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24.11.2025 | The Nordic Baltic Youth Summit will be held in Finland for the first time. The summit participants will draft policy recommendations addressing challenges related to the green transition and youth employment and submit them to Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Mika Poutala.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/nordic-baltic-youth-summit-to-bring-together-200-young-people-from-different-countries-in-helsinki
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19.5.2022 | Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation are hosting a delegation from Kosovo on May 19-20 in Helsinki, Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/a-delegation-from-kosovo-visits-finland
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25.11.2025 | Finland will publish its new national Action Plan for the Istanbul Convention on 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women. The objective of the Istanbul Convention is to ensure that every girl and woman has a future without violence. Finland’s new action plan, covering the years 2026–2033, outlines several long-term objectives and lists altogether 37 practical measures.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/working-to-ensure-violence-free-future-for-every-girl-and-woman-finland-to-publish-its-action-plan-for-istanbul-convention
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8.10.2025 | Finland and Iceland to enhance their defence cooperation Ministry of Defence Publication date 8.10.2025 11.17 Type: Press release Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdótti...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-and-iceland-to-enhance-their-defence-cooperation
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7.10.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Iceland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir in Helsinki on 8 October. Gunnarsdóttir is visiting Finland as a delegate accompanying the Icelandic Presidential couple on their state visit.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-meet-iceland-s-foreign-minister-gunnarsdottir
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17.10.2025 | Finland will deliver its 30th materiel assistance package to Ukraine. A decision on the matter was made by the President of the Republic on the proposal of the the Government on 17th October 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-hakkanen-finland-sends-more-defence-materiel-assistance-to-ukraine
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2.12.2025 | Finland has ranked 8th in the Gender Equality Index for the European Union (EU). The Index measured gender equality in various domains, such as work, health and power. The data for the most recent Index is mainly from 2023 and 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/finland-ranks-eighth-in-eu-gender-equality-index-1
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17.10.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Vietnam’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Lê Hoài Trung in Helsinki on 21 October. Lê Hoài Trung will visit Finland as part of the delegation of General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam Tô Lâm on his official visit to the country.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-meet-vietnamese-minister-of-foreign-affairs-le-hoai-trung
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22.9.2025 | The Finnish Government proposes EUR 14.8 billion in appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its branch of government for 2026. This is about EUR 0.5 billion less than in the 2025 Budget.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/government-proposal-on-the-budget-proposal-for-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-branch-of-government-for-2026
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19.2.2021 | At the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) on 17 February, the EU Member States unanimously opposed the Commission delegated act concerning the LULUCF Regulation. Finland had brought up the matter because the act would have made it practically impossible to apply the special allowance up to 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent that was originally granted to Finland. The objection by COREPER takes the matter back to the Commission for further preparation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/unanimous-support-from-eu-member-states-to-finland-s-special-allowance-in-lulucf
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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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5.11.2025 | The meeting of Nordic and Baltic ministers for digitalisation plans to adopt a declaration promoting European Digital Identity Wallets. The meeting is being held in Tampere on 6 November.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/the-meeting-of-nordic-and-baltic-ministers-for-digitalisation-takes-place-in-tampere
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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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26.9.2025 | The Finnish Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie will attend the MONDIACULT 2025 conference on 29–30 September. Thousands of policymakers and experts will meet in Barcelona to outline the future of cultural policy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/minister-talvitie-to-attend-unesco-world-conference-on-cultural-policies-and-sustainable-development
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23.10.2025 | The electricity tax on power used in data centres will move from the lower electricity tax category II to the general category I as of 1 July 2026. The general category tax is 2.24 cents per kilowatt-hour, compared to 0.05 cents in the lower category. This means the change will increase the electricity tax on data centres by 2.19 cents per kilowatt-hour. The reform will raise central government electricity tax revenue by EUR 47 million annually at 2026 levels.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-safeguards-finland-s-competitiveness-in-attracting-data-centre-investments
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5.11.2025 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will visit Vienna on 5–6 November. The programme for his visit will include meetings with Austrian Minister for Europe, Integration and Family Claudia Plakolm and the EU Affairs Committee of the Austrian Parliament, as well as a discussion event marking the 30th anniversary of Finland’s and Austria’s EU membership.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-european-affairs-strand-to-visit-vienna
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10.10.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Azerbaijan, Armenia and Georgia on 13–15 October. This is her first visit to the South Caucasus as the Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-visit-azerbaijan-armenia-and-georgia
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5.12.2025 | In its meeting on Friday 5 December, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed the European Commission’s proposal for the EU’s next multiannual financial framework and the agendas for four upcoming council meetings.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-discusses-multiannual-financial-framework-1
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4.9.2025 | The European Commission gave its proposal concerning amendments to the European Climate Law in July 2025. On 4 September 2025, the Finnish Government submitted a Union communication to Parliament where it states its opinion on the Commission’s proposal.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/government-decided-finland-s-position-on-european-commission-s-proposal-for-climate-target-for-2040
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22.11.2025 | The Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil ended on Saturday evening Finnish time, after having continued almost 24 hours longer than planned. The political commitment achieved was modest relative to the objectives of the Paris Climate Change Agreement. However, in the negotiations during the last night the EU managed to include points in the resolutions that will ensure that the work...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/only-small-steps-forward-in-climate-change-mitigation-at-climate-change-conference-in-belem