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17.10.2024 | On 17 October 2024, the Government submitted a legislative proposal to Parliament on amending the Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport and the related acts. The proposed amendments would implement the Government Programme, EU regulation and regulation of the International Maritime Organization IMO.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-proposes-amendments-to-act-on-environmental-protection-in-maritime-transport
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18.9.2023 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requested comments on the government proposal for an act on the monitoring of online intermediary services and for certain other acts. Altogether 36 comments were received.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/public-consultation-on-government-proposal-on-the-implementation-of-the-eu-digital-services-act-ends
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25.9.2024 | The Ministry of Finance and European Commission have signed a Memorandum of Understanding according to which the Finnish contract notice materials will be entered into the Public Procurement Data Space of the European Union. The aim is to make it easier to utilise data concerning public procurements both nationally and, more widely, in the EU.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/finland-among-first-to-join-european-public-procurement-data-space
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12.11.2021 | The national #TaasMennään (#LetsGoAgain) public transport campaign, carried out through inter-authority collaboration, will be put on hold as of 12 November 2021 due to the deteriorated COVID-19 situation in Finland. The campaign will continue as soon as the situation improves. The purpose of the campaign is to encourage passengers to return to public transport.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/national-taasmennaan-public-transport-campaign-postponed-due-to-worsened-epidemic-situation
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20.5.2024 | A meeting of NATO planning groups for transport will be held in Tampere, Finland, on 20–24 May 2024. The meeting will discuss resilience in transport and the cooperation between civil and military transport.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-nato-transport-meeting-in-tampere-intensifies-cooperation
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11.2.2026 | VR-Group Plc and Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto Oy announced today that they have signed an asset purchase agreement concerning the rolling stock used in passenger rail services funded by the government. The rolling stock will be transferred to Suomen Ostoliikennekalusto's ownership from the beginning of March.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/vr-group-to-transfer-rolling-stock-used-in-passenger-rail-services-funded-by-the-government-to-suomen-ostoliikennekalusto
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12.11.2021 | The national #TaasMennään (#LetsGoAgain) public transport campaign, carried out through inter-authority collaboration, will be put on hold as of 12 November 2021 due to the deteriorated COVID-19 situation in Finland. The campaign will continue as soon as the situation improves. The purpose of the campaign is to encourage passengers to return to public transport.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/national-taasmennaan-public-transport-campaign-postponed-due-to-worsened-epidemic-situation-1576050
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24.10.2024 | On 24 October 2024, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the data provisions of the Act on Transport Services. The proposal concerns individual amendments that are needed, for example, due to EU regulation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-proposes-amendments-to-data-provisions-of-the-act-on-transport-services
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22.5.2024 | Permanent Secretary Minna Kivimäki will attend the Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Leipzig, Germany, on 22 and 23 May 2024. The main theme of the summit is keeping the focus on the environment in times of crisis.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/permanent-secretary-kivimaki-to-attend-summit-of-international-transport-forum
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28.11.2025 | On 28 November 2025, the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) voted on the members of the Council for 2026-2027. Finland was elected as one of the 40 Member States in the Council.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-continues-as-council-member-of-international-maritime-organization-
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24.2.2023 | The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the future of the electronic communications infrastructure and its development. The aim is to gather views on potential developments of the communications sector and infrastructure. The consultation includes a survey about the possible need for a system, in which all players benefitting from the digital networks, such as content providers, should contribute to the funding of the networks.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-commission-public-consultation-on-the-future-of-the-communications-infrastructure
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24.2.2023 | The European Commission has launched a public consultation on the future of the electronic communications infrastructure and its development. The aim is to gather views on potential developments of the communications sector and infrastructure. The consultation includes a survey about the possible need for a system, in which all players benefitting from the digital networks, such as content providers, should contribute to the funding of the networks.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/european-commission-public-consultation-on-the-future-of-the-communications-infrastructure-1948179
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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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9.8.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications proposes that EUR 3.57 billion be allocated to its administrative branch for 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/draft-budget-for-the-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-and-its-administrative-branch-for-2025
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25.9.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is inviting comments on a draft government proposal for amending the legislation on devices known as jammers intended for interfering with radio communications. The amendments would be made to the Act on Electronic Communications Services. Comments may be submitted until 29 October 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/consultation-process-unauthorised-possession-of-jammers-proposed-to-be-criminalised
