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  1. 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/-/1410829/forum-for-fossil-free-transport-focused-on-the-green-transition-in-heavy-transport-1760040

  2. Minister Skinnari visits Denmark to promote cooperation in green transition - Finnish Government

    26.4.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will visit Copenhagen on 26–27 April. The aim of the visit is to promote bilateral commercial and economic cooperation and to discuss other topical trade policy matters. A business delegation representing the wind power sector will participate in the visit virtually.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-skinnari-visits-denmark-to-promote-cooperation-in-green-transition

  3. Finland’s Minister of Finance Vanhanen to chair Coalition for Climate Action meeting, with United States, China and Japan participating - Finnish Government

    6.4.2021 | Finance ministers from more than 60 countries will gather today, Tuesday 6 April, from 16.30 to 18.30, for a meeting of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action to discuss climate and economic policies.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/finland-s-minister-of-finance-vanhanen-to-chair-coalition-for-climate-action-meeting-with-united-states-china-and-japan-participating

  4. Grounds for restaurant lockdown re-examined after Easter - Finnish Government

    1.4.2021 | Restaurants and other food and beverage service businesses must remain closed to customers until 18 April 2021 in regions where it is necessary to stop the escalation of the COVID-19 epidemic.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/grounds-for-restaurant-lockdown-re-examined-after-easter

  5. Agreement between Finland and Sweden to step up police cooperation in the border area - Finnish Government

    19.10.2021 | Finland and Sweden have signed an agreement on police cooperation in the border area in Tornionlaakso. Its purpose is to step up police cooperation between the two countries. Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo and Swedish Minister for Home Affairs Mikael Damberg signed the agreement in Tornio on Tuesday 19 October.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/agreement-between-finland-and-sweden-to-step-up-police-cooperation-in-the-border-area

  6. Improvements to seasonal workers’ right to change employers and to employers’ amount of administrative work - Finnish Government

    8.4.2021 | It will become easier for seasonal workers arriving in Finland from third countries to change employers as the amendments to the Seasonal Workers Act enter into force. Meanwhile, employers will be able to notify the Finnish Immigration Service of more than one employee at a time. The amendments relate to seasonal work carried out in an employment relationship within agriculture or tourism.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/improvements-to-seasonal-workers-right-to-change-employers-and-to-employers-amount-of-administrative-work

  7. Working Life Barometer 2021: Wage and salary earners’ view of the labour market is positive, but continuous learning not available to all - Finnish Government

    24.3.2022 | At the end of the second coronavirus year, the views of wage and salary earners on the labour market were fairly positive, according to preliminary data from the Working Life Barometer 2021, which was published on 24 March 2022. More than 80 per cent of them felt that their capacity to work was good in relation to the physical and mental demands of the work.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/working-life-barometer-2021-wage-and-salary-earners-view-of-the-labour-market-is-positive-but-continuous-learning-not-available-to-all

  8. 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

  9. Finland and Russia enhance cooperation on game management – all game animal species included in the statement - Finnish Government

    27.1.2021 | The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland and the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment of the Russian Federation have agreed to expand cooperation on game management. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä and Minister of Natural Resources and Environment Aleksandr Kozlov signed the Joint Statement on 27 January 2021. The signing of the statement took place via remote connection.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/finland-and-russia-enhance-cooperation-on-game-management-all-game-animal-species-included-in-the-statement

  10. Finland in lead role in negotiating the Ministerial Declaration of the UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development on 6–15 July - Finnish Government

    6.7.2021 | This year, the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF) will focus on sustainable recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Finnish delegation will be headed by Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-in-lead-role-in-negotiating-the-ministerial-declaration-of-the-un-high-level-political-forum-on-sustainable-development-on-6-15-july

  11. Government proposes changes to application periods in the purchase subsidy scheme for low-emission vehicles - Finnish Government

