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16.12.2021 | The reception act will be amended so that the Finnish Immigration Service will have central responsibility for preparedness planning concerning the organisation of reception services in the event of a mass influx of migrants. The President of the Republic approved the bill for the act on Thursday 16 December. The act will enter into force on 1 January 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/amendment-to-the-reception-act-clarifies-responsibilities-for-preparing-for-mass-influx-of-migrants
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15.2.2023 | During 2019–2023, the Government’s working capacity programme sought solutions to the employment problems of people with impaired capacity to work. At the same time, the programme developed more effective services to support working capacity. The closing event of the programme on 15 February examined the employment of people with impaired work capacity from the perspective of social sustainability, inclusion and the service system.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/working-capacity-programme-ends-but-measures-to-promote-employment-of-people-with-partial-work-capacity-will-continue
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7.10.2021 | The Government proposes that the reception act be amended so that the Finnish Immigration Service would have central responsibility for preparedness planning concerning the organisation of reception services in the event of a mass influx of migrants. The amendment would improve preparedness for large numbers of migrants and clarify the division of duties between the authorities. The Government submitted a proposal on the amendment to Parliament on 7 October.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/amendment-to-the-reception-act-would-clarify-responsibilities-for-preparing-for-mass-influx-of-migrants
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7.10.2022 | Commissioner Schmit met Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen and Minister of Social Affairs and Health Hanna Sarkkinen in Helsinki. They discussed issues related to the rights and livelihood of workers as well as homelessness.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-commissioner-for-jobs-and-social-rights-nicolas-schmit-discussed-platform-economy-and-poverty-eradication-with-ministers-haatainen-and-sarkkinen
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2.12.2021 | The Ministerial Working Group on Promoting Employment decided on 2 December 2021 on the funding model for the TE services reform 2024 as an incentive for municipalities to develop and offer efficient employment services. The ministerial working group also refined its previous outlines on tasks that are centralised nationally and tasks that are transferring to the municipalities.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/ministerial-working-group-decides-on-funding-of-services-transferring-to-municipalities-and-on-central-government-s-tasks
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8.9.2022 | The Government has adopted a government proposal to boost investments in the green transition*. The aim is to reduce Finland’s dependence on fossil energy, increase energy self-sufficiency and move towards an ecologically more sustainable economy. The proposal would prioritise the permit applications concerning investment projects that are important for the green transition in the permit procedu...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/finland-boosts-green-transition-in-permit-and-appeal-procedures-priority-given-to-investment-projects
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1.9.2022 | The measures taken in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will support socially, economically and ecologically sustainable economic growth. Combating climate change, utilising all available labour input and boosting productivity growth are key objectives in the administrative branch.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-employment-decisions-of-the-government-budget-session-strengthen-employment-and-integration
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20.12.2024 | The start of 2025 will see the entry into force of new acts and decrees. The most important changes in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment are summarised below.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/changes-in-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-at-the-turn-of-the-year-2024-2025