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23.6.2022 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on a draft proposal for amending the Aviation Act and the Act on Transport Services.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/proposal-for-amending-the-aviation-act-for-public-consultation
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13.10.2025 | To support the preparation of the project "Security and new economic growth from information networks" (TUUTTI), the Ministry of Transport and Communications invited comments on the project's key needs and themes. The consultation was open from 19 June to 31 August 2025. On 13 October 2025, the Ministry published a summary of the 33 comments received.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/summary-of-communications-network-development-needs-published
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23.9.2024 | The Government proposes that around EUR 3.6 billion be allocated to the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-proposes-eur-3.6-billion-for-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-budget
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4.6.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a project to draft legislation for an experiment concerning the development of a knowledge base for publicly supported passenger transport.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/project-on-developing-knowledge-base-for-publicly-supported-transport-services-launched
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4.7.2024 | The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve the new Act on the Distribution of Alternative Fuels for Transport and that the Act enter into force on 15 July 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/new-national-act-on-the-distribution-of-alternative-fuels-for-transport-complements-eu-legislation
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26.11.2025 | In 2024, the European Union adopted a directive amending the Directive on ship-source pollution. On 25 November 2025, the Ministry of Transport and Communications the Ministry of Transport and Communications decided to launch a project to start preparing the necessary legislative amendments.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/implementation-of-amendments-to-directive-on-ship-source-pollution-launch-of-a-legislative-project
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24.11.2025 | The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization IMO will meet in London from 24 November to 3 December 2025. Finland is a candidate for re-election as a member of the IMO Council. The Assembly will vote on the members of the new Council on Friday 28 November 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/international-maritime-organization-to-elect-member-states-to-council-finland-candidate-for-re-election
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28.3.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on a draft government proposal for amending certain provisions on data in the Act on Transport Services. The proposal concerns individual amendments that are needed, for example, due to EU regulation. The deadline for submitting comments is 19 May 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/request-for-comments-amendments-to-act-on-transport-services-data-provisions
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10.4.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has joined as a founding member to the Data Spaces Alliance Finland cooperation network. The Alliance brings together the leading Finnish data business organisations. The network is composed of 22 companies, public bodies and research institutes.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/ministry-of-transport-and-communications-joins-data-spaces-alliance-finland
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5.11.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft spectrum decree and the draft call for applications on network licences for terrestrial television. Statements on the draft spectrum decree can be submitted until 26 November 2025 and on the draft call for applications on network licences for terrestrial television until 10 December 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/draft-spectrum-decree-and-draft-call-for-applications-on-network-licences-for-terrestrial-television-circulated-for-comment
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23.6.2022 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on a draft proposal for amending the Aviation Act and the Act on Transport Services.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/proposal-for-amending-the-aviation-act-for-public-consultation-1778818
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23.5.2024 | On 23 May 2024, the Government submitted its second supplementary budget proposal for 2024 to Parliament. The proposal includes several transport projects across Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-government-transport-projects-strengthen-finland-s-security-and-growth-
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16.2.2023 | On 16 February, the President of the Republic approved an amendment to the Act on Environmental and Energy Efficiency Requirements for Vehicle and Transport Service Procurements. The Act will enter into force on 20 February. With the health and social services reform, the Act will be amended so that the requirements assigned to municipalities will transfer to the wellbeing services counties, which started operating on 1 January 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/requirement-ensuring-a-certain-proportion-of-low-emission-vehicles-in-public-procurement-assigned-to-wellbeing-services-counties
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27.11.2025 | On 27 November 2025, the Government proposed approval of a fixed-term act on scrapping premiums for passenger cars. The act will enter into force on 1 January 2026. Applications for a scrapping premium may be submitted to the Transport and Communications Agency Traficom after the entry into force of the proposed act.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/scrapping-premium-available-for-purchasers-of-new-cars-in-2026-2027
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19.11.2025 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne participated in the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin on 18 November 2025. Finland also signed the Declaration for European Digital Sovereignty initiated by Austria and published in connection with the summit.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-time-for-talk-is-over-now-eu-s-digital-sovereignty-requires-swift-action
