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25.2.2025 | Finnish Minister for Nordic Cooperation Anders Adlercreutz will attend the meeting of Ministers for Nordic Cooperation in Copenhagen on 26 February. Finland and Åland are holding the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-adlercreutz-to-attend-meeting-of-ministers-for-nordic-cooperation-in-copenhagen
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25.3.2025 | Winter time ends and clocks are changed to summer time on the night between Saturday and Sunday. Clocks will be changed forward by one hour this Sunday, 30 March 2025, at 3.00 in the morning.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/clocks-go-forward-as-summer-time-begins-on-sunday-30-march
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15.5.2025 | The Government proposes that Parliament amend the Act on Organising Healthcare and Social Welfare Services, the Act on Cross-Border Health Care and the Act on Organising Healthcare, Social Welfare and Rescue Services in the Region of Uusimaa. The proposed amended acts are scheduled to enter into force on 1 October 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/government-proposes-changes-to-rights-of-migrants-with-illegal-status-to-healthcare-services
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11.2.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen has invited the Nordic ministers of Foreign Affairs to this year’s first meeting of the Nordic (N5) cooperation on 11 February. Finland is holding the Presidency of the N5 cooperation on foreign and security policy in 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-organise-virtual-nordic-foreign-ministers-n5-meeting
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26.8.2024 | Sandra Bergqvist, Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity, will attend the Paralympics in Paris from 28 to 30 August, and Sari Multala, Minister of Science and Culture, will be there from 5 to 6 September. The ministers will follow various sports that Finnish Paralympic athletes will be competing in, such as para archery, wheelchair sprint events and para equestrian.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/ministers-bergqvist-and-multala-to-attend-the-paralympics
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23.4.2025 | Finland’s Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen and Sweden’s Minister for Migration Johan Forssell met in Helsinki on Wednesday 23 April. Later the same day, Minister Rantanen also had a meeting with Sweden's Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin in Espoo.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-of-the-interior-rantanen-meets-sweden-s-minister-for-migration-forssell-and-minister-for-civil-defence-bohlin
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31.3.2025 | Joint Finnish-Swedish proposal prepared for dipnet fishing in the Torne River rapids for inscription on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision on inscription is due in December 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/dipnet-fishing-tradition-along-the-torne-river-proposed-for-inscription-on-the-list-of-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage
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24.6.2025 | In its meeting on 24 June, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided on the implementation and allocation of EUR 130 million in annual central government savings in addition to the savings of almost EUR 400 million already agreed on for various administrative branches.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy-decides-on-implementation-of-previously-agreed-central-government-savings
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11.12.2024 | The European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC) has selected the sites that will host the new European AI Factories. The AI factory consists of a supercomputer that provides world-class computing power as well as completely new data sources together with a service centre and talent pool.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/new-supercomputer-to-be-located-in-kajaani-finland-gains-stronger-role-in-ai-research
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28.2.2025 | Finnish Defence Forces to continue its contribution to SNMG1 Ministry of Defence Publication date 28.2.2025 11.59 Type: Press release The participation of the Finnish Defence Forces in the tasks of the Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) will...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finnish-defence-forces-to-continue-its-contribution-to-snmg1
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23.9.2024 | Cities and municipalities are in a key position in terms of reaching the climate targets, both in Finland and globally. Finland has joined the UN CHAMP initiative to support the climate work of cities and regions.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/climate-week-in-partnership-with-un-general-assembly-started-in-new-york-finland-joined-champ-initiative-to-boost-climate-action-in-cities-and-regions
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28.11.2024 | On 28 November 2024, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal for amendments to the Act on Co-operation within Undertakings to raise the threshold for applying the Act and shorten the duration of change negotiations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposes-changes-to-cooperation-act-aim-is-to-reduce-administrative-burden-on-small-companies
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29.4.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health is requesting comments on a change to the national vaccination programme that would mean offering the whooping cough (pertussis) vaccine to everyone who is pregnant. The vaccine is safe for both the mother and the foetus, and it would prevent the majority of severe whooping cough cases in babies under three months of age.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/request-for-comments-whooping-cough-vaccinations-during-pregnancy-to-be-included-in-the-national-vaccination-programme
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28.1.2025 | Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz and President of the Republic Alexander Stubb attended a memorial ceremony in Poland on Monday 27 January to mark the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/minister-adlercreutz-attended-the-80th-anniversary-of-the-liberation-of-auschwitz
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3.3.2025 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand and Spanish State Secretary for the European Union Fernando Mariano Sampedro Marcos will meet in Helsinki on Tuesday 4 March.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-european-affairs-joakim-strand-and-spanish-state-secretary-for-the-eu-fernando-mariano-sampedro-marcos-to-meet-in-helsinki
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23.9.2024 | The Finnish Government proposes about EUR 15.2 billion in appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its administrative branch for 2025. This is about EUR 1.1 billion less than in 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-administrative-branch-for-2025
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21.2.2025 | EU foreign ministers will convene in Brussels on 24 February. 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-situation-in-the-middle-east-iran-and-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo
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16.9.2024 | Finland and Sweden will increase cooperation on security of supply. "The matter was agreed on in connection with the joint meeting of the Finnish and Swedish governments in Stockholm on 16 September 2024. The aim is to develop security of supply between the two countries and specify it in concrete terms.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-and-sweden-to-intensify-planning-and-cooperation-on-security-of-supply
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5.6.2025 | The conditions for obtaining a permanent residence permit will be tightened. For example, the continuous period of residence required for the permit will be extended. Applicants will also be required to demonstrate proficiency in Finnish or Swedish and have a work history of a certain length. The Government submitted to Parliament the relevant proposal for amending the Aliens Act on 5 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/government-to-tighten-conditions-for-permanent-residence-permits
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6.3.2025 | Ministers from the Nordic and Baltic countries (Nordic-Baltic Eight, NB8) will convene at a meeting of the Governors to the World Bank Group (WPG) in Stockholm on 6 March. The main topics on the agenda are the World Bank’s support to Ukraine, international development financing, job creation and clean transition. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tavio-to-attend-world-bank-s-nb8-group-meeting-in-stockholm