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11.6.2026 | The Government will conduct pilot projects to reduce youth unemployment in cities with high youth unemployment, focusing on neighbourhoods and districts. Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Turku, Tampere, Oulu, Pori, Lahti, Kuopio, Jyväskylä and Joensuu have joined the pilot.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eleven-cities-join-district-pilot-government-to-tackle-youth-unemployment-by-post-code-area
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18.6.2026 | The United States’ Secretary of the Army Daniel P. Driscoll will pay a working visit to Finland on 18–19 June 2026. Finland’s Ministry of Defence is hosting the visit.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/us-secretary-of-the-army-to-visit-finland
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25.8.2025 | Finnish Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala has signed a Ministry of the Environment decision to establish a national landscape management area in Saija, Salla. The purpose of the landscape management area is to preserve and manage the natural and cultural landscape, its beauty, historical characteristics and associated values.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/salla-s-saija-designated-finland-s-eighth-national-landscape-management-area
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8.10.2025 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen will visit Warsaw, Poland on 8 October, where she will meet Poland’s Minister of the Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński. The two ministers will discuss the border situation in both countries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-of-interior-rantanen-to-visit-poland-protecting-eu-s-external-borders-increases-security-in-whole-schengen-area
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16.5.2025 | The provisions on land use planning will be reformed as set out in the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government. Comments on the proposal for the new Land Use Act can be submitted until 11 July.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/ministry-of-the-environment-requests-comments-on-the-proposal-for-the-new-land-use-act
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24.10.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment requests comments on the draft Government decision concerning offshore wind power areas in the exclusive economic zone and on the related environmental report in accordance with the Act on the Assessment of the Effects of Certain Plans and Programmes on the Environment (the SOVA Act).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/consultation-launched-on-offshore-wind-power-areas-in-the-eez-and-their-strategic-environmental-assessment-report
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30.7.2025 | During the summer, there have been significantly more drownings and serious near misses than usual at public swimming areas. The Ministry of the Interior, the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes), the National Police Board of Finland and the Finnish Swimming Teaching and Lifesaving Federation met on 30 July to discuss safety at swimming areas.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/authorities-consider-means-to-improve-safety-at-swimming-areas
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25.11.2024 | The roadmap of the Natural Resources Institute Finland presents two alternative scenarios for the change in the use of peatland fields in different regions. The plan was drawn up together with stakeholders as part of the Catch the Carbon package of climate measures for the land use sector, and it offers support for the official preparation processes and policy making.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/roadmap-on-options-for-future-use-of-peatland-fields-submitted-to-ministry
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10.2.2025 | The fourth programming period of EU structural funds for Finland ended at the end of last year. Finland made full use of the funding provided by the EU, including additional funding from the EU recovery package. The ‘Sustainable growth and jobs’ programme invested EUR 3 billion in the vitality of Finnish regions to promote the success of companies, RDI activities and citizens.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/good-results-of-the-eu-programming-period-finland-made-full-use-of-eu-regional-funding
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12.9.2025 | Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto will lead a Team Finland visit to the US on 15–18 September 2025. The visit will focus on quantum technology. Puisto will be accompanied by a business delegation representing 13 companies and organisations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-economic-affairs-puisto-to-lead-a-team-finland-visit-to-the-us-focusing-on-quantum-technology
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30.5.2024 | The EU’s strategic stockpiles in Finland can be deployed in major accidents and emergencies. Supplies must be ready for delivery within 12 hours. An extensive exercise was organised under the lead of the Ministry of the Interior from 27 May to 30 May 2024 where assistance was delivered to an accident area.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-exercises-use-of-eu-strategic-stockpiles
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11.7.2025 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will attend an extraordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in its trade configuration in Brussels on 14 July 2025. The Council will exchange views on the EU’s trade relations with the United States and the ongoing trade agreement negotiations with various trading partners. The ministers will also hold a policy debate on EU–China trade relations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-trade-ministers-to-discuss-eu-us-trade-relations
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4.10.2024 | The Cabinet Committee on EU Affairs has formulated the position of Finland on using immobilised Russian Central Bank assets to support Ukraine, and on establishing a cooperation mechanism for loans to Ukraine and granting macro-financial assistance to Ukraine.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/cabinet-committee-on-eu-affairs-considers-the-use-of-immobilised-russian-central-bank-assets-to-support-ukraine
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18.4.2024 | The Government proposes that the Border Guard be allowed to use more modern technology in its key statutory duties, such as border control and the maintenance of border security and order along the border. The government proposal for amending the Border Guard Act and certain related acts was submitted to Parliament on 18 April.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/government-proposes-extended-use-of-technology-by-border-guard
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27.6.2024 | In future, the Border Guard will be able to make better use of modern technology in its key statutory duties, such as border control and the maintenance of border security and order along the border. In its session on 27 June, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic approve the amendments to the Border Guard Act and certain related acts. The President of the Republic is scheduled to approve the amendments on 28 June, and they will enter into force on 5 July 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/legislative-amendments-to-expand-the-border-guard-s-right-to-use-more-technology-in-statutory-duties-
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5.4.2024 | Extractive waste and other mineral waste account for three quarters of all waste generated annually in Finland. In its final report, the working group exploring ways to utilise extractive waste proposed eight measures to remove obstacles to utilisation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/working-group-proposes-solutions-for-the-use-of-extractive-waste
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20.7.2026 | An informal meeting of the EU competitiveness ministers responsible for research and innovation takes place In Dublin on 20–21 July 2026. Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto represents Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-economic-affairs-puisto-in-dublin-at-meeting-of-eu-competitiveness-ministers
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23.5.2025 | The assessment plan of Strategic environmental assessment of authorities' plans and programmes (SEA) concerning potential offshore wind farms in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) has been circulated for comments. The assessment is based on the Act on the Assessment of the Effects of Certain Plans and Programmes on the Environment. The national consultation of the assessment is carried out in the Lausuntopalvelu.fi service.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/strategic-environmental-assessment-sea-of-possible-offshore-wind-power-areas-in-the-exclusive-economic-zone-begins-comments-accepted-until-4-july
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5.6.2025 | The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Finnish Customs in cooperation with the United States hosted a regional seminar of the Proliferation Security Initiative (PSI) aimed at preventing the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction (WMD). The seminar was held in Helsinki, Finland, on 3–5 June 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-and-the-us-co-host-seminar-in-helsinki-against-the-proliferation-of-weapons-of-mass-destruction
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Forest research promotes development and sustainable forest use in Global South - Finnish Government
19.1.2024 | Finland finances international forest research as part of development cooperation in the forestry sector. According to Pia Katila, Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Institute Finland, multidisciplinary approach is a key to producing information to support forest policy in developing countries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/forest-research-promotes-development-and-sustainable-forest-use-in-global-south