    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/-/government-proposes-changes-to-application-periods-in-the-purchase-subsidy-scheme-for-low-emission-vehicles

  12. Individual services to support job search in the Nordic labour market service model - Finnish Government

    7.10.2021 | The reform would give unemployed jobseekers quicker and more intensive support for their job search. The Government submitted a proposal on the Nordic labour market service model to Parliament on 7 October 2021. The changes are intended to take effect in May 2022.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/individual-services-to-support-job-search-in-the-nordic-labour-market-service-model

  13. Finland supports availability of vaccines in developing countries - Finnish Government

    2.6.2021 | Finland will contribute EUR 10 million in 2021 to the international Vaccine Alliance Gavi.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-supports-availability-of-vaccines-in-developing-countries

  14. Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy agrees on distribution of funding for Interreg programmes in 2021–2027 - Finnish Government

    18.3.2021 | At its meeting on 18 March, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided on how funding from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) should be distributed among Finland’s Interreg programmes during the 2021–2027 programming period. The funding in question concerns seven programmes under the European Territorial Cooperation (ETC) objective, also known as Interreg programmes.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy-agrees-on-distribution-of-funding-for-interreg-programmes-in-2021-2027

  15. EU foreign affairs ministers to meet at informal Gymnich in Lisbon - Finnish Government

    26.5.2021 | EU foreign affairs ministers will meet at the Informal Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers (Gymnich) in Lisbon on 27 May. Finland’s representative at the meeting will be Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-affairs-ministers-to-meet-at-informal-gymnich-in-lisbon

  16. National defence budget to be increased significantly - Finnish Government

    5.4.2022 | National defence budget to be increased significantly Ministry of Defence Publication date 5.4.2022 18.44 Type: Press release In its spending limits discussion concerning the General Government Fiscal Plan 2023–2026 that ended on 5 April 2022, the...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/national-defence-budget-to-be-increased-significantly

  17. Government grants EUR 4.2 million to help companies manage the sudden structural change in Kemi-Tornio - Finnish Government

    23.6.2021 | The Government has granted EUR 4.2 million in business aid authorisation to the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centre) of North Ostrobothnia to manage the sudden structural change in Kemi-Tornio. The funding will be allocated in particular to investment and development projects of SMEs that create new jobs in the region.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-grants-eur-4.2-million-to-help-companies-manage-the-sudden-structural-change-in-kemi-tornio

  18. 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/-/ministers-lintila-and-skinnari-to-promote-finnish-exports-to-sweden-in-the-food-textiles-and-health-sectors

  19. Minister Harakka: Proposal to amend the Driving Licence Act responds to challenges in young people’s road safety - Finnish Government

    5.9.2022 | The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom has completed a study on how the 2018 reform of the Driving Licence Act has affected road safety. The driving licence reform was not found to have a significant impact on the number of injuries sustained by young people aged 15-20.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-harakka-proposal-to-amend-the-driving-licence-act-responds-to-challenges-in-young-people-s-road-safety-1825536

  20. Action plan to prevent bullying – resources, education and legislative amendments at the centre - Finnish Government

    26.1.2021 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has prepared a comprehensive action plan to prevent bullying, teasing, violence and harassment in schools and educational institutions. The Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health formulated the measures for the action plan.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/action-plan-to-prevent-bullying-resources-education-and-legislative-amendments-at-the-centre

  21. Government appoints new ministerial working group to develop digital transformation, data economy and public administration - Finnish Government

    2.9.2021 | On Thursday 2 September, the Government appointed a Ministerial Working Group on Developing the Digital Transformation, the Data Economy and Public Administration. The new working group will be responsible for guiding and directing the development of public administration, the digital transformation, the data economy and information policy.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-appoints-new-ministerial-working-group-to-develop-digital-transformation-data-economy-and-public-administration

  22. Study to probe into disputes concerning the choice of applicable collective agreement and the conciliation system - Finnish Government

