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  1. 6.7.2026 | The UN High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will take place in New York between 7 and 15 July. The purpose of the annual meeting is to review the progress made in achieving the objectives of the UN’s 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Finland’s delegation will be led by Mika Nykänen, State Secretary to Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/un-high-level-political-forum-on-sustainable-development-to-focus-on-accelerating-progress-on-2030-agenda
  2. 4.6.2026 | A study led by the Finnish Meteorological Institute is describing the impact on Finland of a deteriorating Atlantic meridional overturning circulation (AMOC) for the first time. The Government-funded HIIPUVA project is strengthening the knowledge base in preparation for conditions in which climate tipping points may rapidly disrupt living conditions.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/finland-prepares-for-a-weakened-amoc-new-research-project-launched
  3. 10.6.2019 | Minister of Economic Affairs Katri Kulmuni has appointed Kari Jääskeläinen, Master of Administrative Sciences, as her Special Adviser. He will take up this position immediately. Jääskeläinen will assist the Minister in business and employment matters, and with the Minister’s communications. Other Special Advisers to the Minister will be appointed shortly.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/kari-jaaskelainen-elinkeinoministeri-kulmunin-erityisavustajaksi
  4. Projects and reports FINBEPOL carries out research projects and pilots in cooperation with administration experts and researchers to collect important information about socially relevant issues. Ongoing projects (sludge auditing) Psychological res...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/behavioural-science-activities/projects-and-reports
  5. 30.6.2026 | The Preparing for Incidents and Crises guide on Suomi.fi now includes instructions on how to stay safe during threats from the air. The new section explains how authorities issue warnings, how to prepare for a drone threat, and how to stay safe during such an incident.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/instructions-on-staying-safe-during-threats-from-the-air-added-to-the-suomi.fi-preparedness-guide
  6. 25.6.2026 | The Government proposes that the current legislation on arbitration be reformed to correspond to the best international practices. In addition, the Finnish terminology of the act would be made gender neutral. The objective is to improve the competitiveness of arbitration in Finland and to reform the act.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/new-arbitration-act-legislative-reform-to-strengthen-finland-s-position-in-international-dispute-resolution
  7. Behavioural science activities Behavioural science activities are based on a multidisciplinary approach to changing human behaviour and decision-making. Behavioural science expertise has been developed in central government by offering training to...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/behavioural-science-activities
  8. 29.5.2026 | Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie will attend an informal meeting of EU ministers of culture in Lefkosia on 1–2 June. At the meeting, the EU ministers of culture will discuss safeguarding cultural rights in the digital era and preventing the illicit export of cultural goods. The themes have links to both the rapid development of artificial intelligence and the increasingly tense security situation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/minister-talvitie-to-attend-meeting-of-eu-ministers-of-culture-in-cyprus
  9. 8.6.2026 | On 9 June 2026, in connection with the EU Transport Council meeting, Finland joined a Joint Declaration of Intent by Member States regarding large-scale cross-border testbeds for autonomous vehicles. The aim is to promote the testing of automated driving systems in the EU.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-joins-a-declaration-of-intent-promoting-the-automation-of-road-transport
  10. 3.7.2026 | In its meeting on 3 July, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs specified Finland’s positions on the overall level of the EU’s multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2028–2034, new own resources and key issues for the negotiations. The ministerial committee also outlined Finland’s positions for three upcoming council meetings.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-discusses-next-multiannual-financial-framework
  11. 19.5.2026 | Finnish Minister of Social Affairs and Health Wille Rydman attended a side event at the World Health Assembly on 19 May that focused on support for Ukraine’s healthcare system amidst the war and on a model for evacuating those wounded in the war.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/finland-to-support-rehabilitation-of-people-injured-in-war-in-ukraine-through-who-country-programme
  12. 25.5.2026 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is inviting comments on a draft government proposal and draft decrees concerning maritime regulation. The aim of the proposed amendments is to clarify and harmonise the regulation of maritime safety, qualifications and supervision. The deadline for submitting comments is 18 June 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/legislative-proposal-to-streamline-maritime-regulation-circulated-for-comments
  13. The Title Board convened in May 2025. Honorary titles Finnish citizens can be awarded honorary titles in public recognition of their services to society. The total number of honorary titles is approximately one hundred, the titles of 'valtioneuvos...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/awards/honorary-titles
