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13.6.2025 | Representatives from Canada, Finland and the United States met to discuss the next steps in the ICE Pact collaboration to build Arctic and polar icebreakers.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/national-coordinators-advance-work-on-icebreaker-collaboration-effort
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18.6.2025 | Today, the Government appointed the Advisory Board for Ethnic Relations (ETNO) for the next four-year term 2025–2029.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/new-advisory-board-for-ethnic-relations-etno-appointed-1
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19.5.2025 | On 19 May, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas discussed topical EU and international issues and ways to develop Finnish-Lithuanian relations. The main topics of discussion were the situation in Ukraine and security in Europe.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-and-lithuanian-prime-minister-strong-support-for-ukraine-will-continue
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28.5.2025 | Government decided on national model for host nation support Ministry of Defence Publication date 28.5.2025 11.01 Type: Press release On 28 May 2025, the Government issued a resolution on the national model for host nation support. Host nation sup...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/government-decided-on-national-model-for-host-nation-support
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26.5.2025 | The EU Foreign Affairs Council will meet in its development configuration in Brussels on 26 May. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-ministers-of-development-to-discuss-the-future-of-global-development-financing
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16.6.2025 | Finland will reform and strengthen its health technology assessment (HTA) activities. As part of the reform, the expertise and resources concerning HTA activities will be pooled into a single competence cluster.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/health-technology-assessment-activities-to-be-reformed-to-meet-current-needs-
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22.9.2025 | The Government has submitted a proposal to Parliament for an act on general social security benefit. In the first stage, the general social security benefit would be a new social security benefit for unemployed jobseekers, replacing labour market subsidy and basic unemployment allowance. The legislation concerning the general social security benefit is scheduled to enter into force on 1 May 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/general-social-security-benefit-is-step-towards-simpler-social-security-system
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7.3.2025 | Minister of Employment Arto Satonen will represent Finland at the EU’s Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council in Brussels on 10 March 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-employment-and-social-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-longer-working-careers
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21.3.2025 | In its meeting in Brussels on Thursday 20 March, the European Council agreed on a number of measures to strengthen European defence. Discussions also focused on arms assistance and other support to Ukraine. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo represented Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-member-states-agree-to-step-up-european-defence-and-arms-assistance-to-ukraine
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16.5.2025 | The Baltic Sea NATO allies and the European Union have agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding to protect critical undersea infrastructure.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/baltic-sea-nato-allies-and-eu-agree-on-cooperation-to-protect-critical-undersea-infrastructure
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18.6.2025 | The Campus Incubators programme promoting new entrepreneurship in higher education institution campuses in Helsinki, and the Spark programme supporting entrepreneurship among immigrant women have won the national stage of the competition for the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA). They will represent Finland at the European competition.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/campus-incubators-and-spark-to-represent-finland-at-the-european-entrepreneurship-promotion-awards
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18.2.2025 | Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz met Estonia's Minister of Education and Research Kristina Kallas in Tallinn on 18 February. A Finnish - Estonian declaration on digitalisation, media literacy and artificial intelligence was published during the visit. The ministers also discussed these themes with experts and students.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/finnish-estonian-declaration-emphasises-importance-of-education-and-media-literacy-in-the-age-of-artificial-intelligence
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12.6.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project to amend the Passport Act, assess the need to amend the Identity Card Act and, if necessary, prepare a proposal for amending the Identity Card Act. The project will run until 31 May 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/ministry-of-the-interior-to-prepare-legislative-amendment-to-extend-passport-validity-to-10-years
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23.6.2025 | Finland will start as co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC), which advocates for media freedom and the safety of journalists. Finland will hold the two-year co-chairmanship together with Germany and succeed Estonia when it concludes its term as co-chair on 30 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-co-chair-media-freedom-coalition
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15.5.2025 | Lithuanian Prime Minister Gintautas Paluckas will visit Finland on Monday 19 May at the invitation of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-and-prime-minister-of-lithuania-gintautas-paluckas-to-meet-in-helsinki
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28.2.2025 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Dublin, Belfast and London from 3 to 4 March. In Dublin, the Foreign Minister will meet Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs, Trade and Minister for Defence Simon Harris. In Belfast, Minister Valtonen will deliver the Annual Harri Holkeri Lecture on mediation at Queen’s University. In London, she will speak about European security at an event hosted by Chatham House.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-affairs-elina-valtonen-to-visit-ireland-and-the-united-kingdom
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28.2.2025 | At its meeting on Friday 28 February, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed Finland’s positions for influencing the EU’s regional and structural policy (cohesion policy) funding in the next multiannual financial framework (2028–).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-eu-regional-and-structural-policy-funding
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11.6.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior has issued a new decree on smoke alarms. The decree lays down provisions on the minimum number of smoke alarms, as is the case at present. In addition, the decree specifies how smoke alarms must be placed. The aim is to clarify the regulation on smoke alarms and to make it easier to comply with the regulation. The decree was drafted to correspond to the amendments made to the Rescue Act. It will enter into force on 1 January 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/ministry-of-the-interior-issues-new-decree-on-smoke-alarms
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16.5.2025 | Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz will attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV in the Vatican on Sunday 18 May. According to the Government's division of duties, church affairs fall within Minister Adlercreutz's remit.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/minister-adlercreutz-to-attend-papal-inauguration
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14.5.2025 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend an informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Antalya in Türkiye on 14–15 May.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-attend-informal-meeting-of-nato-ministers-of-foreign-affairs-1
