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  1. 15.2.2024 | The promotion of work-based immigration requires that exploitation of foreign labour is effectively and proactively combatted. The new action plan for prevention of labour exploitation will tackle the phenomenon with legislative reforms and increased cooperation between the authorities during the government term.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-to-tackle-labour-exploitation-with-a-broad-action-plan-1
  2. 17.2.2023 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin visited Vienna on Friday 17 February. The programme of the visit included meetings with Austria’s Federal Chancellor Karl Nehammer and Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen. The focus in the discussions was on the current challenges facing Europe, including support to Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s war of aggression, economic actions of the EU and migration.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-in-austria-european-cooperation-will-help-tackle-great-challenges-of-our-time
  3. 23.11.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will visit New Zealand and Australia from 29 November to 3 December. Prime Minister Marin will meet the Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern in Auckland and the Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese in Sydney. Prime Minister Marin will be accompanied by Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and a Finnish business delegation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-visit-new-zealand-and-australia
  4. 26.7.2023 | The Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU will organise an informal meeting of health ministers in Las Palmas on 27–28 July 2023. Minister of Social Affairs and Health Kaisa Juuso will represent Finland at the meeting. The meeting will focus on digital health and improving mental health.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/eu-health-ministers-to-discuss-mental-and-digital-health-on-27-28-july
  5. 9.11.2023 | While continuing to suffer from the consequences of Russia’s invasion, Ukraine is busy preparing for reconstruction. Around forty Finnish companies, led by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio, will participate in Rebuild Ukraine, the exhibition and conference to be held in Warsaw on 14–15 November 2023.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finnish-companies-to-participate-in-ukraine-s-reconstruction
  6. 8.11.2023 | Minister of Employment Arto Satonen convened a seminar on the development of the Finnish labour market model on 8 November 2023, which was attended by representatives from all employer and employee organisations negotiating collective agreements in Finland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-employment-arto-satonen-calls-on-the-social-partners-to-find-a-sustainable-labour-market-model
  7. 12.12.2023 | Capacity to produce heavy ammunition will be significantly increased Ministry of Defence Publication date 12.12.2023 15.00 Type: Press release On 12 December 2023, Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen decided to increase Finland's ammunition product...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/capacity-to-produce-heavy-ammunition-will-be-significantly-increased
  8. 18.1.2024 | The budget reductions set out in the Government Programme will focus especially on region and country-specific development cooperation. The Country Programmes with Afghanistan, Kenya, Mozambique and Myanmar will be discontinued during the government term. Reductions will also be made in multilateral cooperation, humanitarian assistance and development policy loans and investments.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/austerity-measures-in-development-cooperation-are-specified
  9. 18.11.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will meet with Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir in Reykjavik on Tuesday 22 November.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-visit-iceland-on-22-and-23-november
  10. 19.2.2023 | Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin attended the Munich Security Conference on Saturday 18 February. The agenda included several high-level discussions and meetings with world leaders.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-at-munich-security-conference-cooperation-among-democracies-most-important
  11. 31.8.2023 | On 31 August 2023, the Government granted EUR 2.2 million to Southwest Finland to mitigate the impact of the sudden structural change in the city of Uusikaupunki. In addition, a separate decision was made to allocate EUR 400,000 in ESR+ funding from the Innovation and Skills in Finland, the EU Regional and Structural Policy Programme, to Southwest Finland. The entire funding is intended for the implementat...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-grants-eur-2.2-million-for-managing-structural-change-in-uusikaupunki
  12. 22.3.2024 | As assigned by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo, Mika Nykänen, State Secretary to the Minister of Employment, has met with the main labour market organisations and reviewed the conditions for starting bipartite negotiations on the Finnish labour market model. The organisations consider the preparation of a common agreement-based labour market model to be necessary. Some of the organisations, however, have preconditions for starting negotiations.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/state-secretary-nykanen-s-review-of-conditions-for-starting-negotiations-of-the-finnish-labour-market-model-has-been-completed
