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6.3.2026 | Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany have agreed to deepen their cooperation on protecting the civilian population and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the ministries responsible for civil preparedness. The ministers discussed the Memorandum at a videoconference in February, with Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen representing Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/baltic-sea-countries-and-nordic-countries-work-together-to-strengthen-civil-preparedness
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29.4.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to prepare the necessary amendments to the provision of the Aliens Act on sufficient financial resources for family reunification. In future, a government decree would lay down provisions on the euro amounts required to demonstrate sufficient financial resources. This requirement would apply to family members of people who live in Finland with a residence permit.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/provisions-on-income-thresholds-for-family-reunification-to-be-issued-by-government-decree
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1.12.2023 | The Ministry of the Interior will incorporate the Ingå port area into the Decree of the Ministry of the Interior on Restrictions on Movement, Access and Stay. Movement, access and stay in the area will be restricted under the Police Act. The amended Decree will enter into force on 4 December 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/restrictions-on-movement-to-be-imposed-in-port-of-inga
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27.11.2023 | The EU employment and social affairs ministers will meet in Brussels on 27–28 November to discuss, among other things, the European disability card. Other topics on the agenda include green collective bargaining, the EU action plan against racism, and social investment. Minister of Social Affairs and Health Kaisa Juuso will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/eu-ministers-to-discuss-free-movement-of-persons-with-disabilities
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13.10.2023 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project tasked with incorporating the Ingå port area into the Decree of the Ministry of the Interior on Restrictions on Movement, Access and Stay. The Decree includes sites and locations where access is restricted and movement or stay is prohibited under the Police Act.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/ministry-of-the-interior-preparing-to-impose-restrictions-on-movement-in-port-of-inga
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8.11.2023 | Finland will award a discretionary government grant amounting to EUR 1 million to support the work of the Israeli Red Cross Society, Magen David Adom, in the aftermath of the Hamas attack in October. In addition, Finland will allocate EUR 4 million in support of the humanitarian efforts of the International Committee of the Red Cross in the occupied Palestinian territory (the Gaza Strip and the West Bank) and in Israel.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-support-the-red-cross-movement-in-israel-gaza-strip-and-the-west-bank
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EU home affairs ministers to discuss returns and safeguarding the Schengen area - Finnish Government
22.1.2026 | EU home affairs ministers will gather in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 22 January for an informal meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. The home affairs ministers will discuss returns, reintegration and safeguarding the Schengen area. Finland will be represented at the meeting by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/eu-home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-returns-and-safeguarding-the-schengen-area- -
16.4.2026 | The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum establishes a common EU system to strengthen external border control, ensure effective identification of third-country nationals and enhance procedures for asylum and return. The Pact will be implemented in Finland through a series of national legislative amendments. The Government submitted a proposal on these amendments to Parliament on 16 April.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/government-proposal-implementing-eu-pact-on-migration-and-asylum-submitted-to-parliament
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16.4.2026 | Finland plans to introduce a citizenship test to assess applicants’ knowledge of how Finnish society works and its key principles. The Government submitted the proposal to Parliament on 16 April. The test would be introduced after the legislative amendments enter into force at the beginning of 2027.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/government-proposes-to-introduce-citizenship-test
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25.2.2026 | Varkaus – a living industrial cultural heritage – was awarded the Cultural Heritage Label by the European Commission. The label is designated to sites located in the European Union that strongly embody the history, culture and integration of Europe.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/the-industrial-heritage-of-varkaus-is-awarded-the-european-heritage-label
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10.4.2026 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen is currently visiting Türkiye to meet with the Turkish Minister of Interior Mustafa Çiftçi. Topics on the ministers’ agenda include the effects of the situation in the Middle East on migration as well as counterterrorism and police cooperation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-of-the-interior-rantanen-on-visit-to-turkiye
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9.4.2026 | In its meeting on 9 April, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided that Finland would apply for EUR 35 million in additional funding from the European Commission’s Border Management and Visa Policy Instrument (BMVI). The funding would be used by the Border Guard to procure drone detection and counter-drone systems.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy-agrees-on-applying-for-additional-funding-for-detecting-and-countering-drones
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12.11.2025 | The Sports Ministers of 33 countries and the European Commission have expressed their grave concern about the decision of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) in September to discontinue the partial suspensions of the National Paralympic Committees of Belarus and Russia from the Paralympic Games.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/sports-ministers-express-concern-over-ipc-decision-not-to-maintain-suspensions-on-russia-and-belarus-1
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16.4.2026 | On 16 April 2026, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to tighten the provisions concerning removal from the country and entry bans. The enforcement of deportation decisions would be expedited. In addition, an entry ban could in future be imposed in advance if a person is considered a serious danger to security.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/government-proposes-faster-enforcement-of-deportation-decisions-and-introduction-of-entry-ban-to-be-imposed-in-advance
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16.4.2026 | Toukokuussa 2024 tapahtui historiallinen läpimurto, kun EU:n muuttoliike- ja turvapaikkasopimus (ns. pakti) hyväksyttiin pitkien neuvottelujen jälkeen. Kyseessä on merkittävä kokonaisuudistus, joka vaikuttaa kaikkiin EU-jäsenvaltioihin ja niiden maahanmuuttoviranomaisiin. Sopimuksen säädöksiä aletaan soveltaa 12.6.2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/eu-n-muuttoliike-ja-turvapaikkasopimuksen-soveltaminen-alkaa-kesalla-2026
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27.3.2026 | In its meeting on Friday 27 March, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed the EU’s visa policy, migration management and the Digital Networks Act. The ministerial committee also outlined Finland’s positions for two council meetings to be held next week.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-discusses-first-eu-visa-policy-strategy
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20.3.2026 | Finland will receive EUR 17 million from the European Union to strengthen the surveillance of the eastern border and the Gulf of Finland and improve Finland's ability to maintain an up-to-date picture of the situation. With support from the EU Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI), the Finnish Border Guard will acquire unmanned surveillance systems that are resistant to interference with satellite positioning systems (GNSS disruptions).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/eu-to-provide-finland-with-eur-17-million-for-surveillance-of-eastern-border-and-gulf-of-finland
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31.3.2021 | The Government has withdrawn the legislative proposal it submitted to Parliament on 25 March on the temporary restriction of freedom of movement and close contacts. The Government notified Parliament of the withdrawal in a communication on Wednesday evening 31 March. The proposal was submitted as a provisional exception to fundamental rights in situations of emergency in accordance with section 23 of the Constitution.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/government-withdraws-proposal-on-temporarily-restricting-freedom-of-movement-and-close-contacts
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31.3.2021 | The Government has withdrawn the legislative proposal it submitted to Parliament on 25 March on the temporary restriction of freedom of movement and close contacts. The Government notified Parliament of the withdrawal in a communication on Wednesday evening 31 March. The proposal was submitted as a provisional exception to fundamental rights in situations of emergency in accordance with section 23 of the Constitution.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-withdraws-proposal-on-temporarily-restricting-freedom-of-movement-and-close-contacts
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20.11.2025 | On 16 July, the European Commission presented a proposal for a new Multiannual Financial Framework for 2028–2034. The proposal would significantly increase EU funding for home affairs. The Government informed Parliament of the proposal by submitting a Union communication on 20 November.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/commission-proposes-significant-increase-in-eu-funding-for-home-affairs-