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6.3.2025 | A report commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health discusses how society could better support children in contentious divorces and custody disputes. The report gives 31 recommendations for improving the situation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/children-s-rights-and-best-interests-are-not-realised-in-contentious-divorces
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6.5.2025 | The responsibility for unemployment security matters will be transferred to Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen on 6 May when Matias Marttinen replaces Arto Satonen as the new Minister of Employment.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/changes-to-ministerial-portfolios-in-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health
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18.2.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has invited Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Henna Virkkunen and the commissioners reporting to her to Finland on 20–21 February. Prime Minister Orpo and the commissioners will discuss current EU affairs and international issues on Thursday, 20 February.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-host-eu-commissioners-in-helsinki
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5.3.2025 | On Wednesday 5 March, the Government held a more detailed discussion on the Room for Growth working group’s proposals to boost economic growth in Finland. The members of the Government split up into small groups chaired by the leaders of the government parties to discuss the different themes of the report: people, competencies and skills; operating conditions for growth companies; the energy market and the clean, green transition; and the defence industry.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-holds-in-depth-discussion-on-proposals-put-forth-by-room-for-growth-working-group
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9.6.2025 | Finland’s and Åland’s Ministers for Nordic Cooperation Anders Adlercreutz and Annika Hambrudd will co-host the summer meeting of Ministers for Nordic Cooperation in Helsinki on 10–11 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-nordic-cooperation-to-meet-in-helsinki
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28.4.2025 | Member of Parliament Matias Marttinen will take up his post as the new Minister of Employment on Tuesday 6 May 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/matias-marttinen-to-serve-as-minister-of-employment-
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30.5.2025 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen decided on participation of Defence Forces in international training and exercises in 2026 Ministry of Defence Publication date 30.5.2025 12.00 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has decided on the ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-decided-on-participation-of-defence-forces-in-international-training-and-exercises-in-2026
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19.6.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen: Parliament’s decision to accept Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention will strengthen security in Finland Ministry of Defence Publication date 19.6.2025 15.22 Type: Press release On 19 June 2025, the F...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-parliament-s-decision-to-accept-finland-s-withdrawal-from-the-ottawa-convention-will-strengthen-security-in-finland
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13.6.2025 | Representatives from Canada, Finland and the United States met to discuss the next steps in the ICE Pact collaboration to build Arctic and polar icebreakers.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/national-coordinators-advance-work-on-icebreaker-collaboration-effort
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9.9.2025 | The three/six-month rule, which entered into force in June 2025, determines the amount of time during which foreign workers need to find a new job, if their previous employment relationship has ended prematurely. However, the rule has a more limited effect than assumed. For example, the rule does not apply to international students looking for work after graduating from a Finnish higher education institution.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/fixed-term-work-can-open-a-career-path-for-foreign-students-in-finland
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18.6.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior has issued a new decree on fees charged by the police. The amendments apply to the fees for passports and identity cards as well as for firearms licences and private security sector licences. The decree will be in force from 1 July to 31 December 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/changes-to-fees-for-passports-and-firearms-licences
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23.6.2025 | This year, the European Union’s most important Arctic event will take place in Kittilä, on 26–27 June. The event is expected to attract about 350 attendees from across Europe.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-artic-forum-to-begin-on-thursday-in-kittila-finland
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Regeringens proposition till riksdagen om godkännande och sättande i kraft av ändringarna i Världshälsoorganisationens internationella hälsoreglemente (2005) PROPOSITIONENS HUVUDSAKLIGA INNEHÅLL I denna proposition föreslås att riksdagen ska godkä...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/delegate/file/154427
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1.4.2025 | The use of coal in Finnish energy production will end this spring as energy companies Helen and Vantaan Energia will close their last remaining power plant units using coal. The energy use of coal will thus end four years before the deadline of May 2029 required by law. In this way, Finland is taking another major step towards an energy system that is cleaner, more self-sufficient and climate neutral.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/energy-use-of-coal-to-end-in-finland-during-spring
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19.5.2025 | Finland has been selected as one of the states implementing European Union measures to supply Ukraine with defence materiel using proceeds from frozen Russian assets.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-supply-ammunition-to-ukraine-by-using-proceeds-from-frozen-russian-assets
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5.5.2025 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Berlin on 5 May to participate in discussions on topical foreign and security policy matters.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-speak-about-european-security-in-germany
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12.11.2024 | Tero Jokilehto, Senior Ministerial Adviser at the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications, has been elected vice-chair of the Civil Aviation Group for the next three years. The Civil Aviation Group is a sub-group of the Transport Group, which is one of the planning groups under NATO’s Resilience Committee.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-s-tero-jokilehto-appointed-as-vice-chair-of-civil-aviation-group-of-nato-s-resilience-committee
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30.5.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will attend the joint summit of the Bucharest Nine and the Nordic countries in Vilnius, Lithuania, on Monday 2 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-attend-vilnius-summit-in-preparation-for-nato-summit
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25.5.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Lebanon and Jordan on 26–27 May. While in Lebanon, she will also visit the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-elina-valtonen-to-visit-lebanon-and-jordan
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24.6.2025 | A data economy roundtable convened by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo brought together actors and experts in the field to discuss topical issues related to the data economy and data centre investments on Tuesday 24 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/rapporteur-to-draw-up-roadmap-on-opportunities-and-impacts-of-data-economy-work-kicks-off-at-meeting-with-prime-minister-and-actors-in-the-field