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19.4.2023 | Permanent Secretary Minna Kivimäki will visit London on 19–21 April 2023 to promote campaigns which seek a place for Finland at the heart of the International Maritime Organization, IMO. Ki-vimäki will meet key representatives of IMO Member States and maritime operators.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/permanent-secretary-minna-kivimaki-to-advance-finnish-participation-in-imo-during-visit-to-london
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13.11.2023 | To prevent labor exploitation and human trafficking, foreign workers need to have access to information in their native language about working in Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/work-help-finland-mobile-application-helps-to-combat-human-trafficking
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28.12.2023 | The aim is to accelerate and streamline the administration of vaccines and to alleviate the shortage of healthcare personnel. The amendments that are being circulated for comments would allow dentists, senior pharmacists, pharmacists, practical nurses and biomedical laboratory scientists to administer vaccines. The amendments would also make it easier to organise vaccination at pharmacies’ health service points.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/in-future-more-healthcare-professionals-would-be-allowed-to-administer-vaccines-amendments-to-decrees-circulated-for-comments
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19.7.2023 | On Wednesday 19 July, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy considered the situation of the diplomatic missions of Finland and Russia.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/president-and-ministerial-committee-on-foreign-and-security-policy-discuss-diplomatic-missions-of-finland-and-russia-and-preparation-of-government-report-on-finnish-foreign-and-security-policy
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25.4.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a legislative project to restart the collection of fairway dues in full from 2025 onwards.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/fairway-dues-to-be-collected-in-full
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9.6.2023 | The Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) will meet in Luxembourg on 12–13 June 2023. The topics of the meeting include platform work, health and safety at work, labour market dialogue, gender equality, strengthening the pharmaceutical ecosystem, combating antimicrobial resistance, mental health at workplaces, and loneliness.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-ministers-to-seek-agreement-on-platform-work-and-discuss-the-pharmaceutical-ecosystem
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18.9.2023 | The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet on Tuesday 19 September in Brussels. Their agenda will include discussing Spain's request to amend Regulation No 1/1958 (the EU language regulation), preparing for the European Council's October meeting, and continuing the GAC’s rule of law dialogue. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Anders Adlercreutz will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-european-affairs-to-discuss-eu-language-regulation-and-start-preparations-for-october-european-council
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19.1.2024 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a proposal for an act on the protection of infrastructure critical to society and on the improvement of resilience. The legislative project will enhance national security and the resilience of society.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/government-to-improve-protection-of-infrastructure-critical-to-functioning-of-society
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24.7.2023 | The first stocktaking meeting of the UN Food Systems Summit held two years ago takes place in Rome on 24–26 July. Finland highlights its experiences as a frontrunner in providing school meals.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/un-food-systems-summit-2-in-rome-finland-to-advocate-expanding-school-feeding-to-support-the-learning-and-development-of-children-and-young-people
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31.1.2024 | Koronapandemiasta eniten kärsineille alueille ja toimialoille kohdennettu REACT-EU-lisärahoitus on vastannut yritysten ja yrittäjien pitkän aikavälin kehittämistarpeisiin pääosin hyvin. Rahoituksen toimeenpano on ollut onnistunutta huomioiden muut samanaikaisesti käytössä olleet pandemiaan liittyvät rahoitusinstrumentit, todetaan juuri valmistuneessa REACT-EU-lisärahoituksen arvioinnin loppuraportissa.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/-/1410877/arviointiraportti-react-eu-pandemiarahoituksen-kaytto-onnistunut-hyvin
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7.7.2023 | The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet in Brussels on Monday 10 July. The main theme of the meeting will be the Commission's proposal, issued on 20 June, for a mid-term review of the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework 2021–2027. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Anders Adlercreutz will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-affairs-ministers-to-start-discussion-on-the-mid-term-review-of-the-eu-financial-framework
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31.5.2024 | Sandra Bergqvist, Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity, visited the Council of Europe in Strasbourg on 30 and 31 May by invitation of the Council of Europe. The agenda included ways to promote human rights, democracy and the rule of law in sports and physical activity.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/minister-bergqvist-visited-the-council-of-europe-in-strasbourg
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14.10.2024 | The Government discussed the recommendations, decisions and conclusions issued to Finland by the international human rights monitoring bodies on 3 October. The discussion was held as part of the implementation of the Government's equality statement. Based on the discussion, the State Secretaries of the parties in Government decided on further measures related to the recommendations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-discusses-human-rights-recommendations-issued-to-finland
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13.6.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the Government’s draft proposal to Parliament for an act amending the Act on Fairway Dues.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/proposal-to-amend-the-act-on-fairway-dues-sent-out-for-comments
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11.12.2023 | The 75th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be celebrated on 11–12 December in Geneva, Switzerland. The Global Refugee Forum will be held in Geneva on 13–15 December. State Secretary Lauri Tierala will represent Finland at both events.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/geneva-to-host-global-refugee-forum-and-75th-anniversary-celebrations-of-un-declaration-of-human-rights
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30.3.2023 | On 30 March 2023, the Government granted Fortum Power and Heat Oy an operating licence for the disposal facility for low and intermediate level waste, located in the Loviisa power plant area. The new licence, which will be in force until 2090, will replace the current one expiring in 2055.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-grants-fortum-a-licence-to-operate-the-disposal-facility-for-loviisa-nuclear-power-plant-s-low-and-intermediate-level-waste
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9.10.2024 | Finland to join NATO’s 2025 peacetime missions in Iceland and the Baltic Sea among other places Ministry of Defence Publication date 9.10.2024 12.53 Type: Press release In October, the Government will submit a report to Parliament on Finland’s par...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-join-nato-s-2025-peacetime-missions-in-iceland-and-the-baltic-sea-among-other-places
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24.5.2024 | The interior ministers of Finland, Norway, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Poland met in Latvia's capital, Riga, on 23 and 24 May. The ministers discussed the countries' common security challenges, especially those concerning the EU's external borders. Finland was represented at the meeting by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen. She briefed her colleagues about the Finnish Government's proposal on a border security act, which had just been submitted to Parliament.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/countries-on-eu-s-external-border-face-common-challenges
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14.6.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has appointed a high-level interministerial working group, called the Digital Panel, to identify opportunities provided by the digital transformation, the data economy and new technologies. The Digital Panel will offer inputs to provide direction for Finland’s digital development.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/digital-panel-appointed-to-identify-opportunities-and-challenges-of-technological-development
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4.3.2024 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has appointed Pasi Myöhänen as Counsellor for Public Diplomacy and Communications to Stockholm from 4 March 2024 to 31 July 2027.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/pasi-myohanen-appointed-as-counsellor-for-public-diplomacy-and-communications-to-stockholm