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  1. 29.4.2021 | The Government has proposed a new law that would increase the share of low- and zero-emission vehicles in the procurement of vehicles and transport services. The law would implement the requirements of the EU's Clean Vehicles Directive. The Government submitted its proposal to the Parliament on 29 April 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/new-government-proposal-public-procurement-of-vehicles-and-transport-services-must-be-eco-friendly-1289034
  2. 30.6.2025 | The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met in London from 18 to 27 June 2025 for their 110th session.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/maritime-safety-committee-session-continued-to-develop-safety-regulatory-framework-and-mass-code
  3. 7.5.2020 | As of 1 June 2020, the amendment to the new Road Traffic Act will provide parking concessions for home carers and care workers who provide similar visiting care.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/parking-concessions-for-home-care-workers-included-in-the-new-road-traffic-act-1174394
  4. 11.4.2025 | The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met in London on 7–11 April 2025. After challenging negotiations, the Committee’s 83rd session reached a provisional agreement on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. The final decisions are to be made in October 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/international-maritime-organization-reached-provisional-agreement-on-measures-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-maritime-transport
  5. 31.3.2025 | Joint Finnish-Swedish proposal prepared for dipnet fishing in the Torne River rapids for inscription on UNESCO's Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The decision on inscription is due in December 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/dipnet-fishing-tradition-along-the-torne-river-proposed-for-inscription-on-the-list-of-unesco-intangible-cultural-heritage
  6. 15.1.2021 | The Roadmap for fossil-free transport aims to halve transport emissions by 2030. The measures of the three-phased roadmap are particularly relevant for road transport, which accounts for the majority of transport emissions. The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on the roadmap, i.e. the Resolution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from domestic transport, by 19 February 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/comments-invited-on-the-roadmap-for-fossil-free-transport-three-phases-towards-climate-friendly-mobility
  7. 16.8.2019 | The Ministry of the Interior proposes a total of EUR 1.53 billion in appropriations for its administrative branch in 2020, which is around EUR 34.7 million more than in 2019.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/sisaministerio-haluaa-vahvistaa-turvallisuustoimijoiden-palvelukykya
  8. 15.1.2021 | The Roadmap for fossil-free transport aims to halve transport emissions by 2030. The measures of the three-phased roadmap are particularly relevant for road transport, which accounts for the majority of transport emissions. The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on the roadmap, i.e. the Resolution to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from domestic transport, by 19 February 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/comments-invited-on-the-roadmap-for-fossil-free-transport-three-phases-towards-climate-friendly-mobility-1252096
  9. 20.5.2025 | The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided on 20 May 2025 to fully finance flight connections between six regional airports and Helsinki up to 27 February 2028. Air connections to the city of Savonlinna, however, will be funded out of government funds up to 50 per cent only. The decision is based on the spring 2026 government discussion on spending limits.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/funding-for-regional-air-services-approved-in-ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy
  10. 12.6.2025 | The Government proposed stricter legislation concerning micromobility on 12 June 2025. The amendments to the Road Traffic Act and the Vehicles Act would enter into force on 17 June 2025 and the amendments to the Act on Transport Services and the Act on the Transfer of Vehicles on 1 August 2025. The aim of the proposal is to improve the safety of electric scooters and other micromobility vehicles.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/legislative-amendments-to-improve-micromobility-safety-into-force-in-summer
  11. 17.3.2025 | Finland will host Rescue Borealis 2025, a Nordic exercise focusing on the Euro-Arctic cross-border cooperation involving rescue services in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Rescue Borealis 2025 includes a field training exercise that will take place near Oulu between 29 September and 3 October 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-to-host-nordic-rescue-exercise-in-oulu-in-september
  12. 10.4.2025 | Sunday 13 April is election day for the 2025 county elections and municipal elections. Polling stations will be open on election day from 9.00 to 20.00. Preliminary results of the elections will be announced starting at 20.00.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/election-day-for-county-and-municipal-elections-is-sunday-13-april-2025
  13. 6.3.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment have appointed a cross-sectoral working group to prepare the reform of the Act on the Screening of Foreign Corporate Acquisitions, as outlined in the Government Programme. The Programme states that the Act will be reformed to more effectively take into account risks relating to national security, security of supply and wide-ranging influence activities.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/working-group-to-prepare-the-reform-of-the-foreign-corporate-acquisitions-act
  14. 8.1.2025 | Finland has for the first time delivered assistance from an EU-funded rescEU stockpile to a country that has requested assistance. This week, a truckload of personal protective equipment and chemical detectors was delivered to Ukraine to respond to the needs of the country's rescue services.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-delivered-assistance-from-eu-emergency-stockpile-to-ukraine
  15. 12.6.2024 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen will visit the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) and the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) in The Hague on 12 June. There, she will meet with Executive Director of Europol Catherine de Bolle and President of Eurojust Ladislav Hamran. Topics on the agenda for visit include the fight against organised crime and the programme of the next European Commission.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-of-the-interior-rantanen-to-visit-europol-and-eurojust
  16. 16.9.2024 | Finland and Sweden will increase cooperation on security of supply. "The matter was agreed on in connection with the joint meeting of the Finnish and Swedish governments in Stockholm on 16 September 2024. The aim is to develop security of supply between the two countries and specify it in concrete terms.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-and-sweden-to-intensify-planning-and-cooperation-on-security-of-supply
  17. 5.6.2024 | Press release by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom and the Finnish Border Guard:
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-to-exert-influence-for-greater-eu-funded-oil-spill-response-capability-in-baltic-sea
  18. 18.3.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft proposal for a new act on facilitating the introduction of very high capacity networks. Comments may be submitted until 29 April 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/comments-invited-on-the-implementation-of-the-eu-gigabit-infrastructure-act-
  19. 15.11.2024 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen: EU’s plans to ban lead would weaken defence Ministry of Defence Publication date 15.11.2024 13.16 Type: Press release The European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) has proposed that the European Commission extend the res...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-eu-s-plans-to-ban-lead-would-weaken-defence
  20. 30.9.2024 | The Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization convenes in London from 30 September to 4 October 2024. The 82nd session of the Committee continues the negotiations on global actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. The topics include the package of a possible fuel standard and a price for carbon emissions. Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications Minna Kivimäki attends the session on 30 September–2 October 2024.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/international-maritime-organization-continues-negotiations-on-actions-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions