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8.2.2023 | The lack of skilled labour is slowing Finland’s economic growth. Increasing cooperation between public and private sector employment agencies could alleviate the problem of labour shortages. An event on Wednesday 8 February will present different ways to improve the match between jobs and jobseekers. About 400 public and private sector employment agents will attend the event.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/event-for-public-and-private-employment-agencies-seeks-new-solutions-to-labour-shortage
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12.1.2024 | In its plenary session on 21 December 2023, the Government appointed Mika Nykänen, Master of Administrative Sciences, to serve as State Secretary to Minister of Employment Arto Satonen and Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Kai Mykkänen. Nykänen’s term as State Secretary will begin on 15 January 2024 and will continue for the duration of the ministers’ terms of office.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/mika-nykanen-to-begin-as-state-secretary-to-ministers-satonen-and-mykkanen-on-monday-15-january
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3.11.2023 | More than 800 invited guests are expected to attend the state funeral of former President of the Republic Martti Ahtisaari in Helsinki on Friday 10 November. In addition to state protocol, the invited guests will reflect former president Ahtisaari’s decades-long international career.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/more-detailed-programme-announced-for-state-funeral-of-former-president-martti-ahtisaari
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21.5.2024 | According to the programme of the Petteri Orpo’s Government, state capital investment activities will be enhanced by centralising them in Finnish Industry Investment Group. Since autumn 2023, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has comprehensively evaluated the various options for the implementation of corporate restructuring and has decided on a model in which the operations of Clim...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/state-capital-investment-activities-to-be-enhanced-already-in-2024-as-practical-implementation-of-corporate-restructuring-in-accordance-with-the-government-programme-proceeds
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21.8.2024 | Sweden's Minister for Rural Affairs Peter Kullgren and Finland's Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah visited the National Emergency Supply Agency on 20 August. The Finnish and Swedish Governments aim to develop economic cooperation, and exchange of information and communications related to security of supply.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/swedish-minister-for-rural-affairs-visits-national-emergency-supply-agency
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21.12.2022 | Finland supports UN agencies in their work to promote stability and human rights. Authoritarian states, conflicts, the food and climate crises and the COVID-19 pandemic are increasing inequality and weakening security and wellbeing worldwide.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-provides-core-funding-to-un-agencies-for-work-to-promote-equality-and-improve-the-status-of-children
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EU affairs and the Finnish government The main responsibility for the preparation, monitoring and determination of Finland's positions in affairs relating to the European Union rests with the relevant ministries. Finland’s system for coordinating ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/about-the-government/eu-affairs-and-the-finnish-government
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Preparedness, security and situation awareness Preparedness means planning and preparing for incidents, emergencies and major accidents before they occur. The Security Strategy for Society defines an incident as a threat or event that endangers vi...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/preparedness-security-and-situation-awareness
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15.7.2024 | Cooperation between the law enforcement authorities of the EU Member States and the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) will be improved by developing automated search and exchange of data. The Ministry of the Interior set up a legislative project on 15 July 2024 to prepare the amendments to the national legislation that may be required by the EU Regulation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/automated-exchange-of-data-between-law-enforcement-authorities-of-eu-member-states-developed
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24.10.2023 | Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Sandra Bergqvist will represent the EU on the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Foundation Board.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/minister-bergqvist-appointed-to-represent-eu-at-world-anti-doping-agency
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4.2.2022 | A new working group of State Secretaries has been set up to drive the achievement of Finland’s goal to significantly increase the immigration of skilled labour. The group will oversee the implementation of the extensive action plan presented in the roadmap for education-based and work-based immigration, and support related cross-administrative cooperation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/working-group-of-state-secretaries-promoting-education-based-and-work-based-immigration-to-be-launched-
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4.2.2021 | The Government has approved the request by the Transport Infrastructure Agency to sell the State-owned Harakka railway yard in Imatra to Stora Enso Oyj for EUR 2.067 million.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/the-state-to-sell-the-harakka-railway-yard-in-imatra
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4.2.2021 | The Government has approved the request by the Transport Infrastructure Agency to sell the State-owned Harakka railway yard in Imatra to Stora Enso Oyj for EUR 2.067 million.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/the-state-to-sell-the-harakka-railway-yard-in-imatra-1257036
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30.1.2023 | Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen and Permanent Secretary Kirsi Pimiä will visit the United States between 29 January and 3 February. Their visit seeks to deepen bilateral relations with the United States counterparts in the Ministry of the Interior’s branch of government and with key stakeholders. They also aim explore recent developments in the areas of internal and national security and migration in the United States.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-mikkonen-and-permanent-secretary-pimia-visit-the-united-states
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26.7.2026 | The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to inscribe the Aalto Works on the World Heritage List at its 48th session held in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 19 to 29 July 2026. The property comprises 13 modern architectural sites across Finland designed by Alvar, Aino and Elissa Aalto.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/aalto-works-inscribed-on-unesco-world-heritage-list
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10.11.2022 | The Government appointed Kari Wihlman, Master of Laws with court training, as Director-General of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency on 10 November 2022. His five-year term of office will begin on 1 January 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/kari-wihlman-to-continue-as-director-general-of-the-finnish-transport-infrastructure-agency
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14.3.2023 | The Member States’ ministers of health will meet on 14 March to discuss the Union’s new global health strategy and amendments to the regulation on fees payable to the European Medicines Agency (EMA), among other things.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/eu-health-ministers-meet-to-discuss-european-medicines-agency-fees-and-global-health
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10.11.2022 | The Government appointed Kari Wihlman, Master of Laws with court training, as Director-General of the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency on 10 November 2022. His five-year term of office will begin on 1 January 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/kari-wihlman-to-continue-as-director-general-of-the-finnish-transport-infrastructure-agency-1869907
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3.10.2022 | Minister of Defence Kaikkonen met Chief Executive of European Defence Agency Ministry of Defence Publication date 3.10.2022 16.56 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen met Jiří Šedivý , Chief Executive of the European Defence Age...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-kaikkonen-met-chief-executive-of-european-defence-agency
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27.4.2021 | In its plenary session on Tuesday 27 April, the Government issued decrees repealing the use of powers under the Emergency Powers Act and declared that the current situation in the country no longer constitutes a state of emergency under section 3 of the Emergency Powers Act. In the Government’s view, the COVID-19 epidemic can now be managed using the regular powers of the authorities.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/state-of-emergency-and-use-of-powers-under-emergency-powers-act-to-end-on-27-april