  13. 15.2.2024 | On 15 February 2024, the Government submitted a proposal to transpose the amendments required by the EU Blue Card Directive into Finnish legislation. The amendments will apply to non-EU nationals arriving in Finland with a EU residence permit for highly qualified workers, also known as the Blue Card.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposes-changes-to-eu-residence-permits-for-highly-skilled-workers
  14. 6.7.2023 | Finland to send more defence materiel to Ukraine Ministry of Defence Publication date 6.7.2023 13.45 Type: Press release Finland will deliver more defence materiel to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 6 July 2023 on t...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-send-more-defence-materiel-to-ukraine-2
  15. 11.7.2023 | Finland promotes the implementation of democracy, the rule of law, and the fundamental and human rights. A society built on trust and good relations between population groups arises from the fact that everyone in Finland can trust that their rights and the principles of gender equality, equality before the law and non-discrimination will be respected and that they will be able to improve their own lives.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-party-leaders-declaration-11-july-2023
  16. 23.11.2023 | The economic and employment situation in the regions has deteriorated and near-term expectations in many regions are more negative than before. However, the depressed economic trend is expected to be short-lived, with the outlook for the autumn of next year already looking brighter. This data comes from the publication Regional Development Prospects for autumn 2023, the results of which were presented at the Aluekehittämispäivät event in Lahti on 23 November.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/near-term-expectations-in-regions-are-bleak
  17. 12.12.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend two meetings in Brussels this week: the EU-ASEAN summit on 14 December and the European Council on 15 December.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-attend-european-council-and-eu-asean-summit-in-brussels
  18. 4.10.2023 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo met with French President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday 4 October. Their discussions focused on cooperation between Finland and France, especially in the energy sector, along with topical EU issues. Prime Minister Orpo also had a meeting with French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-meets-with-french-president-macron
  19. 30.11.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Prime Minister of New Zealand Jacinda Ardern met in Auckland on Wednesday morning local time. This was the first ever visit by a Finnish Prime Minister to New Zealand and the first visit by an EU Head of State or Government to the country since it lifted the travel restrictions imposed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-and-new-zealand-prime-minister-ardern-meet-in-auckland
  20. 30.11.2023 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will visit Dubai in the United Arab Emirates 2–4 December. Minister Tavio will attend events organised as part of the UN Climate Change Conference and meet ministers from other countries and representatives of businesses and international organisations.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tavio-to-highlight-finnish-expertise-at-cop28-in-dubai
  21. 31.5.2023 | On 1 June, Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend the European Political Community (EPC) Summit in Chisinau, Moldova.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-attend-summit-in-moldova
  22. 2.12.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in Sydney on Friday 2 December.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-meets-with-australian-prime-minister-albanese
  23. 10.7.2023 | Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal held a video conference on Monday 10 July. Prime Minister Orpo told his Ukrainian counterpart that Finland’s strong support for Ukraine will continue under the new Government.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-ministers-of-finland-and-ukraine-held-a-video-conference
  24. 14.11.2022 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland Mr Ville Skinnari will lead a trade mission to South Africa and Namibia from 14 to 18 November. The programme of the visit includes meetings with representatives of South African and Namibian governments, central banks and businesses.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-development-cooperation-and-foreign-trade-of-finland-to-visit-south-africa-and-namibia
  25. 8.9.2023 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has launched preparations for legislative amendments that will clarify the effects of unemployment on valid work-based residence permits. In future, persons with a work-based residence permit would have to leave Finland if the employment relationship ended and no new employment relationship was concluded within three months.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/preparations-begin-to-strengthen-the-tie-between-work-based-residence-permits-and-work
  26. 1.3.2023 | Parliament adopted the new Building Act on 1 March 2023. The act incorporates measures to combat climate change comprehensively into the building legislation. The act will also smoothen the construction processes, boost a circular economy and digitalisation and improve the quality of building. The Building Act will enter into force on 1 January 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/parliament-adopted-acts-that-will-reduce-emissions-from-building-and-promote-digitalisation
  27. 17.1.2024 | In its meeting on 17 January, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s policy priorities for the 2024–2029 EU parliamentary term. The Committee also discussed the Commission’s proposal to establish a Reform and Growth Facility for the Western Balkans. In addition, the Ministerial Committee outlined Finland’s positions for the two Council meetings taking place next week.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-sets-finland-s-eu-policy-priorities-for-coming-years
