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  1. Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discusses spike in energy prices and October European Council - Finnish Government

    20.10.2021 | In its meeting on Wednesday 20 October, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed the rise in energy prices and other issues on the agenda at the October European Council.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-spike-in-energy-prices-and-october-european-council

  2. Prime Minister Marin and Argentine President Fernández discuss deepening cooperation between their countries - Finnish Government

    25.6.2020 | On Thursday 25 June, Prime Minister Sanna Marin and President of Argentina Alberto Fernández discussed deepening relations and commercial cooperation between their countries and the situation with regard to the COVID-19 epidemic.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-and-argentine-president-fernandez-discuss-deepening-cooperation-between-their-countries

  3. Financing provided to make digital support a permanent service for citizens and businesses - Finnish Government

    3.12.2021 | The Ministry of Finance has granted the Digital and Population Data Services Agency EUR 1.8 million for building an operating model for digital support. A pilot project is to be completed in 2022, and the model is to be later adopted nationwide as a permanent service. The financing was granted from the Programme for the Promotion of Digitalisation. One of the programme objectives is to expand the national operating model to cover digital support to business operators.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/financing-provided-to-make-digital-support-a-permanent-service-for-citizens-and-businesses

  4. Ministers Lintilä and Skinnari to promote Finnish exports to Sweden in the food, textiles and health sectors - Finnish Government

    14.4.2021 | Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will make a virtual Team Finland visit to Sweden on 15 April 2021. The visit is intended to intensify trade relations between Finnish and Swedish companies, particularly in the food and beverage industries, the textile industry and the sustainable healthcare sectors.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/ministers-lintila-and-skinnari-to-promote-finnish-exports-to-sweden-in-the-food-textiles-and-health-sectors

  5. Foreign affairs and home affairs ministers to discuss external aspects of EU migration policy - Finnish Government

    15.3.2021 | The home affairs ministers and foreign affairs ministers of EU member states will meet at an informal video conference on 15 March 2021. Finland will be represented by Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto and State Secretary Olli-Poika Parviainen. The announced theme of the meeting is the external dimension of the EU’s migration and asylum reform. The debate will focus on mutually benefic...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/foreign-affairs-and-home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-external-aspects-of-eu-migration-policy

  6. Prime Minister Rinne and Estonian Prime Minister Ratas meet in Tallinn - Finnish Government

    13.6.2019 | Prime Minister Antti Rinne and the Prime Minister of Estonia Jüri Ratas will meet in Tallinn on Friday 14 June. This is the first foreign visit of Antti Rinne’s term as Prime Minister. Prime Minister Ratas congratulated Antti Rinne on the appointment of the new Government already last week, and the two Prime Ministers agreed that they should meet very soon.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-rinne-and-estonian-prime-minister-ratas-meet-in-tallinn

  7. Forum for fossil-free transport focused on the green transition in heavy transport - Finnish Government

    31.5.2022 | The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications organised a round table on the green transition in heavy transport on 30 May 2022, to hear the views of various interest groups on the needs of heavy-duty vehicles and heavy transport in general when transport is moving towards a fossil-free era. The discussion also focused on the current situation in the fuel markets, EU legislation related to fuels and vehicles as well as forms of support that promote the green transition in heavy transport.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/forum-for-fossil-free-transport-focused-on-the-green-transition-in-heavy-transport

  8. Audit of ELY Centre COVID-19 subsidies completed - Finnish Government

    18.6.2021 | An audit commissioned by the Ministry of Employment and the Economy of grants made by Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centres) for SME development projects has been completed. The audit sought to provide information on the guidance, oversight and reporting of financing granted due to the COVID-19 epidemic. It was conducted by BDO Audiator Ltd for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/audit-of-ely-centre-covid-19-subsidies-completed

  9. Conference of Parties to UN Biodiversity Convention kicks off today – aim to halt biodiversity loss - Finnish Government

    11.10.2021 | The Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity COP15 starts today on 11 October in Kunming, China. The aim is to agree on targets and actions to halt the global biodiversity loss. Actual decisions are expected in the second part of the Conference of the Parties, which will be held from 25 April to 8 May 2022.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/conference-of-parties-to-un-biodiversity-convention-kicks-off-today-aim-to-halt-biodiversity-loss

  10. Ministerial working group to develop digital transformation, data economy and public administration - Finnish Government