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16.5.2024 | The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve amendments to the Rail Transport Act and the Act on Transport Services. The amendments to the Rail Transport Act concern the investment-based raise to the basic railway infrastructure charge. The Act on Transport Services is to be amended with regard to licensing regulation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/amendments-to-rail-transport-act-licensing-and-railway-infrastructure-charge-to-be-specified
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17.6.2024 | European Union transport ministers will meet in Luxembourg on 18 June 2024. Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/eu-transport-council-to-discuss-measures-for-achieving-the-road-safety-objectives
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29.4.2024 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will visit Narvik, Norway, from 29 to 30 April 2024. Together with the Norwegian and Swedish transport ministers, she will observe NATO’s Immediate Response 2024 defence exercise, which will practise military mobility and reception of military support.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/nordic-transport-ministers-to-meet-in-conjunction-with-nato-exercise-in-narvik
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28.3.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is requesting comments on a memorandum assessing legislative amendments required for road transport automation in Finland. Comments on the memorandum can be submitted until 17 May 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/memorandum-for-comments-automation-in-road-transport-requires-legislative-amendments
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16.2.2023 | On 16 February, the President of the Republic approved an amendment to the Act on Environmental and Energy Efficiency Requirements for Vehicle and Transport Service Procurements. The Act will enter into force on 20 February. With the health and social services reform, the Act will be amended so that the requirements assigned to municipalities will transfer to the wellbeing services counties, which started operating on 1 January 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/requirement-ensuring-a-certain-proportion-of-low-emission-vehicles-in-public-procurement-assigned-to-wellbeing-services-counties-1942004
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11.11.2025 | The Saimaa Canal delegates have decided that the sailing season in the canal will end on 14 November 2025. The season will end early, because there is no vessel traffic in the canal.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/saimaa-canal-sailing-season-ends-on-14-november
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23.10.2025 | In Finland, summer time ends and clocks are changed back to Eastern European Time on the night between Saturday and Sunday. Clocks will be changed back by one hour next Sunday, 26 October 2025, at 4 in the morning.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/clocks-go-back-on-sunday-26-october
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27.11.2025 | On 27 November 2025, the Government submitted a communication proposing Finland’s participation in the Digital Commons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (DC-EDIC) to Parliament. Finland would initially join the consortium as an observer member while reserving the option to apply for full membership at a later stage.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finnish-government-proposes-finland-s-participation-in-the-european-digital-commons-edic
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2.5.2023 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on a draft proposal for amending the Act on Transport Services. The amendments are scheduled to enter into force on 1 January 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/public-consultation-legislative-amendments-to-improve-the-availability-of-railway-station-accessibility-data
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27.10.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is inviting comments on a draft government proposal to amend the Driving Licence Act. The proposal aims to improve road safety for young people. Comments may be submitted until 14 December 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/consultation-amendments-to-driving-licence-act-to-improve-road-safety-for-young-people
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17.11.2025 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will participate in the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin on 18 November 2025. The meeting will be attended by policy-makers and representatives of businesses and academia.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-to-attend-a-berlin-summit-europe-s-digital-independence-must-be-strengthened
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29.4.2021 | The Government has proposed a new law that would increase the share of low- and zero-emission vehicles in the procurement of vehicles and transport services. The law would implement the requirements of the EU's Clean Vehicles Directive. The Government submitted its proposal to the Parliament on 29 April 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/new-government-proposal-public-procurement-of-vehicles-and-transport-services-must-be-eco-friendly
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12.2.2026 | On 12 February 2026, the Government submitted three communications concerning proposals included in the European Commission’s Automotive Package to Parliament. On 30 January 2026, the Government also submitted a Europe communication regarding the Commission’s proposal to amend the EU Regulation on the CO2 emissions standards for heavy-duty vehicles.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-outlines-its-position-on-legislative-proposals-included-in-the-commission-s-automotive-package
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21.11.2025 | The European Commission has selected communications projects to receive funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). In the fourth round of calls for proposals under the CEF Digital programme, five projects coordinated by Finnish operators received a total of around EUR 4.67 million in funding. In addition, funding was awarded to a Swedish submarine cable project that is partly placed in Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-to-receive-eur-4.67-million-in-eu-funding-for-improving-communications-infrastructure
