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27.11.2025 | On 27 November 2025, the Government submitted a communication proposing Finland’s participation in the Digital Commons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (DC-EDIC) to Parliament. Finland would initially join the consortium as an observer member while reserving the option to apply for full membership at a later stage.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finnish-government-proposes-finland-s-participation-in-the-european-digital-commons-edic
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17.11.2025 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will participate in the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin on 18 November 2025. The meeting will be attended by policy-makers and representatives of businesses and academia.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-to-attend-a-berlin-summit-europe-s-digital-independence-must-be-strengthened
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19.11.2025 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne participated in the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin on 18 November 2025. Finland also signed the Declaration for European Digital Sovereignty initiated by Austria and published in connection with the summit.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-time-for-talk-is-over-now-eu-s-digital-sovereignty-requires-swift-action
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26.8.2025 | The Finnish development financier Finnfund has set up a new investment fund to support the development of digital services and infrastructure in developing countries. The aim is to promote gender equality and financial inclusiveness in Africa, Asia and Latin America.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/development-financier-finnfund-s-new-investment-fund-to-support-digital-inclusiveness-in-developing-countries
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6.6.2025 | Finland welcomes the EU international digital strategy, which was published as a joint communication of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy on 5 June 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/eu-publishes-communication-on-digital-foreign-policy-advocated-by-finland
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14.6.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has appointed a high-level interministerial working group, called the Digital Panel, to identify opportunities provided by the digital transformation, the data economy and new technologies. The Digital Panel will offer inputs to provide direction for Finland’s digital development.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/digital-panel-appointed-to-identify-opportunities-and-challenges-of-technological-development
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30.1.2025 | Finnish operators apply for a total of EUR 13.76 million in funding from the European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for seven communications projects. In addition, four Swedish projects are partly placed in Finland. The Ministerial Finance Committee decided in favour of the applications on 30 January 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/more-than-eur-13-million-in-eu-funding-sought-for-seven-finnish-digital-projects
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5.6.2023 | On 6 June, Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will attend the inaugural event of the OECD Global Forum on Technology in Paris.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-harakka-to-attend-oecd-global-forum-on-technology
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22.9.2022 | Finland supports development cooperation projects aiming to promote gender equality in technology around the world.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-supports-gender-equality-in-technology
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The project will be carried out under the Coordination Group for Digitalisation. The Ministry of Transport and Communications will have the overall responsibility for the project. Other contributors will include the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. The project will be implemented in cooperation with the Ministry of Finance (incl. the GenAI network) and the Prime Minister’s Office.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=LVM046:00/2024
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13.3.2024 | The main topics of the Finnish Internet Forum 2024 include artificial intelligence (AI) and the crisis resilience of our internet-based, everyday digital life. The event will be held at Little Parliament on Wednesday 3 April.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finnish-internet-forum-to-focus-on-ai-and-crisis-resilience-of-everyday-digital-life
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25.10.2022 | Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Catherine Russell visited Finland and learned about the activities of the two UNICEF Global Innovation Hubs based in Helsinki. The Learning Innovation Hub and the Innovative Finance Hub were launched early this year.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/innovation-hubs-bring-teaching-technology-into-schools-in-developing-countries
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22.12.2022 | The Finnish majority state-owned company Cinia is part of an international consortium engaged in planning an Arctic submarine cable that would connect the telecommunication networks of Europe, North America and the Far East. Together with its international partners, Cinia has established a development company to promote this Far North Fiber project that would be the first cable system to pass through the Arctic region, which connects several continents.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/support-for-finnish-submarine-cable-project-from-eu-us-trade-and-technology-council-1897270
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4.12.2023 | The European Commission provided funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Finnish companies applied for funding for six projects that were included in the second CEF Digital round of applications. Four of them received a total of EUR 22.4 million in funding.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-received-eur-22.4-million-in-eu-funding-for-digital-projects
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20.3.2023 | The priority theme of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), held in New York from 6 to 17 March 2023, was technology, innovation and education. The theme of technology and gender equality is important for Finland, and Finland is one of the leaders of the Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality, which is part the Generation Equality Forum, a global campaign led by UN Women.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-convened-first-in-person-meeting-of-action-coalition-on-technology-and-innovation-for-gender-equality
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22.12.2022 | The Finnish majority state-owned company Cinia is part of an international consortium engaged in planning an Arctic submarine cable that would connect the telecommunication networks of Europe, North America and the Far East. Together with its international partners, Cinia has established a development company to promote this Far North Fiber project that would be the first cable system to pass through the Arctic region, which connects several continents.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/support-for-finnish-submarine-cable-project-from-eu-us-trade-and-technology-council
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5.1.2023 | The European Commission has selected projects to receive grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). A project coordinated by Cinia Oy received EUR 3.65 million for planning the development of digital backbones in Northern Europe and the Arctic region with Danish Nordunet, the other member of the consortium. Telia received funding for improving cross-border network service continuity. The proje...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-receives-eu-funding-for-developing-digital-connections-1901775
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9.6.2025 | Social- och hälsovårdsministeriet har inlett ett försök för att ta fram ett ersättningssystem för digital vård. Försökets mål är att utreda hur digital vård, till exempel evidensbaserade digitala terapiformer och program för egenvård, kan erbjudas med stöd av offentliga medel. Tillverkare av program och apparater kan ansöka om att få delta i försöket 5.6–6.8. 2025. Avsikten är att välja ett tiotal aktörer till försöket.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/1271139/forsok-med-digital-vard-soker-finlandska-appar-och-apparater
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5.1.2023 | The European Commission has selected projects to receive grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). A project coordinated by Cinia Oy received EUR 3.65 million for planning the development of digital backbones in Northern Europe and the Arctic region with Danish Nordunet, the other member of the consortium. Telia received funding for improving cross-border network service continuity. The proje...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-receives-eu-funding-for-developing-digital-connections
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26.1.2022 | The Ministerial Working Group on Developing the Digital Transformation, the Data Economy and Public Administration decided to circulate for comments a resolution on technology policy. The goal of the Government resolution is that in 2030 Finland will be the most successful and best known country for generating wellbeing from the development and utilisation of technology.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/ministerial-working-group-outlined-consultation-round-on-technology-policy-resolution