  14. 15.6.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to prepare amendments to the Act on Emergency Warnings to introduce a cell broadcast public warning system in Finland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/act-on-emergency-warnings-to-be-amended
  15. 12.6.2026 | The International Maritime Organization (IMO) Technical Cooperation Committee (TC) held its session in London, with hybrid participation, from 8 to 12 June 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/international-maritime-organization-advances-technical-cooperation-in-maritime-sector
  16. 8.7.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is inviting views on a draft act that would transpose into national law the EU Directive on improving working conditions in platform work. The public consultation will be open from 8 July to 28 August 2026. The draft act was prepared by a tripartite working group, which did not reach a unanimous position.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/draft-act-on-platform-work-open-for-consultation
  17. 23.6.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at the fifth Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdánsk in Poland on 25 June. He will also attend the second Eastern Flank Summit held in Gdánsk on the same day.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-attend-ukraine-recovery-conference-and-eastern-flank-summit-in-poland
  18. 12.6.2026 | EU foreign affairs ministers will convene for a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 15 June. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-affairs-council-to-discuss-russia-s-war-of-aggression-the-middle-east-and-china
  19. Maritime policy Finland’s goal is to develop maritime policy into one of the country’s key strengths. The Government decided on the guidelines for maritime policy in 2019 and drew up an action plan based on the guidelines in March 2022. These docu...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/maritime-policy
  20. 18.6.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior is requesting views on a draft proposal concerning the use of intelligence collection methods in premises used for permanent residence. The aim is to improve the ability of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service to safeguard national security.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/legislative-proposals-concerning-intelligence-collection-methods-sent-out-for-public-consultation
  21. 15.6.2026 | Elinkeinoministeri Sakari Puisto vierailee Isossa-Britanniassa 16.–18. kesäkuuta. Vierailu suuntautuu Lontooseen ja Cambridgeen, ja sen teemoina ovat innovaatio- ja teknologiapolitiikka, rahoitusmarkkinat ja Suomen vahvuudet geotalouden murroksessa.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/-/1410877/ministeri-puisto-vierailee-isossa-britanniassa
  22. 18.6.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior is requesting views on a draft government proposal for amending the Lotteries Act and the Gambling Act. The proposed amendments would allow scratch cards to be given as gifts. The public consultation round will end on 13 August 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/amendments-to-the-lotteries-act-and-the-gambling-act-sent-out-for-public-consultation-allowing-scratch-cards-to-be-given-as-gifts-moves-forward
  23. 11.5.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is requesting comments on a proposal to create a new task for the employment authorities. The draft proposal will be circulated for comments from 11 May to 12 June 2026. It partly implements the entry of the Programme of Prime Minister Orpo’s Government concerning rehabilitative work. The aim is to launch activities for persons who have been unemplo...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/consultation-round-begins-on-new-tool-to-improve-employment-conditions-of-long-term-unemployed-people
  24. 22.6.2026 | The proposed act would give municipalities the option to collect a tax on paid accommodation. The tax would be optional for municipalities, and the revenues from the tax would remain with the municipality that collected it. The Ministry of Finance is requesting views on the draft government proposal.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/proposal-for-a-tourist-tax-circulated-for-views
  25. 18.5.2026 | The Government is addressing the income difficulties faced by international students. The proposed amendments, open for comments, concern family reunification for international students, the income requirement and verification of students’ language proficiency.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/consultation-round-proposal-on-changes-to-family-reunification-for-international-students
  26. 8.6.2026 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will lead a Team Finland trade mission to Dalarna and Västmanland, Sweden, on 9–10 June. The business delegation to accompany Minister Tavio consists of eight Finnish companies working in automation, smart grids and information networks, energy production and cloud services.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tavio-to-lead-trade-mission-to-central-sweden
  27. 10.6.2026 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Kenya’s Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi, India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, and the United Arab Emirates’ Minister of State Lana Nusseibeh on 10–12 June.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-affairs-valtonen-to-meet-ministers-from-kenya-india-and-the-united-arab-emirates
