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26.3.2025 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will visit Paris on Thursday 27 March. During the visit, Minister Strand will take part in the Global Anti-Corruption & Integrity Forum organised by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). He will also have a meeting with OECD Secretary-General Mathias Corman.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-european-affairs-joakim-strand-to-visit-paris
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15.10.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at two meetings in Brussels: the EU and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) summit on Wednesday 16 October and the European Council beginning on Thursday 17 October.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-attend-eu-gcc-summit-and-european-council-in-brussels
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10.6.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo held an AI roundtable, at which participants discussed the EU’s AI gigafactory initiative and measures to strengthen the Finnish Government’s coordination of AI policy. Finland intends to pursue the establishment of an AI gigafactory in Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-aims-to-host-a-european-ai-gigafactory-
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10.12.2024 | The Ministry of Finance has set the base rate to 2.75 percent as of 1 January 2025 until the end of June 2025. The base rate has been at 3.75 percent since 1 July 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/base-rate-is-set-to-2.75-percent
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26.2.2025 | The ministers met in Helsinki on 26 February. They discussed the bilateral relations between Finland and Türkiye and EU–Türkiye trade and economic relations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finnish-minister-for-foreign-trade-and-development-ville-tavio-meets-with-turkish-trade-minister-omer-bolat
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14.5.2025 | On Wednesday 14 May, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed Finland’s work to exert influence on the EU’s next financial framework, the meeting of the European Political Community, efforts to prevent illegal migration and the proposal for new sanctions against Russia.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-efforts-to-influence-next-eu-financial-framework
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25.2.2025 | On Wednesday 26 February, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at a video meeting where French President Emmanuel Macron is expected to tell the EU heads of state about his visit to the United States. The meeting was convened by the President of the European Council António Costa.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-represent-finland-at-video-meeting-macron-to-brief-eu-leaders-on-meeting-with-trump-
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23.6.2025 | The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet in Luxembourg on Tuesday 24 June to prepare for the June European Council. The ministers will also continue their annual rule of law dialogue with a country-specific discussion on the rule of law situation in Finland. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-european-affairs-to-prepare-for-june-european-council-and-continue-rule-of-law-dialogue
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17.3.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Bosnia and Herzegovina from 17 to 18 March. This is her first visit to South-Eastern Europe as the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The aim of the visit is to strengthen the OSCE’s partnership in the region.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-visit-bosnia-and-herzegovina
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21.11.2024 | Minister for European Affairs of North Macedonia Orhan Murtezani will visit Helsinki on Friday 22 November. During his visit, he will meet with Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand and Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen. The purpose of the visit is to discuss North Macedonia’s EU accession process and the related reforms.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/north-macedonian-minister-for-european-affairs-murtezani-to-visit-helsinki
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2.4.2025 | The Legal Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met in London on 24–28 March 2025. The meeting discussed measures to prevent illegal operations by vessels belonging to the shadow fleet. The Committee approved a proposal co-sponsored by Finland and many other countries to conduct a Regulatory Scoping Exercise to further develop actions to prevent unlawful operations in the maritime sector.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/international-maritime-organization-promotes-measures-to-prevent-illegal-operations-by-shadow-fleet
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23.6.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has sent out for comments a draft government decree on offshore wind power in the exclusive economic zone. Comments and opinions on the proposal should primarily be submitted under the ‘request for comments’ published on the lausuntopalvelu.fi website by 18 August 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/consultation-round-begins-draft-decree-on-offshore-wind-power-in-the-exclusive-economic-zone
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30.4.2025 | Finland is requesting that the EU activate the national escape clause in the EU’s fiscal policy rules in order to increase defence spending. The majority of EU Member States are likely to request activation of the escape clause.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/finland-requests-activation-of-national-fiscal-policy-escape-clause-to-boost-defence-spending
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14.3.2025 | EU foreign ministers will convene in Brussels on 17 March. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-affairs-council-to-discuss-russian-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-eu-us-relations-situation-in-the-middle-east-and-iran
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16.4.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched preparations for a new period of network and programming licences for terrestrial television. The new licence period should start on 11 January 2027.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/preparations-begin-for-new-network-and-programming-licences-for-terrestrial-television
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6.6.2025 | In its meeting on Friday 6 June, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions on two proposals put forth by the Commission: one aiming to establish a common list of safe countries of origin and another to improve the availability, supply and production of critical medicines in the EU. In addition, the Ministerial Committee specified Finland’s positions on the last phase of negotiations on the EU pharmaceuticals package.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-discusses-safe-countries-of-origin-and-critical-medicines
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11.9.2025 | The economic prospects of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have improved slightly from last spring, the most recent SME Barometer shows. The outlook is also more positive than a year ago, driven by low inflation and falling interest rates. The challenging situation of construction companies, in particular, appears to be easing.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/expectations-of-smes-reach-highest-level-since-russian-invasion-of-ukraine-began
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25.3.2025 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand and Croatian State Secretary for Europe Andreja Metelko-Zgombić will meet in Helsinki on Wednesday 26 March. The meeting will focus on a variety of topical issues on the EU agenda and on bilateral relations between Croatia and Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-european-affairs-joakim-strand-and-croatian-state-secretary-for-europe-andreja-metelko-zgombic-to-meet-in-helsinki
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13.11.2024 | On 13 November 2024, the Ministry of Transport and Communications published the national programme on the distribution infrastructure for alternative fuels. The programme, which was drawn up in broad-based cooperation with stakeholders, facilitates the implementation of EU regulation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/distribution-infrastructure-programme-helps-transition-to-alternative-fuels
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27.5.2025 | The working group on non-fossil flexibility appointed by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has released its final report. According to it, flexible demand for and supply of electricity as well as various energy storages will be necessary to respond to the challenges of rapidly fluctuating electricity generation driven by increasing renewable energy production.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/working-group-on-non-fossil-flexibility-considers-a-model-for-promoting-security-of-supply-and-flexibility-of-electricity-market