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  1. 30.11.2021 | Are you planning to travel abroad? The Foreign Ministry’s Consular Services want to remind travellers of the importance of a passport. This letter gives tips on what to do if you lose your passport during your journey.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/a-passport-is-an-important-document-for-travellers-still-it-is-often-forgotten-or-lost
  2. 25.5.2021 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will participate in the virtually held World Village Festival on 29–30 May. The theme of the event – future – is prominently featured in the programmes produced by the Ministry.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-are-being-challenged-by-the-youth-in-the-ministry-for-foreign-affairs-programme-at-the-world-village-festival
  3. 8.7.2021 | The European Commission has informed the Member States about the next application rounds of the EU Innovation Fund and the situation with respect to last year’s applications. In addition, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has created an advisory service that will provide immediate assistance for the preparation of energy investments.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/next-application-round-of-eu-innovation-fund-in-autumn-advice-available-for-project-preparation
  4. 5.8.2021 | The number of new COVID-19 cased has increased by 56 per cent over the last week. The total number of new cases reported between 26 July and -1 August was 4,574 whereas, a week before, the number of new cases was 2,925.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/number-of-covid-19-infections-increases-almost-by-60-per-cent-in-a-week
  5. 12.4.2022 | On 12 April, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released preliminary data on development assistance by the EU Member States that are members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Finland’s official development cooperation expenditure in 2021 amounted to EUR 1214 million. Compared to the previous year, the highest increase was reported in development policy investments.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/financial-investments-increased-finland-s-development-cooperation-disbursements-in-2021
  6. 11.3.2021 | Informal video conference of home affairs ministers on Friday 12 March. Finland will be represented at the meeting by State Secretary Olli-Poika Parviainen. At their meeting, ministers will hold a policy debate on the proposal for a directive to enhance the resilience of critical entities.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/home-affairs-ministers-will-discuss-enhancing-the-resilience-of-critical-entities-providing-essential-services-
  7. 11.3.2021 | The State of Finland and certain other actors are applying for financial support from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for four transport projects. Two of these projects are central government projects and two are port projects. The Ministerial Finance Committee endorsed the applications on 11 March 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-applies-for-financial-support-from-the-eu-s-connecting-europe-facility-for-the-planning-of-transport-projects-in-urban-areas-1261749
  8. 30.9.2021 | The final report on the implementation of the action plan for incident prevention for rescue services has now been published. According to the report, closer cooperation between different actors is needed and tools must be developed for qualitative evaluation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/attitudes-and-cooperation-decisive-in-reaching-incident-prevention-targets
  9. 15.3.2021 | The home affairs ministers and foreign affairs ministers of EU member states will meet at an informal video conference on 15 March 2021. Finland will be represented by Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto and State Secretary Olli-Poika Parviainen. The announced theme of the meeting is the external dimension of the EU’s migration and asylum reform. The debate will focus on mutually benefic...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/foreign-affairs-and-home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-external-aspects-of-eu-migration-policy
  10. 15.1.2021 | Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Denmark sent a joint letter to the European Commission calling for more efficient production of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine and speedier delivery of vaccine batches. The letter addressed to Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, was signed on behalf of Finland by Krista Kiuru, Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/finland-and-five-other-eu-member-states-urge-commission-to-ensure-biontech-pfizer-vaccine-deliveries
  11. 9.2.2022 | The final reports of the “Capacity of and planning criteria for rescue services and civil emergency preparedness” project have been published on the Institutional Repository for the Government (Valto). The objective of the project was to produce a basis for the national planning criteria for rescue services and investigate how well the resources and capacity of rescue services and civil emergency preparedness correspond to the operating environment, risks and customer needs. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/capacity-project-results-to-be-used-to-standardise-rescue-services-operations
  12. 14.4.2021 | How can the United States transition to fossil fuel-free transport? What can the US learn from the climate solutions proposed by the Nordic countries and in which areas can we work more together? These issues will be discussed at a climate webinar between the US and the Nordic countries on 15 April 2021. Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will speak at the event.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-harakka-takes-part-in-a-us-nordic-webinar-on-fossil-fuel-free-transport-1266608
  13. 21.5.2021 | According to a study published on 21 May, new genome editing techniques show great potential for use in plant breeding, livestock breeding and medical treatments from the perspective of beneficial applications and financial gains alike.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/study-can-new-genome-editing-techniques-enable-sustainable-growth-in-finland-and-europe-
  14. 8.11.2021 | The Government of Prime Minister Sanna Marin has made a good start in implementing the development policy entries in the Government Programme. However, there continues to be room for improvement. At present, the main focus should be on preparing a clear roadmap, extending beyond the current government term, in order to raise development finance to the UN’s recommendation of 0.7% of gross national income (GNI). The recommendation should be achieved by 2030.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/development-policy-committee-finland-still-needs-to-catch-up-on-goals-in-development-policy
  15. 16.9.2021 | The introduction of the Public Regulated Service (PRS) of the European Galileo satellite navigation system is progressing. The Ministry of Transport and Communications will start preparing legislative amendments so that Finland could introduce the service in 2024.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/public-regulated-service-of-galileo-satellite-navigation-system-to-be-introduced-in-finland-in-2024-legislative-drafting-begins-1515333
  16. 5.8.2021 | The Government has amended the decree that restricts the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. The regions of Southwest Finland, Pirkanmaa, Kymenlaakso and the cities of the Greater Helsinki area are moving to the community transmission phase of the epidemic. The regions of South Ostrobothnia, South Karelia and Ostrobothnia are moving to the acceleration phase of the epidemic.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/new-regional-restrictions-on-food-and-beverage-service-businesses-three-regions-and-greater-helsinki-area-move-to-covid-19-community-transmission-phase
  17. 25.3.2021 | A national battery cooperation body will implement the Battery Strategy. The Strategy’s objective is to create a leading battery cluster in Finland by 2025, which will support Finland’s transition to a low-carbon economy. The cooperation body will bring together the different operators in the sector and promote the implementation of the Strategy’s objectives.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/national-battery-cooperation-body-to-promote-implementation-of-battery-strategy
  18. 7.1.2021 | In its plenary session on Thursday 7 January, the Government appointed Anna-Mari Vimpari (M.Soc.Sci.) State Secretary to Ministers Annika Saarikko, Matti Vanhanen, Jari Leppä, Mika Lintilä and Antti Kaikkonen from 7 January 2021 onwards. The State Secretaries’ terms end with those of the ministers.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/anna-mari-vimpari-appointed-state-secretary-to-centre-party-ministerial-group
  19. 12.11.2021 | At the initiative of the Ministry of the Interior, the Finnish Government commissioned a study examining the types of complementary pathways for legal migration available in different countries for use by people in need of international protection. The focus of the study was on labour-based and study-based complementary pathways. The results confirm that there is a need for legal pathways, as has been discussed in Finland, and they support the EU in seeking new solutions to migration.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/persons-in-need-of-international-protection-could-be-admitted-on-grounds-of-work-or-studies-finland-explores-the-possibilities-of-testing-the-model
  20. 12.11.2021 | Finland ranked second in the European Union’s digital performance comparison. The European Commission’s annual Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) monitors the digital performance of EU Member States and tracks their progress in digitalisation. Finland ranked number one in the previous two years, and has been one of the leading countries for several years.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/finland-continues-to-rank-high-in-eu-digital-comparison