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16.7.2024 | The European Commission awarded EUR 39.11 million in funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to 11 projects in Finland. Five central government projects received a total of EUR 20.16 million and six private sector projects a total of EUR 18.96 million in funding.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/competition-for-eu-funding-has-tightened-finnish-transport-projects-received-eur-39.11-million
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29.4.2021 | The Government has proposed a new law that would increase the share of low- and zero-emission vehicles in the procurement of vehicles and transport services. The law would implement the requirements of the EU's Clean Vehicles Directive. The Government submitted its proposal to the Parliament on 29 April 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/new-government-proposal-public-procurement-of-vehicles-and-transport-services-must-be-eco-friendly-1289034
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24.10.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has submitted draft decrees concerning the fees charged for the services provided by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency, and the Finnish Meteorological Institute for comments. These decrees would replace the current ones, which will expire on 31 December 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/increases-proposed-to-traficom-s-service-fees
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10.4.2024 | The Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) is defined in the new Regulation on European Union guidelines for the development of the TEN-T network. The regulation also lays down provisions on the quality requirements for the network corridors and transport nodes. On 10 April 2024, the Ministry of Transport and Communications published maps showing Finland’s TEN-T network in accordance with the new Regulation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/map-of-trans-european-transport-network-in-finland-published
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28.11.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is finalising the government proposal to amend taxi regulation. Next, the proposal will be reviewed by the Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis, translated and submitted to legislative editing. The aim is to submit the government proposal to Parliament in spring 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/taxi-regulation-reforms-moving-forward-government-to-submit-proposal-to-parliament-in-spring-2026
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18.3.2024 | According to the Government Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, competition in passenger rail transport services will be increased by enabling municipalities, joint municipal authorities and regions to arrange outsourced services. The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a legislative project to make the necessary changes in legislation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/legislative-project-on-enabling-regional-competence-in-passenger-rail-transport-launched
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6.11.2025 | The Assembly of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will elect a new Council for the forthcoming two-year term in November-December. Finland is seeking re-election to the Council. The Ministry of Transport and Communications has invited Finnish maritime education institutions to serve as advisers to the Finnish delegation at the Assembly. Finnish maritime education is a sought-after export to various parts of the world.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-nominated-for-re-election-to-imo-council-finnish-maritime-teaching-and-research-feature-prominently
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25.4.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on the draft proposal on amendments to the Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport and certain related acts. The deadline for submitting comments is 20 June 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/amendments-to-act-on-environmental-protection-in-maritime-transport-circulated-for-comments
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11.6.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests statements on the draft national programme on alternative transport fuels distribution infrastructure. Comments can be submitted until 8 September 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/programme-for-alternative-transport-fuels-distribution-infrastructure-to-be-circulated-for-comments
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15.8.2025 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne has invited Jesse Horsma, Bachelor of Science in Economics, to serve as her Special Adviser.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/jesse-horsma-appointed-to-serve-as-special-adviser-to-minister-ranne
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Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-and-ministers/ministries
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15.7.2025 | The Council of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met for its 134th session in London on 7–11 July 2025. Finland has been a member of the Council during the current term 2024–2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/council-of-international-maritime-organization-promotes-effectiveness-and-openness-in-imo-s-work
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Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-and-ministers/titles
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7.12.2023 | On 7 December 2023, the Government appointed Jarkko Saarimäki, Master of Laws, to serve as Director General of the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Traficom, for the period from 20 December 2023 to 19 December 2028.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/jarkko-saarimaki-appointed-to-serve-as-director-general-of-the-transport-and-communications-agency-
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13.11.2025 | The Government submitted a bill on cross-border taxi services between Finland and Norway for approval on 13 November 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-finland-norway-taxi-agreement-almost-complete
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16.10.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is preparing a long-term investment programme, based on the Government Programme, to renew Finland’s icebreaking fleet. In addition, Sanna Ruuskanen, Director of Unit at the Ministry of Transport and Communications, will be appointed as a new member of the Board of Directors of Arctia Ltd, Finland’s state-owned icebreaking company.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/progress-on-finland-s-icebreaker-fleet-investment-programme-changes-to-arctia-s-board