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4.9.2025 | On 4 September, the Finnish Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala and the Norwegian State Secretary Astrid Bergmål signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate cross-border transport of CO2 for permanent storage in Norway.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/finland-and-norway-strengthen-cooperation-on-carbon-capture-transportation-and-storage
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3.10.2025 | Permanent Secretary of the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications Minna Kivimäki will visit Cyprus on 6–7 October 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/permanent-secretary-kivimaki-to-cyprus-on-an-advocacy-visit
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20.12.2022 | The Act on Electronic Communication Services and the Act on the Transport and Communications Agency have been amended. The President of the Republic approved the amending Acts on 20 December 2022. They will enter into force on 1 January 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/legislative-amendments-approved-relating-to-the-introduction-of-the-public-regulated-service-of-the-satellite-navigation-system
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17.3.2025 | Finland participates in an EU project that aims to set up a European Digital Infrastructure Consortium where the focus is on mobility and logistics. The Ministry of Transport and Communications will inform Parliament about the next steps and timetable towards the Consortium with a Europe communication on 17 March 2025. At the first stage Finland seeks an observer status in the Consortium proposed to be set up.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-stresses-importance-of-eu-cooperation-in-digitalisation-of-logistics
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3.10.2025 | On 3 October 2025, the President of the Republic approved an amendment to the international agreement on European roads (AGR) by which European route 16, E16, can be extended to the Finnish side. The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a legislative project for the national implementation of extending E16 to Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/extending-european-route-e16-to-finland-progresses-minister-ranne-finland-even-more-strongly-connected-to-west
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22.8.2024 | The responsibility for the ownership steering of Arctia Ltd will be transferred from the Ownership Steering Department of the Prime Minister’s Office to the Ministry of Transport and Communications. On 22 August 2024, the Government issued a decree amending the Decree on the Ministry of Transport and Communications and a decree amending the Decree on the Prime Minister's Office.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/arctia-ltd-to-be-part-of-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-cinia-ltd-to-be-subject-to-ownership-steering-by-the-prime-minister-s-office
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18.2.2026 | Finland and Germany have signed a statement of intent on further cooperation on hydrogen infrastructure, hydrogen technology development and investments in the hydrogen sector. The statement was signed by Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala and, on behalf of Germany, Minister of Economic Affairs and Energy Katherina Reiche in connection with the Ministerial Meeting of the International Energy Agency (IEA) in Paris on 18 February 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-and-germany-sign-statement-of-intent-on-hydrogen-cooperation
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19.10.2022 | The Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU is hosting an informal meeting of EU transport ministers in Prague on 20-21 October. In the meeting, Finland will be represented by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka. It will be an informal meeting where no decisions are taken.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-transport-ministers-to-discuss-rail-transport
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19.5.2025 | A national cyber exercise (“KYHA”) brought together more than 120 central government employees to improve their technical skills and mutual cooperation against cyber attacks. Held at the IT Institute of the JAMK University of Applied Sciences in Jyväskylä on 12–16 May 2025, this cyber exercise, the second one this year, turned out to be a great success.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/cyber-attacks-may-call-for-government-level-decision-making-finland-steps-up-shared-expertise-through-national-cyber-exercises
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30.11.2023 | On 30 November 2023, the Finnish Government submitted a proposal to Parliament for the amendment of the Rail Transport Act and the Act on Transport Services. The proposed amendment to the Rail Transport Act is the third round of revisions since its entry into force on 1 January 2019. The proposed amendments to the Act on Transport Services concern the regulation of licensing.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-proposes-amendments-to-rail-transport-act-access-charges-licensing-revised
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19.10.2022 | The Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU is hosting an informal meeting of EU transport ministers in Prague on 20-21 October. In the meeting, Finland will be represented by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka. It will be an informal meeting where no decisions are taken.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/eu-transport-ministers-to-discuss-rail-transport-1847002
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18.3.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft proposal for a new act on facilitating the introduction of very high capacity networks. Comments may be submitted until 29 April 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/comments-invited-on-the-implementation-of-the-eu-gigabit-infrastructure-act-
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30.9.2025 | Almost 200 persons and eight organisations participated in the national cyber exercise of the security authorities organised at the Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (Jamk) on 22–26 September 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/security-authorities-cyber-exercise-strengthened-preparedness-against-state-cyber-influence-activities
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29.3.2023 | On 29 March 2023, the Ministry of Transport and Communications published a distribution infrastructure programme for new fuels in road transport. The programme extends to 2035.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/road-transport-fuel-distribution-infrastructure-programme-guides-the-development-of-distribution-infrastructure-for-new-fuels
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2.1.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is requesting comments on a draft government proposal on legislation to supplement the European Media Freedom Act (EMFA). The deadline for submitting comments is 14 February 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/comments-invited-european-media-freedom-act-to-be-supplemented-with-national-legislation
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12.2.2026 | On 12 February 2026, the Government decided on the allocation of funds for 2026 under the EU’s Regional and Structural Policy Programme, ‘Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021–2027’, and on the allocation of funds from the 2021–2027 Interreg programmes.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-allocates-eur-289-million-to-support-regional-vitality-growth-and-defence-projects
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14.11.2023 | On 10 November 2023, the Government submitted a follow-up Union communication to Parliament on the European Commission’s proposal for a TEN-T Regulation. The changes in the security environment after spring 2022 have given rise to a need to review positions on military mobility and the maps contained in the TEN-T Regulation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-military-mobility-must-be-addressed-by-trans-european-transport-network-
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15.5.2025 | On 15 May 2025, the Government granted advance approval of the change in effective control of MTV Oy. The Government will not cancel the programme licences of MTV Oy for television broadcasting despite a change in the effective control of the company.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/programme-licences-of-mtv-to-remain-in-force
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4.7.2025 | The European Commission plans to support the establishment of AI gigafactories across EU Member States. From Finland, technology leader Nokia, along with a business consortium it has assembled, has stepped forward with an expression of interest to bring an AI gigafactory to the country and has taken part in the Commission’s call. The Finnish Government backs the expression of interest submitted by the business consortium led by Nokia.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-supports-nokia-led-consortium-s-expression-of-interest-to-establish-ai-gigafactory-in-finland
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18.1.2024 | Finland’s Central Government and other actors are applying for a total of approximately EUR 325.13 million in financial support for 21 transport projects from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport. The Central Government is applying for EUR 67.2 million in funding for 11 projects and other actors participating in state projects are applying for EUR 39.7 million. In addition, private operators are applying for a total of EUR 218.22 million for 10 projects.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finnish-operators-apply-for-more-than-eur-325-million-of-eu-funding-for-transport-projects