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26.8.2022 | Finland has made significant progress on climate change adaptation in recent years, which is reflected in the legislation and strategies of different administrative branches. These strategic objectives should now be implemented more widely by increasing concrete measures both in individual sectors and at the regional and municipal levels. This is according to a new overall evaluation of progress on national climate change adaptation policy published on 26 August.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/evaluation-work-on-adaptation-to-climate-change-must-be-strengthened-especially-at-the-regional-and-municipal-level
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1.12.2022 | Almost half of the respondents to an international country image survey indicated that their perception of Finland improved during the last year. Finland’s NATO membership process has greatly contributed to increasing Finland’s visibility abroad and to improving perceptions of Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/exceptional-interest-in-finland-nato-has-boosted-finland-s-country-image
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1.9.2022 | The budget proposal for 2023 of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government builds sustainable growth for the future, secures purchasing power and assists people with the hike in electricity prices. The budget proposal responds to the effects of Russia’s war of aggression and inflation, improves safety and security, security of supply, and energy self-sufficiency, and provides further investment in research and development and in the green transition.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/government-budget-proposal-for-2023-secures-purchasing-power-compensates-price-hike-in-electricity-and-strengthens-conditions-for-sustainable-growth
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19.1.2023 | Zambia’s current administration is renewing the country’s political operating culture and trying to solve the economic problems inherited from the previous administration. The focus of the cooperation between Finland and Zambia has shifted towards stronger trade relations, according to Finland’s Ambassador to Zambia Saana Halinen.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/light-at-end-of-tunnel-for-zambia
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1.9.2022 | The measures taken in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will support economic growth that is socially, economically and ecologically sustainable. The key objectives include ensuring a predictable investment environment, promoting productivity growth and full use of available labour, supporting clean technology investments and improving energy self-sufficiency.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-economic-affairs-government-budget-session-offers-solutions-to-curb-rising-electricity-prices-invest-in-clean-energy-and-rdi-and-to-increase-vitality-of-eastern-finland
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2.9.2022 | A working group of State Secretaries was tasked to examine how Russia’s attack on Ukraine has affected the economy of eastern Finland and what measures are needed to strengthen the region’s vitality. The working group has proposed to the Government short-term measures for the 2023 budget proposal, reallocation of funding using existing funding sources, and long-term measures. The measures focus...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-to-increase-vitality-of-eastern-finland-by-investing-in-rail-transport-and-competence-building
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11.1.2023 | Text messages reminding young people to vote increased their voter turnout in the county elections held in January 2022. This is according to a pilot study carried out by the Ministry of Justice, the behavioural science working group at the Prime Minister’s Office and the University of Turku in connection with the elections.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/pilot-text-messages-encourage-young-people-to-vote-in-elections
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17.11.2022 | Nepal and Finland have a long history of development cooperation that dates back to the 1980s. Long-term development cooperation has helped Nepal reduce poverty, improve literacy and give almost everyone access to clear drinking water, according to Finland’s Ambassador to Nepal Riina-Riikka Heikka.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/development-cooperation-has-produced-significant-results-in-nepal
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1.3.2022 | An overall international evaluation of the Academy of Finland has been completed. According to the evaluation, the Academy functions well as a whole given its financial and operational constraints. It may be necessary to review these constraints in order for the Academy to achieve the best results as part of Finland's research and innovation system. The Academy could be a stronger international pla...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/international-evaluation-academy-of-finland-functions-well-as-a-whole
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1.9.2022 | The budget proposal for 2023 of Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Government builds sustainable growth for the future, secures purchasing power and assists people with the hike in electricity prices. The budget proposal responds to the effects of Russia’s war of aggression and inflation, improves safety and security, security of supply, and energy self-sufficiency, and provides further investment in research and development and in the green transition.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-budget-proposal-for-2023-secures-purchasing-power-compensates-price-hike-in-electricity-and-strengthens-conditions-for-sustainable-growth
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11.1.2023 | Text messages reminding young people to vote increased their voter turnout in the county elections held in January 2022. This is according to a pilot study carried out by the Ministry of Justice, the behavioural science working group at the Prime Minister’s Office and the University of Turku in connection with the elections.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/pilot-text-messages-encourage-young-people-to-vote-in-elections
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29.9.2021 | The World Bank’s new Coach programme aims to improve learning outcomes by supporting teacher professional development (TPD) in developing countries. Finland supports the global part of the initiative and its piloting in Mozambique.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-supports-in-service-teacher-training-in-developing-countries-by-funding-world-bank-s-coach-programme
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1.3.2021 | The Constitution safeguards the autonomy of universities and the Universities Act secures the general administrative framework in universities. The working group that carried out the assessment of administrative autonomy in Finnish universities deemed it unnecessary for legislation at the level of an act of Parliament to be more specific than it currently is. The working group considers that many...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/report-on-administrative-autonomy-in-finnish-universities-no-need-for-amendments-to-the-universities-act-university-rules-of-procedure-can-be-used-to-develop-activities
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18.1.2022 | On Tuesday 18 January, the Government held an extensive discussion on the need to update the COVID-19 strategy in response to changes in the situation caused by the rapidly spreading Omicron variant. The discussions were based on expert assessments the Government received on the epidemiological situation and the burden on medical care in the coming weeks, and on views about the need to amend the current operating strategy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-decides-on-updates-to-covid-19-strategy-continuation-of-restrictions-and-use-of-covid-19-passport
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2.5.2022 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has published a report on the Finnish shipping market, describing the current state of the market and assessing trends in the industry until 2030.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/report-the-finnish-shipping-market-is-working-well-1735004
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2.5.2022 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has published a report on the Finnish shipping market, describing the current state of the market and assessing trends in the industry until 2030.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/report-the-finnish-shipping-market-is-working-well
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29.1.2024 | A recent report compares Finns’ state of health and Finnish health services with other EU states and Nordic countries. Released by the European Commission, focus areas of the report include the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and mental health. Although Finland does well in many respects, there are challenges especially in the availability of health services.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/european-comparison-finns-health-is-relatively-good-long-wait-times-worsen-access-to-health-services
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5.8.2022 | Appropriations of around EUR 3.78 billion are proposed for the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment for 2023, which is EUR 236 million more than in the 2022 budget. In connection with the implementation of the EU’s Recovery and Resilience Plan, a total of EUR 346.13 million in appropriations and EUR 101.5 million in budget authority will be allocated to the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/draft-budget-of-the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-focuses-on-promotion-of-employment-renewal-and-low-carbon-economy
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10.8.2021 | The COVID-19 pandemic has reversed progress in the global education goals by two decades. The crisis has dropped many children out of school and deteriorated the quality of education. Finnish development cooperation in the education sector tackles the global learning crisis by promoting the quality of education. Particular attention is paid to girls and to children and youth in the most vulnerable position.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/stepping-up-efforts-to-resolve-the-global-learning-crisis-exacerbated-by-covid-19
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13.9.2022 | The Rural Village Water Resources Management Project in the Far West regions of Nepal succeeded in improving the rights and livelihoods of women, girls and disadvantaged groups. Development cooperation addressed a number of gender equality issues.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/water-management-project-in-nepal-improved-position-of-women-girls-and-marginalised-dalits