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  1. Amendments to Border Guard Act help prepare for incidents - Finnish Government

    8.7.2022 | In future, the reception of asylum applications can be centralised at separately designated border crossing points at Finland’s national border. Amendments to the Border Guard Act help prepare for hybrid influence activities that exploit e.g. migration. The President of the Republic approved the amendments on 8 July. The act will enter into force on 15 July 2022.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/amendments-to-border-guard-act-help-prepare-for-incidents

  2. EU ministers reach an agreement on Platform Work Directive - Finnish Government

    11.3.2024 | At their meeting of 11 March, the EU ministers for employment and social affairs approved the agreement reached with the European Parliament on the Platform Work Directive. Minister of Employment Arto Satonen represented Finland at the meeting in Brussels.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-ministers-reach-an-agreement-on-platform-work-directive

  3. Government proposes amendments to 2025 budget proposal - Finnish Government

    21.11.2024 | On Thursday 21 November, the Government submitted its proposal to Parliament to amend the budget proposal for 2025. Some items in the proposal concern the Government's EUR 4 billion investment programme. The proposal will increase the revenue estimate by EUR 67 million and the requirement for appropriations by EUR 405 million.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-proposes-amendments-to-2025-budget-proposal

  4. EU Commissioner for Preparedness Lahbib to visit Helsinki - Finnish Government

    3.10.2025 | The EU Commissioner for Equality and for Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib will visit Helsinki on Friday 3 October. She will meet Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen and Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen. The visit to Finland is on the invitation of Minister of the Interior Rantanen. On Thursday Commissioner Lahbib was in Oulu to observe the international Rescue Borealis field training exercise.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/eu-commissioner-for-preparedness-lahbib-to-visit-helsinki

  5. Ministry of Transport and Communications publishes its first responsibility report - Finnish Government

    6.5.2022 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has published its first responsibility report. The report contains information on the measures taken by the Ministry of Transport and Communications to promote the achievement of the UN's 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals in 2021. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/ministry-of-transport-and-communications-publishes-its-first-responsibility-report-1740853

  6. Single Market Scoreboard 2022: Finland continues to perform well in enforcing EU rules - Finnish Government

    28.7.2023 | The EU has updated its Single Market Scoreboard especially with regard to the transposition of EU legislation in 2022. The results indicate that Member States have made some progress in implementing and enforcing the single market rules despite the shock to the single market caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finland’s performance continues to be above EU average.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/single-market-scoreboard-2022-finland-continues-to-perform-well-in-enforcing-eu-rules-

  7. Commission to step up fight against people smuggling and trafficking - Finnish Government

    25.1.2024 | The European Commission strives to increase police cooperation in the fight against migrant smuggling and trafficking in human beings. In November, the Commission proposed a regulation that would reinforce Europol's role and increase information sharing between Member States. The Government expressed its position on the Commission's proposal in its communication submitted to Parliament on 25 January 2024.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/commission-to-step-up-fight-against-people-smuggling-and-trafficking

  8. Technical Support Instrument 2024 Call open for projects promoting public administration reforms - Finnish Government

    17.5.2023 | The European Commission provides technical support to reforms in EU Member States with a special focus on making public administration fit for the future and adaptable to change. The Technical Support Instrument (TSI) 2024 Call is now open. The national deadline for submitting requests for support is 20 October 2023.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/technical-support-instrument-2024-call-open-for-projects-promoting-public-administration-reforms

  9. Ministry of Transport and Communications publishes its first responsibility report - Finnish Government

    6.5.2022 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has published its first responsibility report. The report contains information on the measures taken by the Ministry of Transport and Communications to promote the achievement of the UN's 2030 Agenda Sustainable Development Goals in 2021. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministry-of-transport-and-communications-publishes-its-first-responsibility-report

  10. Home affairs ministers to discuss migrant smuggling and the situation of Ukrainian refugees - Finnish Government

    7.12.2022 | EU home affairs ministers will gather in Brussels on Thursday 8 December for a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen will represent Finland at the meeting. The ministers will discuss topics including the overall state of the Schengen area and Russia’s aggression against Ukraine.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-migrant-smuggling-and-the-situation-of-ukrainian-refugees

  11. 11th package of EU sanctions against Russia focuses on preventing sanctions circumvention - Finnish Government