    24.2.2021 | Minister of Labour Tuula Haatainen will launch a study on the mechanisms for resolving disputes that relate to the choice of collective agreements and to the functioning of the mediation system. The appointed rapporteurs are Minna Etu-Seppälä (Master of Laws, trained on the bench) and Simo Zitting (Master of Laws).
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/study-to-probe-into-disputes-concerning-the-choice-of-applicable-collective-agreement-and-the-conciliation-system

  23. Finland to participate in IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit ahead of the Glasgow Climate Change Conference - Finnish Government

    30.3.2021 | On 31 March 2021, Finland will participate in the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit, which will discuss measures to speed up the transition to clean energy as well as means for States to cooperate more effectively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 in order to achieve international climate goals. Finland’s representative at the virtual meeting will be Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-to-participate-in-iea-cop26-net-zero-summit-ahead-of-the-glasgow-climate-change-conference

  24. Municipalities to take over TE services in 2024 – ministerial working group decides on principles of reform - Finnish Government

    1.9.2021 | In its mid-term policy review in spring 2021, the Government decided to continue preparations for the transfer of employment and economic development services (TE services) to municipalities. The services will be transferred to municipalities in 2024. At its meeting of 31 August 2021, the Ministerial Working Group on Promoting Employment decided on the principles that relate to the employment base of municipalities providing services, cooperation between municipalities and the transfer of staff.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/municipalities-to-take-over-te-services-in-2024-ministerial-working-group-decides-on-principles-of-reform

  25. European Council members discuss security and defence - Finnish Government

    26.2.2021 | On Friday 26 February, on the second day of their meeting, the members of the European Council exchanged views on security and defence and discussed issues related to the Southern Neighbourhood. Prime Minister Sanna Marin represented Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-council-members-discuss-security-and-defence

  26. EU home affairs ministers discuss migration, situation in Afghanistan and fight against child sexual abuse - Finnish Government

    7.10.2021 | EU home affairs ministers will gather in Luxembourg on 8 October for a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. Items on the agenda include the external dimension of migration, the situation in Afghanistan and the fight against child sexual abuse. Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/eu-home-affairs-ministers-discuss-migration-situation-in-afghanistan-and-fight-against-child-sexual-abuse

  27. Non-return of persons from Finland to Afghanistan – policy in line with UN advisory - Finnish Government

    18.8.2021 | This week, UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, has released a non-return advisory calling for all countries to suspend the return of Afghan nationals to their country of origin. The advisory also applies to the return of asylum seekers who have had their claims rejected. Finland has followed this policy for several weeks now.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/non-return-of-persons-from-finland-to-afghanistan-policy-in-line-with-un-advisory

  28. Minister Lintilä: Decarbonisation is Finland’s strategy for industrial growth - Finnish Government

    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

  29. Finland and Norway negotiate on very strong restrictions on salmon fishing in River Tenojoki (Tana) next summer due to extremely poor stock status - Finnish Government

    25.3.2021 | The negotiations between Finland and Norway on fishing restrictions concerning the River Tenojoki (Tana) have been delayed due to recent reports about the rapid decline in the status of salmon stocks in the river in the past few years. Based on sonar count data, only a little more than 14,000 salmon rose to spawn in the river last summer. This was less than a half of the number of salmon in 2018, which was not very high, either.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/finland-and-norway-negotiate-on-very-strong-restrictions-on-salmon-fishing-in-river-tenojoki-tana-next-summer-due-to-extremely-poor-stock-status

  30. Finland and Sweden to reinforce their civil preparedness through closer cooperation - Finnish Government

    10.2.2021 | Finland and Sweden will strengthen their cooperation and exchange of information in the field of civil preparedness and rescue services. On 10 February, Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo and Swedish Minister for Home Affairs Mikael Damberg signed a letter of intent on closer cooperation between Finland and Sweden.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-and-sweden-to-reinforce-their-civil-preparedness-through-closer-cooperation

