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21.5.2026 | The Government will establish a police reserve in Finland to ensure the police have sufficient resources in exceptional circumstances. In its session, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic approve the bill on establishing a police reserve on Friday 22 May. Most of the legislative amendments are scheduled to enter into force on 1 January 2027.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/police-reserve-to-be-established-in-finland
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24.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is of the view that the negotiations between Ukraine and the United States in Geneva have moved the Ukraine peace plan in the right direction. On Monday 24 November, Prime Minister Orpo attended an informal meeting of EU leaders on the status of the peace negotiations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-ukraine-peace-plan-is-moving-in-the-right-direction
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8.5.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s EU policy speech on Friday 8 May 2026 Government Communications Department Publication date 8.5.2026 14.07 | Published in English on 11.5.2026 at 9.42 Type: Speech (Check against delivery) Dear friends, dear students,...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/paaministeri-petteri-orpon-eu-linjapuhe-perjantaina-8.5.2026
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13.5.2026 | The proposed amendments will accelerate the development of the nature values market in Finland and promote the steering of private funding to improving the state of nature. The amendments would enter into force in August 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/government-proposes-amendments-to-nature-conservation-act
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The key tasks of the system were to produce and compile information on discrimination in Finnish society, to increase cooperation between professionals working with discrimination-related matters and to promote the utilisation of information on discrimination in the official decision-making. Awareness of the need for information on discrimination has increased in society, and information is being produced by several parties.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=VNK005:00/2025
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7.5.2026 | Based on the 2025 hydrogen auction of its Innovation Fund, the European Commission has selected nine projects that will proceed to agreement negotiations. Among them is the Cloudberry project of Finland’s Vetyalfa Oy. The Commission published the results of the auction on 7 May 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finnish-hydrogen-project-to-receive-eur-224-million-from-eu-s-innovation-fund
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6.5.2026 | Crisis Management NOW was held on 5 May at the University of Helsinki. The event drew experts, decision-makers and others interested in the topic to discuss the development and future direction of comprehensive crisis management. In 2026, Finland marks 70 years of engagement in international crisis management.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/crisis-management-now-brings-together-people-interested-in-the-future-of-crisis-management
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10.3.2026 | The Research and Innovation Council has launched a stakeholder survey on the implementation of the national strategic choices for RDI policy and activities. The survey will be open until Wednesday 29 April 2026. The main target group for the survey consists of key organisations for implementing the choices and putting them to use, including public and private RDI financiers, research organisations, businesses and branches of government, regional actors and other stakeholders.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/research-and-innovation-council-to-hear-stakeholders-views-on-implementation-of-strategic-choices
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12.5.2026 | A joint vision for higher education and research, titled Bildung as a Vision for Finland, is due to be completed in June. The vision represents Finland’s pledge for the future of higher education and research and is based on the current strengths and policies of the higher education system. The vision will be finalised during the spring under the leadership of the vision's steering group and the support of the parliamentary monitoring group.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/finland-s-shared-vision-for-higher-education-and-research-being-finalised
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EU Multiannual Financial Framework for 2028−2034 One of the key themes defining European policies in the coming years, the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) of the European Union for 2028–2034 will also be a key priority on Finland’s EU agenda...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/finlands-eu-policy/finland-in-the-european-union/eu-multiannual-financial-framework-for-2028-2034
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5.3.2026 | The Government intends to establish a police reserve in Finland to ensure sufficient police resources in all circumstances. The threshold for deploying the reserve would be high. The Government submitted a proposal on the matter to Parliament on 5 March. Most of the legislative amendments are scheduled to enter into force on 1 January 2027.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/government-proposes-police-reserve-in-finland
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17.6.2025 | On 17 June 2025, the Ministry of Transport and Communications published the national 6G roadmap to promote sixth-generation communications technologies. The roadmap sets milestones for the development and implementation of next-generation mobile communication technologies in the 2030s.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/national-6g-roadmap-sets-direction-for-development-and-implementation-of-mobile-communication-technologies
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4.2.2026 | The Research and Innovation Council has kicked off the implementation of the national strategic choices for research, development and innovation (RDI) policy and activities by inviting key actors to take part in a joint discussion. The stakeholder event on Wednesday 4 February brought together business leaders, researchers, representatives of higher education institutions and research institutes ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/implementation-of-national-strategic-choices-for-rdi-policy-begins
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24.2.2026 | The Finnish Government discussed recommendations, decisions and conclusions issued to Finland by international human rights monitoring bodies. Based on the discussion, the state secretaries of the parties in Government decided on further measures related to the recommendations. This was the second discussion held as part of the implementation of the Government’s equality statement.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-discusses-human-rights-recommendations-issued-to-finland-1
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10.11.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior is requesting comments on a draft government proposal for the establishment and deployment of a police reserve. The aim is to ensure that the police have sufficient resources in all circumstances. The draft proposal also includes an amendment concerning the qualification requirements for the Master of Police Services degree. The deadline for submitting comments is 22 December 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/proposal-on-establishing-a-police-reserve-circulated-for-comments
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30.10.2025 | Officials of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health have prepared a healthcare and social welfare 2040 vision to outline their view of the long-term direction of health and social services in Finland. The aim is to ensure that, in future, people in Finland will continue to receive effective, equal and sustainable services which they can trust.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-officials-healthcare-and-social-welfare-of-the-future-will-provide-services-for-everyone-according-to-their-needs
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3.11.2023 | A recent study coordinated by the University of Eastern Finland examines the status of English in three areas of Finnish society: public administration, higher education and the business sector. According to its findings, there are currently very few signs that Finland’s national languages – Finnish and Swedish – are becoming marginalised in Finland. While the public debate has focused on the i...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/study-discussion-on-status-of-english-in-finland-needs-new-direction
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8.12.2022 | The atmosphere in Tanzania has become more open with the current president. There is a lot of talk about problems with women’s rights, for example, and this makes it easier to promote these rights, according to Finland’s Ambassador to Tanzania Teresa Zitting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/tanzania-is-searching-for-new-direction
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5.12.2025 | Closing statement by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen, delivered by Vice Minister Pasi Rajala at the Closing Session of the OSCE Ministerial Council 5 December 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/closing-statement-at-the-osce-ministerial-council
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16.7.2025 | Finland believes that the overall level of the European Commission’s proposal for the EU’s next multiannual financial framework for 2028–2034 is too high. Finland considers the proposed priorities to be steps in the right direction. The Government will formulate a more detailed position on the proposals in early autumn.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-calls-for-moderation-in-eu-budget-and-supports-funding-allocation-for-defence-competitiveness-and-ukraine