4.9.2025 | On 4 September, the Finnish Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala and the Norwegian State Secretary Astrid Bergmål signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate cross-border transport of CO2 for permanent storage in Norway.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/finland-and-norway-strengthen-cooperation-on-carbon-capture-transportation-and-storage
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19.12.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is requesting comments on a draft government proposal that would extend the right of small alcohol producers to sell their products for takeaway. In future, a larger number of domestic alcohol producers could sell alcoholic beverages produced by them directly to consumers at production premises. Comments on the draft proposal can be submitted between 19 December 2025 and 13 February 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/request-for-comments-legislative-amendment-would-extend-right-of-small-alcohol-producers-to-sell-their-products-directly-on-site
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27.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo visited South Africa on 26–27 November. In Pretoria, Prime Minister Orpo met for discussions with the Deputy President of South Africa, Paul Mashatile. This was the first-ever visit by a Finnish prime minister to Pretoria, the administrative capital of the country. The main purpose of the visit was to promote commercial and economic relations between Finland and South Africa, and the Prime Minister had several meetings related to export promotion.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-in-south-africa-finland-has-a-lot-to-offer-
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4.11.2025 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will visit Uruguay with a business delegation on 5–9 November.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tavio-to-visit-uruguay-to-promote-trade-relations-and-cooperation
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1.4.2022 | Antti Malste, Master of Social Sciences, will deputise for Special Adviser to Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka starting on Friday 1 April 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/antti-malste-appointed-as-special-adviser-to-minister-harakka-1702958
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9.10.2025 | The Government proposes amendments to child welfare legislation The aim is to strengthen children’s right to special protection, clarify the use of educational practices and restrictions and improve the opportunities for child welfare services to ensure a safe everyday life for children.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/amendments-proposed-to-child-welfare-act-to-better-protect-children-
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15.1.2026 | In the first stage, the general social security benefit will be a new social security benefit for unemployed jobseekers, replacing the existing labour market subsidy and basic unemployment allowance. The legislation on the general social security benefit is scheduled to enter into force on 1 May 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/new-general-social-security-benefit-to-replace-labour-market-subsidy-and-basic-unemployment-allowance-as-from-1-may-2026
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22.9.2025 | The Government proposes to update legislation on children and young people’s health checks. Under the proposal, the timing and content of health checks in child health clinics, school and student healthcare, and oral healthcare would in future be regulated in a government decree instead of an act. The health check in student healthcare at upper secondary level would be combined with the pre-conscription health examination, and an electronic health questionnaire would be introduced.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/government-reforms-legislation-on-children-and-young-people-s-health-checks
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4.9.2025 | For Forest + is a group that promotes the interests of the forested Member States in the EU. Now Italy and Latvia are also members, besides Austria, Finland, France, Slovenia and Sweden. The For Forest Group + held the first meeting in its new composition in Slovenia on 28–30 August 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/for-forest-group-of-forested-eu-countries-grows-again-as-italy-and-latvia-join-in
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23.10.2025 | The Government asks the President of the Republic to sign the 24 October amendment of enforcement clause of the Act on Emergency Response Centre Operations into law. This amendment extends the transition period for implementing an emergency notification system that is capable of real-time text. The new system for emergency notifications must be implemented by 28 June 2027.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/real-time-text-for-emergency-notifications-to-be-deployed-by-june-2027
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28.10.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet New Zealand’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Winston Peters in Helsinki on 30 October.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/new-zealand-s-foreign-minister-peters-to-visit-finland
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15.12.2025 | The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet in Brussels on Tuesday 16 December. At the meeting, the ministers will discuss EU enlargement, hold a policy debate on the EU’s multiannual financial framework (MFF) or long-term budget for 2028–2034, and continue their preparations for the December European Council. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-european-union-affairs-to-discuss-eu-enlargement-and-next-multiannual-financial-framework
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11.12.2025 | On 11 December 2025, the Government submitted to Parliament a Union communication concerning the European Commission’s proposed regulations on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). The proposals are part of the Commission’s proposal for a new multiannual financial framework for 2028–2034.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-decides-on-eu-regional-and-structural-policy-reform-for-2028-2034-as-part-of-partnership-fund
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16.12.2025 | At the Energy Council meeting on 15 December 2025, Member States of the European Union adopted a partial general approach on the proposed regulation establishing Connecting Europe Facility for 2028–2034. Finland is in favour of the regulation’s emphasis on military mobility.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/eu-energy-council-adopts-partial-general-approach-on-regulation-establishing-the-connecting-europe-facility
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4.12.2025 | The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs has awarded approximately EUR 311 million to Finnish civil society organisations (CSOs) for multiannual, programme-based development cooperation and humanitarian work in 2026–2029. Programme-based support, which is the main form of funding for CSOs for development cooperation work, will be awarded to 23 CSOs.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finnish-csos-receive-government-grants-for-development-cooperation-and-humanitarian-work