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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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19.9.2022 | The Government proposes that the application periods should be extended for the purchase subsidies for electric and gas-fuelled vans and trucks. In contrast, the application periods would be shortened by three months for the purchase subsidy for fully electric cars, i.e. battery electric vehicles (BEVs), and the conversion subsidy for passenger cars, as the Government has not allocated an appropriation for these schemes for 2023. The application periods would close on 31 December 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-proposes-changes-to-application-periods-in-the-purchase-subsidy-scheme-for-low-emission-vehicles-1832675
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7.5.2020 | Juhani Damski appointed as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Environment Ministry of the Environment Publication date 7.5.2020 8.15 Type: Press release Photo: Veikko Somerpuro / Finnish Meteorological Institute The Government has appointe...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/juhani-damski-appointed-as-permanent-secretary-of-the-ministry-of-the-environment
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23.9.2021 | Nine digital tools are now available free of charge to workplaces in Finland as a result of the Government’s Mental Health at Work Programme. The mental health support toolkit provides workplaces and occupational healthcare with easy-to-use tools for preventing mental health problems among working-age people. Finnish workplaces need skilled employees with sufficient working capacity, which is why supp...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/effective-support-for-mental-health-at-work-
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8.7.2021 | On Friday 9 July, the European Commission will hold a High-Level Forum on Resettlement & Refugee Protection to discuss the reception of quota refugees and ways to promote it. Finland will be represented by Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo-participates-in-european-commission-s-quota-refugee-forum-finland-s-good-practices-on-agenda
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21.6.2021 | In its meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday 22 June, the EU General Affairs Council will discuss the preparations for the European Council taking place on 24–25 June. Other items on the agenda include EU enlargement, hearings on the rule of law in Poland and Hungary and the Conference on the Future of Europe. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-european-affairs-to-prepare-for-june-european-council-and-discuss-situation-with-regard-to-rule-of-law
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9.3.2021 | Employer instructions for health-secure entry, quarantine and for the preparation of a health security plan for seasonal workers in primary production are now ready, as are health security instructions for seasonal workers in primary production. A seasonal worker coming to Finland must be quarantined for 14 days before work on farms can begin. The alternative to 14-day quarantine is two negative coronavirus test results.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/instructions-for-health-secure-entry-of-seasonal-workers-in-primary-production-are-ready
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27.8.2021 | Finland ended its relief efforts in Kabul as planned on Thursday 26 August. Both the Foreign Ministry’s relief team and the Defence Forces’ unit tasked with safeguarding the efforts have now left Afghanistan. We will continue to provide consular assistance through other means to the extent possible.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-ministry-relief-team-leaves-afghanistan-finland-successfully-evacuates-330-persons-from-kabul
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18.11.2021 | Unfounded non-competition agreements restrict employee mobility, causing inflexibility in the labour market. Parliament has approved statutory amendments proposed by the Government seeking to reduce the use of unfounded non-competition agreements. Employers will also have to compensate employees for non-competition agreements lasting for less than six months.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/employers-to-compensate-employees-for-all-restraint-of-trade-agreements-legal-amendments-to-take-effect-in-january-2022
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24.11.2021 | Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä proposes that Finland and Sweden prepare a joint industrial strategy to promote a green transition. According to Lintilä, the discussions could start at a summit next year, which would bring together the countries’ top politicians and industrial and business leaders.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-lintila-decarbonisation-is-finland-s-strategy-for-industrial-growth
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29.6.2022 | The European Union has awarded funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for nine projects in Finland. Funding was received for rail transport and port projects. They include central government projects and projects by other actors.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-receives-a-record-eur-80.78-million-in-eu-funding-for-transport-projects
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15.11.2021 | The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications organised a round table on 15 November 2021 to hear the views of various interest groups on distribution channels for alternative fuels in road transport and on hydrogen as a power source. The demands of the EU regulations currently in preparation for refuelling/recharging infrastructure were also discussed in detail. This infrastructure plays a crucial role in efforts to mainstream low-emission alternative fuels.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/forum-for-fossil-free-transport-focused-on-distribution-infrastructure-for-electricity-gas-and-hydrogen-1580665
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17.3.2020 | On Wednesday, 18 March, Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will attend a video conference of transport ministers organised by the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-harakka-attends-a-video-conference-of-eu-transport-ministers-on-coronavirus
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24.2.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend the informal videoconference of the members of the European Council on 25 and 26 February. Topics on the agenda for the meeting include the EU’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, preparedness for health threats, security and defence, and the EU’s relations with the Southern Neighbourhood.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-attend-video-meeting-of-eu-leaders-1
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6.3.2020 | Minister of Defence to visit Sweden Ministry of Defence Publication date 6.3.2020 14.15 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will make a working visit to Karlskrona, Sweden, on 9 to 10 March 2020. The visit will be hosted by Pet...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-to-visit-sweden
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10.2.2021 | The Research and Innovation Council met for the first time in 2021 on Wednesday 10 February. The meeting was convened by Prime Minister Sanna Marin.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/research-and-innovation-council-discusses-importance-of-research-based-knowledge-and-role-of-rdi-activities-as-a-foundation-for-competitiveness
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4.2.2021 | The Government proposes that employers would have the right to conduct criminal record checks on people who work with children in short-term positions. The proposal aims to promote the protection of minors. Currently, employers are only authorised to investigate the backgrounds of people who work with children longer than three months during a one-year period.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposal-to-expand-employers-right-to-check-criminal-records-of-people-working-with-children
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12.5.2021 | Entrepreneurs have been temporarily entitled to labour market support because of the coronavirus pandemic. On 12 May 2021, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to extend the right of entrepreneurs to labour market support until 30 September 2021. The aim is to ensure the livelihood of entrepreneurs in the uncertain situation caused by the pandemic.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposes-to-extend-labour-market-support-for-entrepreneurs-until-the-end-of-september
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19.2.2021 | The UN Environment Assembly UNEA-5 brings together the UN Member States and representatives of the business sector and civil society organisations to a session conducted virtually on 22-23 February. The themes of the meeting are the role of nature in reaching the Sustainable Development Goals and green rebuilding and sustainable recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/nature-and-sustainable-recovery-the-themes-of-un-environment-assembly-unea
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European Council discussed external relations, COVID-19 situation and migration - Finnish Government
25.6.2021 | On the first day of its meeting in Brussels on 24 June, the European Council discussed external relations, the current situation with the coronavirus and migration. The Council also held a discussion with António Guterres, who was recently re-elected as UN Secretary General. Prime Minister Sanna Marin represented Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-council-discussed-external-relations-covid-19-situation-and-migration