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30.9.2024 | The PISA 2022 results show that there are still major disparities in performance between immigrant and non-immigrant students in all domains of assessment. Underperformance of students with an immigrant background is often explained by weak reading performance and lower socio-economic status.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/performance-of-immigrant-students-in-pisa-2022
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7.10.2024 | A government-level cyber coordination group led by National Cyber Security Director Rauli Paananen has praised the cyber expertise of Finnish security authorities after taking part in the KYHA national cyber security exercise in September.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/praiseworthy-performance-by-security-authorities-in-national-cyber-exercise
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8.12.2023 | The Council of the European Union, European Parliament and European Commission reached a provisional agreement on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD). The aim of the directive is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings and their energy consumption.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/provisional-agreement-on-energy-performance-directive
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5.12.2023 | Findings of the OECD’s PISA 2022 (Programme for International Student Assessment) show that while the performance of Finnish young people has deteriorated, it remains above the OECD average. PISA 2022 focused on mathematical literacy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/pisa-2022-performance-fell-both-in-finland-and-in-nearly-all-other-oecd-countries
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4.3.2024 | According to a report commissioned by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the employment rate and average income vary strongly among people who have arrived in Finland for different reasons, especially in the early stages of their stay. The differences in the employment rate and income between immigrants and people with Finnish background narrow along with the length of stay in Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/report-offers-new-data-on-labour-market-performance-of-people-who-have-moved-to-finland-for-different-reasons
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18.6.2024 | The results of the OECD's Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022 Creative Thinking assessment were published on 18 June 2024. The assessment measured how 15-year-olds in the participating countries were able to generate solutions for problems in everyday contexts. In Finland, young people demonstrated a high level of creative thinking, girls being among the best performers. Minis...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/finland-among-top-performing-oecd-countries-in-pisa-2022-creative-thinking-assessment
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15.1.2024 | Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centres) have handled their tasks well, albeit with room for improvement in the steering system and agency structure, states a newly published external evaluation report on the agency entity comprising the ELY Centres.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/report-ely-centres-perform-well-despite-steering-and-management-challenges
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19.1.2024 | Finnvera is a very important player in the financing sector of Finnish SMEs, which performs its basic tasks professionally. Its service processes are efficient and high in quality, and it regularly receives excellent customer feedback, finds an assessment of Finnvera carried out by 4FRONT Oy and published by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment on 19 January 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/assessment-finnvera-performs-its-tasks-with-high-quality-and-efficiency
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13.12.2023 | Daily allowances for conscripts, women performing military service and reservists to be increased Ministry of Defence Publication date 13.12.2023 10.43 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has decided on the increase in daily all...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/daily-allowances-for-conscripts-women-performing-military-service-and-reservists-to-be-increased
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24.4.2026 | The Finnish Government proposes that an agreement supplementing the Paris Protocol be accepted to facilitate the establishment and operations of international military headquarters in Finland. The government proposal was submitted to Parliament on 23 April 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/government-submits-to-parliament-proposal-to-facilitate-operations-of-international-military-headquarters-in-finland
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28.7.2023 | The EU has updated its Single Market Scoreboard especially with regard to the transposition of EU legislation in 2022. The results indicate that Member States have made some progress in implementing and enforcing the single market rules despite the shock to the single market caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finland’s performance continues to be above EU average.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/single-market-scoreboard-2022-finland-continues-to-perform-well-in-enforcing-eu-rules-
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10.1.2022 | The European Commission has published the Single Market scoreboard that measures the implementation of the Single Market rules in the Union during 2020. The Single Market refers to the free movement of people, goods, services and capital in the EU. The Commission has extended the scope of the scoreboard to include three new policy areas: business environment for SMEs, greening of the industry, and market surveillance.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-performs-comparably-well-in-implementing-eu-single-market-rules
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22.12.2021 | In the new decade, the Energy Authority should be a visionary national authority in the energy sector that carries out the implementation and monitoring tasks assigned to it objectively, but also actively offers its expertise to support the reform of energy and climate policy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/evaluation-energy-authority-performs-well-but-should-take-a-more-active-approach-to-energy-transition
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14.1.2026 | Gendered vulnerabilities of boys and young men must be taken into account when planning education and health and social services. The latest report calls for a shift from gender neutrality to gender-sensitive policymaking that recognises differences between genders and identifies specific needs. It proposes that raising competence levels and preventing violence should be set as shared national goals across all work with children and young people.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/poikien-osaamistadrop-in-boys-learning-outcomes-and-violence-related-risks-call-for-joint-national-solutionsson-lasku-ja-vakivallan-riskit-vaativat-yhteisia-kansallisia-ratkaisuja
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10.1.2019 | The survey provides an overview of the (related rights) protection of performing artists (actors, dancers, musicians) in the context of audiovisual productions, in cinematographic films and television. The survey was prepared by the Chairman of the Finnish Copyright Society, Jukka Liedes, and the Masters of Social Sciences Jukka Kortelainen and Milla Määttä.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/selvitys-audiovisuaalisten-esitysten-esittajien-suojasta
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8.1.2026 | On Thursday 8 January, the Government appointed Pia Nyblom as Director General of Administrative Services at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/pia-nyblom-appointed-as-foreign-ministry-s-director-general-of-administrative-services
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24.2.2025 | According to the Government Programme, the regulation concerning the grounds for terminating employment related to the employee will be amended so that, in future, a proper reason would be sufficient for terminating an employment contract. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment requests comments on the legislative amendments to be submitted between 24 February and 7 April 2025. The amendments have been prepared in a tripartite working group that was not unanimous in its work.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/consultation-round-on-amendments-to-grounds-for-terminating-employment-relationships-begins
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12.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will host the national children’s Independence Day celebration on Wednesday 3 December at the National Opera House in Helsinki. This year, two children born in 2015 from each municipality have been invited to attend.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/children-s-independence-day-celebration-to-be-held-at-the-national-opera-house-on-3-december
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Janne Kuusela appointed as Permanent Secretary of Finland’s Ministry of Defence - Finnish Government
27.11.2025 | At its plenary session on 27 November 2025, the Finnish Government appointed Janne Kuusela as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence for the period from 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2031.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/janne-kuusela-appointed-as-permanent-secretary-of-finland-s-ministry-of-defence -
18.11.2025 | Finland has decided to use EUR one billion in financing from the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) financial instrument to strengthen the defence industry. The plan is to use the financing for multinational joint procurement that will strengthen Finland’s ground combat capabilities and for developing drone performance capabilities in cooperation with Ukraine and its allies. The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided on the matter on Tuesday 18 November.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-use-new-eu-loan-financing-to-bolster-defence