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  1. 19.1.2024 | EU foreign ministers will convene in Brussels on 22 January. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-affairs-council-to-discuss-russian-aggression-against-ukraine-and-situation-in-israel-and-the-region
  2. 1.9.2023 | The Government will strengthen urban policy by forming a strategic alliance with Finland’s largest cities. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will chair the alliance while Minister of Local and Regional Government Anna-Kaisa Ikonen will act as vice-chair.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-ikonen-government-to-launch-a-new-partnership-with-cities
  3. 15.12.2023 | The President of the Republic appointed a Head of Mission of the Permanent Representation of Finland to the OSCE at the presidential session on 15 December.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/vesa-hakkinen-appointed-head-of-mission-of-permanent-representation-to-osce
  4. 25.3.2024 | Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriö on myöntänyt Suomen kestävän kasvun ohjelman neljännet valtionavustukset. Valtionavustuksella edistetään hoidon jatkuvuutta ja sitä tukevia digitaalisia ratkaisuja.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/-/1271139/suomen-kestavan-kasvun-ohjelman-valtionavustuksilla-edistetaan-hoidon-jatkuvuutta
  5. 3.7.2023 | The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) is meeting in London from 3–7 July 2023. The 80th session of the MEPC is expected to adopt a revised IMO greenhouse gas strategy. The meeting will also discuss global solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from ships and the regulation of ships’ energy efficiency and ballast water management.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/more-ambitious-emission-reduction-targets-for-global-shipping-to-be-negotiated-by-the-imo
  6. 19.1.2023 | On Thursday 19 January, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy decided that Finland will participate in the European Union Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine (EUMAM Ukraine) with a maximum of 50 soldiers serving in training and advisory tasks.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/president-and-ministerial-committee-on-foreign-and-security-policy-discuss-eu-assistance-operation-in-support-of-ukraine-international-law-issues-related-to-the-war-of-aggression-and-negotiations-on-a-defence-cooperation-agreement-between-finland-and-the-
  7. 17.3.2023 | ”Other countries have high expectations for Finland in terms of promoting gender equality,” says Thomas Blomqvist, Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality. He led the Finnish delegation to the 67th UN session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) in New York during its first high-level week.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/high-expectations-for-finland-in-gender-equality-promotion
  8. 14.7.2023 | Finland’s greenhouse gas emissions decreased by approximately 4% in 2022. The land use sector was a minor carbon sink. According to the Annual Climate Report, additional measures are needed particularly to strengthen the carbon sink of the land use sector to enable the achievement of the Finnish land use sector’s obligation set at the EU level. The achievement of the Finnish effort sharing sector’s obligation set at the EU level is also uncertain.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/annual-climate-report-additional-measures-are-needed-to-achieve-climate-targets
  9. 8.3.2024 | The Finnish Government will draw up a national security strategy as part of the development of an operating model for the management of national security at the Government level. The strategy aims to identify and assess the most serious threats against Finland in more efficient and extensive ways through cooperation across administrative boundaries.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finnish-government-to-draw-up-national-security-strategy
  10. 23.5.2023 | Permanent Secretary Minna Kivimäki will visit London to promote campaigns which seek a place for Finland at the heart of the International Maritime Organization, IMO. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/permanent-secretary-minna-kivimaki-to-advance-finnish-participation-in-imo-during-visits-to-london-and-rabat
  11. 1.2.2024 | On Thursday 1 February 2024, the Government appointed Reima Palonen as Director of the Pharmaceuticals Pricing Board (HILA) for a fixed-term public-service relationship. The Board operates in conjunction with the Department for Insurance and Social Security at the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Palonen will take up his duties as Director on 1 March 2024. The appointment will last until 31 December 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/reima-palonen-appointed-director-of-the-pharmaceuticals-pricing-board-for-a-fixed-term
  12. 27.3.2023 | The EU energy ministers will convene in Brussels on 28 March 2023 for the first official Energy Council under the Swedish Presidency. The aim is to reach a general approach on the gas market package and to hold a policy debate on the European Commission’s proposal to revise the EU electricity market design published on 14 March. Ann-Mari Kemell, State Secretary to Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä, will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/energy-council-to-discuss-gas-market-package-and-electricity-market-design
  13. 11.1.2024 | Finland is willing to support reconstruction efforts in Ukraine in the field of education. Readiness for this was established at a ministerial meeting in Helsinki on 11 January.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/finland-willing-to-step-up-assistance-in-ukraine-to-develop-education
  14. 20.3.2023 | The priority theme of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), held in New York from 6 to 17 March 2023, was technology, innovation and education. The theme of technology and gender equality is important for Finland, and Finland is one of the leaders of the Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality, which is part the Generation Equality Forum, a global campaign led by UN Women.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-convened-first-in-person-meeting-of-action-coalition-on-technology-and-innovation-for-gender-equality
  15. 23.11.2023 | On Thursday 23 November, the Government submitted its proposal to Parliament to amend the budget proposal for 2024. Among others, the proposal includes amendments related to support for Ukraine, the health and social services transfer calculation and central government transfers to local government. In line with the proposal, the revenue estimate will be increased by EUR 76 million, while the need for appropriations will decrease by EUR 48 million.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-proposes-amendments-to-2024-budget-proposal
  16. 20.2.2024 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit New Delhi, India, on 21–22 February. She will attend India’s most important foreign and security policy conference, the Raisina Dialogue. The visit will take place within the framework of co-operation between the Nordic and Baltic countries (NB8).
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-valtonen-to-visit-india
  17. 31.1.2024 | Generallöjtnant Janne Jaakkola blir kommendör för Försvarsmakten försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 31.1.2024 13.40 Typ: Pressmeddelande Försvarsminister Antti Häkkänen har föreslagit generallöjtnant Janne Jaakkola till tjänsten som kommendör för...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/236553176/generallojtnant-janne-jaakkola-blir-kommendor-for-forsvarsmakten
  18. 25.4.2024 | Amendments have been made to the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health Decree on Vaccinations and to the Government Decree on Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccinations in order to allow dentists, senior pharmacists, pharmacists, practical nurses and biomedical laboratory scientists to administer vaccines in future. The aim of the amendments is to accelerate the administration of seasonal vaccines in particular and alleviate the shortage of healthcare personnel.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/more-healthcare-professionals-to-be-allowed-to-administer-vaccines
  19. 20.3.2023 | The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet in Brussels on Tuesday 21 March. The meeting will focus mainly on preparations for the March European Council. The ministers will also discuss EU-UK relations and continue their annual rule of law dialogue. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-european-affairs-to-prepare-for-march-european-council-1
  20. 6.7.2023 | Finland will continue to impose restrictions on the travel by citizens of the Russian Federation on the basis of a government resolution issued on 6 July 2023. Non-essential travel by Russian citizens to Finland and through Finland to the rest of the Schengen area will continue to be restricted for the time being. At the same time, restrictions will be tightened for business travellers, property owners and students.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-continues-to-impose-travel-restrictions-on-russian-citizens