    23.6.2023 | The European Union introduces significant new instruments in its eleventh package of restrictive measures against Russia to prevent circumvention and evasion of sanctions, particularly through third countries. These instruments include several facilities for targeting sanctions against parties that circumvent sanctions and assist in such circumvention. Export bans, bans on transit through Russia and individual sanctions lists are expanded.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/11th-package-of-eu-sanctions-against-russia-focuses-on-preventing-sanctions-circumvention

  12. EU ministers to discuss Platform Work Directive on 11 March - Finnish Government

    8.3.2024 | Minister of Employment Arto Satonen will represent Finland at the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council meeting in Brussels on 11 March. The Platform Work Directive, which has been in preparation for a long time, will be the only legislative matter in the Council. The Directive aims to improve the working conditions of platform workers.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/platform-work-directive-on-the-agenda-of-eu-ministers-on-11-march

  13. Finland joins a Declaration of Intent promoting the automation of road transport - Finnish Government

    8.6.2026 | On 9 June 2026, in connection with the EU Transport Council meeting, Finland joined a Joint Declaration of Intent by Member States regarding large-scale cross-border testbeds for autonomous vehicles. The aim is to promote the testing of automated driving systems in the EU.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-joins-a-declaration-of-intent-promoting-the-automation-of-road-transport

  14. Finland submits its draft budgetary plan to the European Union - Finnish Government

    13.10.2022 | On Thursday 13 October, Finland submitted its draft budgetary plan for next year to the European Commission.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/finland-submits-its-draft-budgetary-plan-to-the-european-union-1

  15. Event at Finlandia Hall to celebrate anniversary of Women, Peace and Security Resolution - Finnish Government

    29.8.2025 | This year marks the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Security Council Resolution (1325) on Women, Peace and Security. A public event celebrating the anniversary at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, on 5 September will look at Finland’s Women, Peace and Security (WPS) action from the perspectives of crisis management, peacebuilding and comprehensive security. The event is organised by the Finnish Natio...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/event-at-finlandia-hall-to-celebrate-anniversary-of-women-peace-and-security-resolution

  16. European Media Freedom Act to be supplemented with national legislation - Finnish Government

    27.6.2025 | On 27 June 2025, the President of the Republic approved an Act on legislation complementing the European Media Freedom Act, EMFA. The Act will enter into force on 8 August 2025. The EMFA aims to safeguard the pluralism and independence of media services in the EU and reinforce the common rules for the functioning of the internal market for media services.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/european-media-freedom-act-to-be-supplemented-with-national-legislation

  17. Government proposal Instrumentalised Migration

    21.5.2024 | Unofficial translation Government proposal to Parliament for an Act on Temporary Measures to Combat Instrumentalised Migration MAIN CONTENTS OF PROPOSAL The Government proposes that an act on temporary measures to combat instrumentalised migration...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/documents/1410869/0/Government+proposal+to+Parliament+for+an+Act+on+Temporary+Measures+to+Combat+Instrumentalised+Migration.pdf/54aac8d6-b4ea-7732-b7d9-72c60724578d?t=1716288716089

  18. Consultation process: Scrapping premium scheme to boost new car sales and modernise Finland’s vehicle fleet - Finnish Government

    27.6.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is inviting comments on a draft government proposal for a new act on scrapping premiums for passenger cars for the years 2026–2027. The deadline for submitting comments is 5 August 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/consultation-process-scrapping-premium-scheme-to-boost-new-car-sales-and-modernise-finland-s-vehicle-fleet

  19. Interest in Finnish expertise in Central Asia - Finnish Government

    1.3.2023 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari led a broad delegation on a visit to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan from 21 to 24 February. The Team Finland visit was organised in collaboration with EastCham Finland, which is a Finnish chambers of commerce focusing on the Central Asian market. Emerging economies are interested in Finnish expertise in such sectors as education, energy and the environment.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/interest-in-finnish-expertise-in-central-asia

  20. Defence Administration’s sustainability report 2021 published - Finnish Government

    11.7.2022 | Defence Administration’s sustainability report 2021 published Ministry of Defence Publication date 11.7.2022 12.45 Type: Press release The Defence Administration’s sustainability report describes the administrative branch’s efforts to promote sust...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/defence-administration-s-sustainability-report-2021-published