  28. 25.6.2026 | The Government has submitted a government proposal for legislation on police criminal intelligence to Parliament. The proposal includes an amendment to the Police Act that would introduce provisions on criminal intelligence methods and their use in threat‑informed criminal intelligence. It would also strengthen the police’s secret intelligence collection powers used to prevent and detect individual offences.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/police-criminal-intelligence-to-be-strengthened
  29. 4.5.2026 | Additional capital totalling EUR 200 million will enable the gradual ramp-up of the project. Keliber is the first lithium project in Europe with integrated production from mine to refinery.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/state-to-inject-eur-40-million-in-capital-into-finnish-minerals-group-for-ramp-up-of-keliber-lithium-project
  30. 15.6.2026 | Näringsminister Sakari Puisto besöker Storbritannien den 16–18 juni. Besöket riktar sig till London och Cambridge och teman för besöket är innovations- och teknologipolitik, finansmarknaden och Finlands styrkor i den geoekonomiska omvälvningen.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/1410877/minister-puisto-besoker-storbritannien
  31. 10.6.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments four draft decrees to be issued under the Gambling Act. A draft government decree covers the operation of gambling by the holder of an exclusive licence. The draft decrees of the Ministry of the Interior concern the rules of play for gambling operated by the exclusive licence holder, the operation of gambling by gambling licence holders in the competitive market, and the start of the period for claiming winnings.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/draft-decrees-under-the-gambling-act-sent-out-for-comments
  32. 19.5.2026 | Total emissions from state-owned companies continued to fall in 2025, but many companies still lack adequate measures for identifying risks and impacts related to human rights.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/climate-work-is-progressing-well-at-state-owned-companies-but-more-should-be-done-to-identify-human-rights-risks
  33. 4.6.2026 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting in Paris on 4 June 2026 and serve as chair of several sessions. Minister Valtonen will meet with United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer during the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-chair-oecd-ministerial-council-meeting-in-paris-on-4-june-2026
  34. 19.5.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has submitted two applications to the European Commission to qualify for support from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF). The support aims to help redundant workers find new jobs through learning of new skills and individual and locally targeted employment services.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-applies-for-eu-aid-to-speed-up-re-employment-of-terminated-car-and-paper-industry-workers
  35. 26.6.2026 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has added 22 new elements to Finland’s National Inventory of Living Heritage, based on a proposal by the Finnish Heritage Agency. With this update, the inventory now includes a total of 108 elements.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/national-inventory-of-living-heritage-expands-with-22-new-elements
  36. 23.6.2026 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests views on a draft government proposal to amend the Act on the Transport System and Highways, the Rail Transport Act and certain related acts. The aim is to improve the security and reliability of the transport network and to streamline the processes of planning and implementing the transport infrastructure. The deadline for submitting views is 23 August 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/views-requested-on-legislative-amendments-to-improve-the-security-of-transport-infrastructure
  37. 4.6.2026 | On 4 June, the Government appointed Charlotta Collén (Lic.Soc.Sc) Director General of the Secretariat for International Relations with effect from 1 August 2026. The Director is responsible for directing the activities of the Secretariat for International Relations at the Ministry.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/charlotta-collen-appointed-director-of-international-affairs-at-the-ministry-of-education-and-culture
  38. 1.6.2026 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will travel to Paris on 1–4 June to meet his French ministerial colleague and representatives of local businesses and industry. After a programme of bilateral meetings, Minister Tavio will attend the OECD Ministerial Council Meeting as part of a delegation led by Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tavio-to-visit-france
  39. 19.6.2026 | EU heads of state or government urged Russia to engage in negotiations leading to a lasting peace as the European Council met in Brussels on 18 and 19 June. Leaders also focused in particular on global economic challenges, the situation in the Middle East and the EU’s next multiannual financial framework for 2028–2034. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo represented Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-council-presses-for-ukraine-peace-talks-and-tackles-global-economic-challenges
  40. 22.6.2026 | Labour migration models used in different countries were examined in a report by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. A points-based system has been implemented and is being used in different ways in different countries. Introducing such a system in Finland would require the setting of a clear objective.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/report-points-based-labour-migration-system-can-be-used-for-different-purposes