  31. Finland and five other EU Member States urge Commission to ensure BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine deliveries - Finnish Government

    15.1.2021 | Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Denmark sent a joint letter to the European Commission calling for more efficient production of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine and speedier delivery of vaccine batches. The letter addressed to Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, was signed on behalf of Finland by Krista Kiuru, Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/finland-and-five-other-eu-member-states-urge-commission-to-ensure-biontech-pfizer-vaccine-deliveries

  32. Prime Minister Marin congratulates new Vice President of the United States - Finnish Government

    20.1.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin has written a letter of congratulations to Kamala Harris, who became Vice President of the United States on 20 January. In her letter, Prime Minister Marin expressed her hope for deeper cooperation with the United States in responding to global challenges.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-congratulates-new-vice-president-of-the-united-states

  33. One in three Ukrainians wants to stay in Finland while many are uncertain about the future - Finnish Government

    7.9.2022 | In June-July, the Ministry of the Interior conducted an online survey to assess the situation and need for different services of Ukrainians who have fled to Finland. A total of 2,136 people responded to the survey.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/one-in-three-ukrainians-wants-to-stay-in-finland-while-many-are-uncertain-about-the-future

  34. Close to EUR 100 million increase proposed for the Ministry of the Interior’s administrative branch - Finnish Government

    4.11.2021 | In the fourth supplementary budget for 2021, a net increase of EUR 99.7 million is proposed for the administrative branch of the Ministry of the Interior. This includes EUR 65 million for the procurement of new offshore patrol vessels for the Border Guard, EUR 30 million for safeguarding the operations of the police and EUR 10.38 million for the administrative branch’s expenditure arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and internal border controls. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/close-to-eur-100-million-increase-proposed-for-the-ministry-of-the-interior-s-administrative-branch

  35. Government proposes to extend labour market support for entrepreneurs until the end of September - Finnish Government

    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

  36. Only moderate increases to funding of basic activities of internal security authorities - Finnish Government

    12.5.2021 | The government report on the General Government Fiscal Plan was submitted to Parliament at the government plenary session on 12 May 2021. The appropriation for the administrative branch of the Ministry of the Interior will remain under EUR 1.5 billion per year during the 2022–2025 spending limits period.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/only-moderate-increases-to-funding-of-basic-activities-of-internal-security-authorities

  37. 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

  38. Persons in need of international protection could be admitted on grounds of work or studies – Finland explores the possibilities of testing the model - Finnish Government

    12.11.2021 | At the initiative of the Ministry of the Interior, the Finnish Government commissioned a study examining the types of complementary pathways for legal migration available in different countries for use by people in need of international protection. The focus of the study was on labour-based and study-based complementary pathways. The results confirm that there is a need for legal pathways, as has been discussed in Finland, and they support the EU in seeking new solutions to migration.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/persons-in-need-of-international-protection-could-be-admitted-on-grounds-of-work-or-studies-finland-explores-the-possibilities-of-testing-the-model

  39. Government appoints new ministerial working group to develop digital transformation, data economy and public administration - Finnish Government

    2.9.2021 | On Thursday 2 September, the Government appointed a Ministerial Working Group on Developing the Digital Transformation, the Data Economy and Public Administration. The new working group will be responsible for guiding and directing the development of public administration, the digital transformation, the data economy and information policy.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/government-appoints-new-ministerial-working-group-to-develop-digital-transformation-data-economy-and-public-administration

  40. Fingrid granted permission to build a transmission line between Finland and Sweden - Finnish Government

    20.10.2021 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has granted Fingrid Oyj a permit to construct a transmission line of 400 kilovolts that will cross the border between Finland and Sweden. The interconnector would increase the transmission capacity between Finland and Northern Sweden from Sweden to Finland by 800 MW and from Finland to Sweden by 900 MW.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/fingrid-granted-permission-to-build-a-400-kv-transmission-line-between-finland-and-sweden