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Finland’s Africa strategy – Towards stronger political and economic partnership - Finnish Government
19.3.2021 | The Finnish Government has approved Finland's Africa strategy on 18 March 2021. It will be used to diversify and deepen Finland’s relations with African countries, the African Union (AU) and regional organisations, with focus on political and economic relations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-s-africa-strategy-towards-stronger-political-and-economic-partnership-1 -
16.3.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a remote bilateral meeting on 16 March 2021. In their first meeting, the prime ministers had an extensive discussion on how to deepen concrete cooperation between their countries and addressed a number of key international issues.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-and-indian-prime-minister-modi-discuss-deepening-cooperation-in-the-fields-of-digitalisation-and-sustainable-development
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16.6.2021 | Annual report on export of defence materiel 2020 published Ministry of Defence Publication date 16.6.2021 11.27 Type: Press release In 2020, the Ministry of Defence granted a total of 234 licences for permanent exports and transfers of defence mat...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/annual-report-on-export-of-defence-materiel-2020-published
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21.2.2022 | Datahub, the centralised information exchange system for the electricity retail market, went live on 21 February 2022. Datahub centralises the data from about 3.8 million electricity accounting points in a single system, and it significantly accelerates the exchange of information in the electricity retail market. Datahub is a key part of the flexible power system of the future.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/information-exchange-in-the-electricity-retail-market-enters-a-new-era-datahub-goes-live-successfully
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8.11.2021 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is launching a project to ensure the availability of skilled labour in all sectors throughout Finland. Sectoral working groups will seek short- and long-term solutions to improve the match between job vacancies and unemployed job seekers. They will also take steps to identify ways of guaranteeing that the objectives set for labour migration can be met.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/meae-launches-preparation-of-sectoral-roadmaps-to-ensure-the-availability-of-labour-across-finland-
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1.4.2025 | The use of coal in Finnish energy production will end this spring as energy companies Helen and Vantaan Energia will close their last remaining power plant units using coal. The energy use of coal will thus end four years before the deadline of May 2029 required by law. In this way, Finland is taking another major step towards an energy system that is cleaner, more self-sufficient and climate neutral.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/energy-use-of-coal-to-end-in-finland-during-spring
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12.9.2022 | The prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and accelerating climate change have led to a situation in Finland and globally where the future seems rather uncertain. In the midst of uncertainty, decision-making is difficult. Finland will hold parliamentary elections in spring 2023, and the new Government Programme will outline policies for the next few years.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/how-do-we-guide-finland-forward-in-the-midst-of-global-uncertainty-ministries-futures-review-provides-tools-for-decision-makers
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12.9.2022 | How do we guide Finland forward in the midst of global uncertainty? Ministries’ futures review provides tools for decision-makers Ministry of Defence Publication date 12.9.2022 12.06 Type: Press release Government Communications Department, Minist...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/how-do-we-guide-finland-forward-in-the-midst-of-global-uncertainty-ministries-futures-review-provides-tools-for-decision-makers
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26.3.2021 | More than 200 million people across the globe need humanitarian assistance due to conflicts, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic. The provision of humanitarian assistance is one of the most concrete ways of responding to crises and disasters. Finland grants a total of EUR 69.6 million to humanitarian work carried out by the UN organizations, the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement, and Finnish civil society organisations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/in-the-first-half-of-2021-finland-grants-nearly-eur-70-million-in-humanitarian-assistance-to-strengthen-food-security-support-refugees-and-promote-the-rights-of-vulnerable-people
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9.1.2023 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen are visiting Kyiv, Ukraine, on 9 January. In Kyiv, the ministers are meeting Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, Minister of Energy, Minister of Internal Affairs and the Mayor of Kyiv.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-skinnari-and-mikkonen-are-visiting-ukraine
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25.5.2021 | The special meeting of the European Council, which started on Monday 24 May in Brussels, has strongly condemned the action taken by Belarus on Sunday. A Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius was forced to land in Minsk where opposition leader and journalist Raman Pratasevich was arrested.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-leaders-condemn-belarus-s-action
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1.3.2021 | The Constitution safeguards the autonomy of universities and the Universities Act secures the general administrative framework in universities. The working group that carried out the assessment of administrative autonomy in Finnish universities deemed it unnecessary for legislation at the level of an act of Parliament to be more specific than it currently is. The working group considers that many...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/report-on-administrative-autonomy-in-finnish-universities-no-need-for-amendments-to-the-universities-act-university-rules-of-procedure-can-be-used-to-develop-activities
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19.2.2021 | Support granted for Finnish civil society organisations linked with the UN; the aim is to promote awareness of the UN and sustainable development Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 19.2.2021 11.39 Type: Press release The Ministry for Fo...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/support-granted-for-finnish-civil-society-organisations-linked-with-the-un-the-aim-is-to-promote-awareness-of-the-un-and-sustainable-development
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28.5.2021 | Finland has allocated one million euros to support the flash appeal for Gaza, launched by United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, UNRWA. The funding will be used to provide, for example, food, shelters and health services to Palestinians in Gaza.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-supports-humanitarian-work-done-by-un-relief-and-works-agency-for-palestine-refugees-unrwa
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22.1.2021 | EU foreign ministers meet to discuss climate and energy matters and a broad range of other topical issues Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 22.1.2021 14.25 Type: Press release The EU Foreign Affairs Council will hold its first meeting ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-ministers-meet-to-discuss-climate-and-energy-matters-and-a-broad-range-of-other-topical-issues
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2.12.2021 | The UN estimates that 274 million people will need humanitarian assistance in 2022. The needs are increasing, for example due to the escalation of conflicts in Afghanistan and Ethiopia. Finland will increase its support for the alleviation of human suffering in crisis areas, which is why Finland will raise its funding for humanitarian assistance to EUR 113 million this year.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/humanitarian-assistance-is-needed-more-than-ever-before-finland-strengthens-food-security-and-supports-safe-childbirths-in-crisis-areas
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16.4.2021 | There are major uncertainties associated with the COVID-19 situation in spring 2021. Despite the uncertain situation, it is important to assess the long-term effects of the COVID-19 epidemic on society. Therefore, the central government has drawn up three scenarios for the development of the pandemic and the impact it will have on society over the next few years. The scenarios outlined here are not forecasts, but rather alternative paths of development based on calculations and assessments.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-outlines-covid-19-scenarios-with-a-focus-on-the-coming-years
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21.5.2021 | At its meeting on Friday 21 May, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions leading up to the special European Council on 24 and 25 May and the other upcoming council meetings in Brussels. The Committee also received a number of topical reports.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-special-european-council
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17.3.2021 | Together with the European Union, Finland has firmly condemned the military coup in Myanmar against its civilian government and urged restoration of the civilian government. The military authorities are demanded respect for human rights, the rule of law, freedom of assembly, and freedom of expression, including peaceful protests. The armed forces’ violence against protesters is strongly condemnable.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/support-for-myanmar-to-be-reassessed
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24.8.2021 | Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin´s speech at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission, hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 24 August 2021. (Check against delivery).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/speech-by-the-finnish-prime-minister-at-the-annual-meeting-of-heads-of-mission-in-helsinki-24-august-2021