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27.4.2026 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will lead a Team Finland trade mission to Australia and New Zealand between 28 April and 5 May 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tavio-to-lead-trade-mission-to-australia-and-new-zealand
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18.5.2026 | The Government is addressing the income difficulties faced by international students. The proposed amendments, open for comments, concern family reunification for international students, the income requirement and verification of students’ language proficiency.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/consultation-round-proposal-on-changes-to-family-reunification-for-international-students
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20.4.2026 | EU foreign affairs ministers will convene for a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 21 April. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-affairs-council-to-discuss-russia-s-war-of-aggression-the-middle-east-the-south-caucasus-and-sudan
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9.4.2026 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit the United States on 9–13 April.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-travel-to-the-united-states
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23.3.2021 | Jarno Lappalainen, Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo, has returned from family leave and taken up a new post as Secretary of the ministerial group of the Greens.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/jarno-lappalainen-returns-to-his-post-as-special-adviser
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25.2.2026 | In its evening session on Wednesday 25 February, the Government discussed the employment situation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-begins-preparing-employment-measures-ahead-of-spending-limits-session
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1.6.2021 | Mikko Heinikoski will begin as Special Adviser to Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen on 1 June 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/mikko-heinikoski-appointed-special-adviser-to-minister-of-employment-haatainen
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7.5.2026 | The Government proposes legislative changes that would make it easier for people claiming unemployment benefits to study. According to the proposal, jobseekers aged at least 25 years could enrol for open higher education studies at universities, universities of applied sciences, community learning centres and summer universities without losing their unemployment benefit.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-s-proposal-to-facilitate-studies-during-unemployment-would-increase-study-opportunities-for-jobseekers
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13.4.2026 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will travel to Canada on 13–14 April.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-visit-canada
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4.6.2026 | The Government is proposing a new type of integration assistance. The general social security benefit would be paid as integration assistance to immigrants registered as unemployed jobseekers who do not meet the prior work requirement or have lived in Finland for less than three years.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/new-integration-assistance-to-improve-incentives-to-work-and-strengthen-language-skills
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26.4.2021 | Milja Henttonen, Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, has taken office as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo. Henttonen is now in charge of the communications and media relations of the Minister of the Interior and of coordinating the communications of the ministerial group of the Greens.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/milja-henttonen-appointed-special-adviser-to-minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo
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8.5.2026 | In his EU policy speech at Aalto University on Friday 8 May, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stressed that Europe and the European Union are still the best guarantee of security for citizens in an unstable global situation. He noted, however, that Europe needs to be much stronger in order to defend its values.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-only-a-strong-europe-can-defend-its-values
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16.4.2026 | Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen has been invited to join the Young Global Leaders network of the World Economic Forum (WEF). Young Global Leaders is a collaborative community of exceptional young leaders from politics, research, business and other sectors. Through its development programme, influential persons under the age of 40 receive tailored leadership training in cooperation with world-class universities.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/wef-invites-minister-of-employment-marttinen-to-young-global-leaders-network
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24.1.2024 | On 23 January 2024, Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen appointed Suldaan Said Ahmed as her Special Envoy on Peace Mediation in the Horn of Africa. In his role as the Foreign Minister’s Special Envoy, Said Ahmed will focus on supporting peace processes.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/suldaan-said-ahmed-appointed-as-foreign-minister-s-special-envoy-on-peace-mediation-in-the-horn-of-africa
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16.4.2021 | Tiina Kivinen has taken office as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo. Kivinen is responsible for matters relating to EU affairs, migration, asylum policy and intelligence.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/tiina-kivinen-appointed-special-adviser-to-minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo
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29.4.2026 | In its meeting on Wednesday 29 April, the Ministerial Committee on EU Affairs discussed the issues on the agenda for the European Political Community (EPC) Summit, temporary protection for Ukrainians and the revision of the EU emissions trading system. The Ministerial Committee also outlined Finland’s positions for two council meetings taking place next week.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-discusses-european-political-community-summit
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7.5.2026 | Based on the 2025 hydrogen auction of its Innovation Fund, the European Commission has selected nine projects that will proceed to agreement negotiations. Among them is the Cloudberry project of Finland’s Vetyalfa Oy. The Commission published the results of the auction on 7 May 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finnish-hydrogen-project-to-receive-eur-224-million-from-eu-s-innovation-fund
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30.4.2026 | The Government’s two legislative packages will address the income difficulties faced by international students. The first would strengthen the monitoring of students’ use of social assistance in accordance with the Government Programme. The Government submitted its proposal to Parliament on 30 April 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposes-to-tackle-income-difficulties-of-international-students
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13.5.2026 | The rescEU Medical Stockpile hosted in Finland reached its full material readiness at the end of April. All products specified in the original plan have now been purchased and stored and they are ready to go. The project was completed on schedule, thanks to seamless cooperation among the different parties.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-s-resceu-medical-stockpile-reached-full-readiness
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20.4.2026 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs decided in March that from 1 June 2026, Finland will not accept non-biometric passports issued by the Russian Federation. The objective of the decision is to ensure that travel documents are as reliable as possible. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs advises holders of non‑biometric passports who plan to apply for a visa or residence permit to prepare well in advance for the change.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/russian-citizens-are-recommended-to-apply-for-visa-with-biometric-passport-starting-from-may