Search

Your search for 'public transport' returned 2,173 results
Fess search
20 Entries Per Page

Showing 421 to 440 of 2,173 entries.

  1. Olli-Pekka Rantala to continue as Director General of the Services Department, Laura Eiro to be appointed as Director General of the Data Department - Finnish Government

    5.8.2021 | On 5 August 2021, the Government appointed Olli-Pekka Rantala, Master of Social Sciences, as Director of the Services Department and Laura Eiro, Master of Laws, as Director of the Data Department at the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The appointments will be for a period from 1 September 2021 to 31 August 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/olli-pekka-rantala-to-continue-as-director-general-of-the-services-department-laura-eiro-to-be-appointed-as-director-general-of-the-data-department

  2. Discretionary government grants for aerodromes and airports awarded for 2021 - Finnish Government

    24.6.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has awarded discretionary government grants for 2021 for operational and investment expenditure of regional airports and aerodromes outside the airport network of Finavia Corporation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/discretionary-government-grants-for-aerodromes-and-airports-awarded-for-2021-1413805

  3. Amendments to Government Decree improve efficiency of waste management in ports - Finnish Government

    29.6.2021 | Amendsments to maritime environmental legislation will tighten the rules governing waste treatment in ports. The Government issued a Decree on 29 June amending the Government Decree on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport. The amended Decree will take effect on 1 July 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/amendments-to-government-decree-improve-efficiency-of-waste-management-in-ports-1422003

  4. Discretionary government grants for aerodromes and airports awarded for 2021 - Finnish Government

    24.6.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has awarded discretionary government grants for 2021 for operational and investment expenditure of regional airports and aerodromes outside the airport network of Finavia Corporation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/discretionary-government-grants-for-aerodromes-and-airports-awarded-for-2021

  5. Restrictions to the handling of vessels’ cargo and waste – decree submitted for comments - Finnish Government

    27.4.2021 | Environmental legislation concerning maritime transport is being reformed. Changes will be made to the relevant government decree, in particular to implement the EU Directive on port reception facilities for the delivery of waste from ships. The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft by 25 May.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/restrictions-to-the-handling-of-vessels-cargo-and-waste-decree-submitted-for-comments

  6. Renewable energy use exceeds use of fossil energy, and biogas included in the distribution obligation - Finnish Government

    18.1.2022 | In 2020, the use of renewable energy in total energy consumption surpassed the use of fossil energy. The rapid increase in the price of emission allowances promotes investments in renewable energy and their use. The biogas sector will advance with the introduction of the distribution obligation and the guarantee of origin system. These were the conclusions of a thematic report on renewable energy published on 18 January 2022.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/renewable-energy-use-exceeds-use-of-fossil-energy-and-biogas-included-in-the-distribution-obligation

  7. Amendments concerning exemptions to the use of a tachograph and tachograph charts open for comments - Finnish Government

    7.4.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has opened a proposed decree on exemptions to driving times and rest periods issued for heavy goods vehicle drivers and amendments to provisions on tachograph charts for comments.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/amendments-concerning-exemptions-to-the-use-of-a-tachograph-and-tachograph-charts-open-for-comments

  8. Preparations to begin on speed limits – Minister Harakka meets representatives of electric scooter companies - Finnish Government

    7.7.2021 | Night-time and local speed limits for electric scooters will enter info force in Helsinki as all three electric scooter operators agreed on ways to promote traffic safety in their meeting with Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka on Wednesday 7 July 2021. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/preparations-to-begin-on-speed-limits-minister-harakka-meets-representatives-of-electric-scooter-companies

  9. Government submits to Parliament its proposal to add biogas and electrofuels to distribution obligation - Finnish Government

    8.4.2021 | On 8 April 2021, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal, which would extend the national distribution obligation of transport fuels to biogas and to other renewable liquid and gaseous fuels of non-biological origin.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-submits-to-parliament-its-proposal-to-add-biogas-and-electrofuels-to-distribution-obligation

  10. International evaluation: Finland among world leaders in geospatial research - Finnish Government

    10.2.2023 | A group of international experts that evaluated the quality and impact of research at the Finnish Geospatial Research Institute FGI of the National Land Survey considers these as excellent. The evaluation report was published today, on 10 February 2023. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/international-evaluation-finland-among-world-leaders-in-geospatial-research-