  28. 10.10.2023 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen to attend NATO defence minister meeting Ministry of Defence Publication date 10.10.2023 12.06 Type: Press release Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence at NATO ...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-nato-defence-minister-meeting-1
  29. 25.5.2023 | Finland to send another package of defence materiel to Ukraine Ministry of Defence Publication date 25.5.2023 15.28 Type: Press release Finland will deliver more defence materiel to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 2...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-send-another-package-of-defence-materiel-to-ukraine
  30. 23.8.2023 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is on a visit to Ukraine and met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv this morning. Orpo will also attend the third Crimea Platform Summit. In his meeting with Zelenskyy, Orpo stressed that Finland’s strong and unwavering support to Ukraine would continue.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/prime-minister-orpo-meets-with-ukrainian-president-zelenskyy
  31. 18.7.2023 | The leaders of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) met at a two-day summit in Brussels on 17 and 18 July. The aim of the third EU-CELAC Summit was to enhance cooperation and demonstrate a shared commitment to maintaining the rules-based international order.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-cultivates-finland-s-relations-with-latin-american-and-caribbean-countries
  32. 5.12.2022 | On 5 December 2022, the EU's Transport Council adopted the general approach on the proposal for a new TEN-T Regulation. The Regulation defines a trans-European transport network (TEN-T) and issues provisions on the quality requirements for TEN-T corridors and nodes.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/the-ports-of-oulu-and-kaskinen-included-in-the-ten-t-regulation-proposal-transport-ministers-reach-agreement-on-proposal
  33. 12.12.2023 | A review by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs shows that Finland’s development cooperation appropriations for Palestine have not been misdirected to terrorist organisations.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-ministry-completes-its-review-of-finland-s-development-cooperation-in-palestine
  34. 9.11.2023 | The Government has decided to grant Kymenlaakso a total of EUR 6 million to mitigate the impact of sudden structural change. The region is looking for new growth in the battery and food sectors, in particular. In all, the development package for Kymenlaakso amounts to ca. EUR 9 million.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-grants-support-to-kymenlaakso-to-manage-structural-change
  35. 25.6.2023 | On Sunday 25 June, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo met with Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir in Reykjavik. Their discussions focused on the situation in Russia, support for Ukraine, and bilateral issues between Finland and Iceland. They also discussed Nordic cooperation, Arctic issues and climate matters.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-and-icelandic-prime-minister-jakobsdottir-meet-in-iceland
  36. 5.9.2023 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has begun preparations to amend laws relating to income limits for work-based residence permits. Simultaneously, the Ministry will examine the appropriate levels and impacts of income limits.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/preparations-begin-to-set-an-income-limit-for-a-residence-permit-for-employed-persons
  37. 22.12.2023 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has granted approximately EUR 30.9 million in energy investment aid under Finland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan to 12 projects related to energy infrastructure and the electrification and decarbonisation of industrial processes. Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen signed the aid decisions on 19 December 2023.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/nearly-eur-31-million-in-rrf-energy-investment-aid-granted-to-clean-energy-projects
  38. 10.2.2023 | The special meeting of the European Council held on 9 February discussed support for Ukraine, migration and measures to support the European economy and competitiveness. At the summit, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appealed to EU leaders to increase support for Ukraine and to intensify sanctions against Russia.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-it-is-important-that-president-zelensky-was-able-to-appeal-to-eu-leaders-in-person
  39. 19.9.2023 | The Government aims to strengthen general government finances, increase immigrants’ own responsibility for integration and improve the position of immigrant mothers. The Government’s proposed amendments to the Integration Act, which will enter into force in 2025, have now been circulated for comments until 23 October 2023.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/changes-to-the-integration-services-reform-in-2025-government-proposal-circulated-for-comments
  40. 22.11.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Icelandic Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir in Reykjavik on Tuesday 22 November. Their discussions focused on security, climate and energy issues, Nordic and Arctic cooperation, EU affairs and bilateral relations.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-ministers-of-finland-and-iceland-meet-in-reykjavik-discussions-focus-on-security-climate-change-and-nordic-cooperation