    2.9.2021 | Press release of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Transport and Communications
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/ministerial-working-group-to-develop-digital-transformation-data-economy-and-public-administration-1494070

  11. Additional police funding for preventative work targeting children and young adults - Finnish Government

    27.5.2021 | A Government supplementary budget proposal would provide additional funding of EUR 3 million to the police for preventative work. The main target group for preventative action will be children and young adults.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/additional-police-funding-for-preventative-work-targeting-children-and-young-adults

  12. Finland ranks first in international sustainable development comparison - Finnish Government

    14.6.2021 | For the first time, Finland has been ranked number one in an international comparison of sustainable development. The esteemed ranking by the UN and the Bertelsmann Foundation is published annually, and Finland has also been in the top three in earlier years, together with Denmark and Sweden. The comparison assesses countries’ progress on implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-ranks-first-in-international-sustainable-development-comparison

  13. Minister Vanhanen held discussions with European Commissioner McGuinness and highlighted Finland’s views on EU sustainable finance issues - Finnish Government

    5.3.2021 | Minister of Finance Matti Vanhanen highlighted Finland's views on the use of the EU’s sustainable finance classification system in the forestry and energy production sectors. Minister Vanhanen discussed these matters with European Commissioner Mairead McGuinness on Friday 5 March.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/minister-vanhanen-held-discussions-with-european-commissioner-mcguinness-and-highlighted-finland-s-views-on-eu-sustainable-finance-issues

  14. IPCC report: Current actions not enough to limit warming to 1.5 degrees – effective emission reductions already needed during next decade - Finnish Government

    4.4.2022 | In its report published on 4 April, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points out that emission reduction measures must already be accelerated during the next decade to achieve international targets for limiting climate warming. Greenhouse gas emissions are growing in all sectors, and in the past decade the average GHG emissions were higher than ever before. The pace of growth in emissions has, however, slowed.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/ipcc-report-current-actions-not-enough-to-limit-warming-to-1.5-degrees-effective-emission-reductions-already-needed-during-next-decade

  15. County elections on 23 January 2022 - Finnish Government

    14.12.2021 | The first county elections will be held in Finland on Sunday 23 January 2022. A county council for each of the 21 wellbeing services counties will be elected in the elections. The term of the county councils will begin on 1 March 2022 and end on 31 May 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/county-elections-on-23-january-2022

  16. New centre of expertise to support social enterprises and to help employ people with partial work ability - Finnish Government

    7.5.2021 | In its mid-term policy review, the Government decided to set up an expert unit to support the creation and growth of social enterprises. The centre of expertise’s operations will be network-based and funded by both the working capacity programme for persons with partial working ability and the European Social Fund. The aim is to organise a call for applications to enable the centre to start operations in October 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/new-centre-of-expertise-to-support-social-enterprises-and-to-help-employ-people-with-partial-work-ability

  17. Afghans who have worked for the authorities can be admitted to Finland - Finnish Government

    13.8.2021 | In response to the rapidly deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, the Finnish Government decided at an extraordinary meeting on 13 August that Afghans who have worked for Finland, the EU and NATO can be admitted to Finland with their families and issued residence permits.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/afghans-who-have-worked-for-the-authorities-can-be-admitted-to-finland

  18. Proposal for amendments to the Copyright Act submitted to Parliament - Finnish Government

    13.4.2022 | The Government proposes amendments to the Copyright Act and the Act on Electronic Communication Services. The legislative amendments bring the provisions of Finnish legislation in line with the European Union's Directive on Copyright in the Digital Single Market and the Directive on online transmissions of broadcasting organisations. The transposition of these directives is the most significant reform of national copyright legislation in two decades.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/proposal-for-amendments-to-the-copyright-act-submitted-to-parliament

  19. Nature and sustainable recovery the themes of UN Environment Assembly UNEA - Finnish Government

    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

  20. Evaluation: Finland’s guarantee scheme improved SMEs’ access to funding - Finnish Government

    11.11.2021 | The purpose of Finland’s guarantee scheme was to support the availability of SME financing by providing banks with guarantees for business loans. According to an evaluation commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the guarantee scheme achieved its economic policy objectives well. The scheme provided a tenfold leverage effect on public funding. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/evaluation-finland-s-guarantee-scheme-improved-smes-access-to-funding