  11. EU Telecommunications Ministers discuss the digital targets - Finnish Government

    4.6.2021 | The Telecommunications Ministers of the European Union met in Luxembourg on 4 June 2021. In the meeting, Finland was represented by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/eu-telecommunications-ministers-discuss-the-digital-targets-1363810

  12. Hydrogen enables clean transition – and requires large investments - Finnish Government

    15.12.2023 | Hydrogen is the fuel of the stars and makes our life possible. Humanity, however, is still in its infancy in harnessing fusion nuclear power as an energy source, so the role of hydrogen on Earth is different - at least for the moment. Traditionally, it already works as a raw material for many industrial processes, for example oil refining. A new, climate-based need is to utilize clean hydrogen in industrial processes that replace fossil-based production.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/hydrogen-enables-clean-transition-and-requires-large-investments

  13. Status of the International Association of Marine Aids to Navigation and Lighthouse Authorities to be strengthened - Finnish Government

    24.9.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a legislative project aimed at the adoption and national implementation of the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/status-of-the-international-association-of-marine-aids-to-navigation-and-lighthouse-authorities-to-be-strengthened

  14. UN Goose Management Working Group meets in Helsinki to discuss population trends and joint measures - Finnish Government

    21.6.2022 | The annual meeting of the European Goose Management International Working Group under the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds AEWA will be held in Helsinki on 21–23 June 2022. AEWA and its Individual Species Working Groups (ISWG) are important for Finland in terms of the protection and sustainable exploitation of the migratory aquatic and shore birds found in Finland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/un-goose-management-working-group-meets-in-helsinki-to-discuss-population-trends-and-joint-measures

  15. European cooperation in cyber security increases, proposal on Finland’s Coordination Centre sent out for comments - Finnish Government

    9.6.2021 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications sent out for comments a draft bill to designate the National Cyber Security Centre operating under the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency as Finland's National Coordination Centre in the EU for cyber security matters.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-cooperation-in-cyber-security-increases-proposal-on-finland-s-coordination-centre-sent-out-for-comments

  16. Finland creates an educational package to make cybersecurity a civic skill across the European Union - Finnish Government

    8.2.2022 | Researchers at Aalto University are creating an educational package on cybersecurity, which will be shared with all EU countries. Finland has been awarded EUR 5 million for this project from the EU recovery instrument for a three-year period.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-creates-an-educational-package-to-make-cybersecurity-a-civic-skill-across-the-european-union-1657634

  17. IMO negotiations on higher emission reduction targets for 2050 - Finnish Government

    22.11.2021 | The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will meet on 22-26 November 2021. The aim of the remote meeting is to discuss ways to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping and to discuss a more stringent emission reduction target for 2050. Finland is in favour of raising the global target for reducing emissions by 2050.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/imo-negotiations-on-higher-emission-reduction-targets-for-2050-1588325

  18. Tachographs not required from vehicles carrying ready-mixed concrete - Finnish Government

    27.5.2021 | The Government has issued a decree under which a vehicle or a combination of vehicles of more than 3.5 tonnes intended to carry ready-mixed concrete will not have to follow the provisions on driving times and rest periods or to use a tachograph.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/tachographs-not-required-from-vehicles-carrying-ready-mixed-concrete-1356856

  19. State Secretary Torsti to attend an informal meeting of EU telecommunications ministers - Finnish Government

    13.10.2021 | The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union will hold an informal video meeting of telecommunications ministers on 14 October 2021. In the meeting, Finland will be represented by Pilvi Torsti, State Secretary to the Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/state-secretary-torsti-to-attend-an-informal-meeting-of-eu-telecommunications-ministers

  20. Government decided on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation – focus on renewable aviation fuels and carbon pricing - Finnish Government

    6.5.2021 | The Government adopted a resolution on 6 May 2021 that confirms measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from aviation and the priorities for exerting influence internationally. The resolution draws on the work on the Roadmap for fossil-free transport.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-decided-on-measures-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-aviation-focus-on-renewable-aviation-fuels-and-carbon-pricing-1295073