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  1. Finland a leading country in PIAAC adult population survey - Finnish Government

    10.12.2024 | Key information processing skills needed by Finland’s adult population (aged 16 to 65) in different areas of life were assessed in the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). The survey focused on literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving skills. By international standards, Finland ranked at the top in literacy and numeracy skills.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/finland-a-leading-country-in-piaac-adult-population-survey

  2. European Countries Support the Santa Marta First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels - Finnish Government

    30.4.2026 | The European countries participating in Santa Marta express their strong support for the Santa Marta First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels and appreciate the leadership as shown by Colombia and the Netherlands. Santa Marta establishes an action-oriented platform to scale up work and to elevate energy transition. This is critical for addressing the climate emergency.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/european-countries-support-the-santa-marta-first-conference-on-transitioning-away-from-fossil-fuels

  3. UN Goose Management Working Group meets in Helsinki to discuss population trends and joint measures - Finnish Government

    21.6.2022 | The annual meeting of the European Goose Management International Working Group under the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds AEWA will be held in Helsinki on 21–23 June 2022. AEWA and its Individual Species Working Groups (ISWG) are important for Finland in terms of the protection and sustainable exploitation of the migratory aquatic and shore birds found in Finland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/un-goose-management-working-group-meets-in-helsinki-to-discuss-population-trends-and-joint-measures

  4. Executive Director of United Nations Population Fund Natalia Kanem to visit Finland - Finnish Government

    29.11.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will meet Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on Friday 3 December.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/executive-director-of-united-nations-population-fund-natalia-kanem-to-visit-finland

  5. Report on conditions for hunting wolves to manage the population completed - Finnish Government

    14.6.2021 | Working groups appointed by the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry propose a five-year experiment to allow wolf hunting for population management purposes if the population is at a favourable conservation status. The Ministry will assess the possibility to allow hunting after the Natural Resources Institute Finland has published its interim report on the reference values for the favourable conservation status of the wolf population.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/report-on-conditions-for-hunting-wolves-to-manage-the-population-completed

  6. Working group preparing the Management Plan for the Wolf Population discusses multi-species population management - Finnish Government

    14.2.2019 | The working group preparing the Management Plan for the Wolf Population discussed multi-species management of large carnivore and cervid populations that takes into account the interdependencies and relationships between the species. They also explored the theme from the perspective of social and economic impacts.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/susikannan-hoitosuunnitelman-valmisteluryhmassa-teemana-monilajinen-kannanhoito

  7. Finland is the safest country in the world for all people and population groups - Finnish Government

    20.5.2021 | On Thursday 20 May, the Government adopted the Report on Internal Security and submitted it to Parliament for consideration. The objective of the Report is that Finland will be an even safer country for all people and population groups in the future.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-is-the-safest-country-in-the-world-for-all-people-and-population-groups

  8. Government appoints new Ministerial Working Group on Population Policy - Finnish Government

    28.11.2019 | In its plenary session on 28 November 2019, the Government set up a new Ministerial Working Group on Population Policy. Its task is to monitor demographic trends, to examine the reasons for these developments and to present strategic policy approaches and proposals for adapting to a new demographic structure and to make sure demographic developments evolve sustainably.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-appoints-new-ministerial-working-group-on-population-policy

  9. Minister of the Interior Ohisalo met representatives of the Roma population - Finnish Government

    16.1.2020 | Roma people often experience discrimination in their daily lives. They have highlighted on various occasions the need to develop the activities of the authorities, especially those of the police. Representatives of the Roma population and Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo held a round table discussion on 16 January to talk about the safety and sense of security experienced by the Roma and how improve the situation, particularly by measures of the Ministry of the Interior and the police.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/sisaministeri-ohisalo-tapasi-romanivaeston-edustajia

  10. Strong support from Finland for UN Population Fund and UN Women - Finnish Government

    17.4.2020 | Strong support from Finland for UN Population Fund and UN Women Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 17.4.2020 9.44 Type: Press release Finland will step up its support for the work of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN Wom...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/strong-support-from-finland-for-un-population-fund-and-un-women

  11. New draft Management Plan for the Wolf Population sent for comments - Finnish Government

    28.6.2019 | A draft of the updated Management Plan for the Wolf Population has been sent out for comments. The management plan is intended as a tool for managing the Finnish wolf population and wolf-related conflicts and an important means for implementing wolf policy. The plan also fulfils Finland’s international obligations concerning the protection of species. Comments on the draft will be accepted until 30 August 2019.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/luonnos-uudeksi-susikannan-hoitosuunnitelmaksi-lausuntokierrokselle

  12. Minister Skinnari to attend the Nairobi Summit on the International Conference on Population and Development - Finnish Government

    8.11.2019 | -
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-skinnari-to-attend-the-nairobi-summit-on-the-international-conference-on-population-and-development

  13. Cross-regional statement on the occasion of the 54th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development (CPD) delivered by minister Ville Skinnari - Finnish Government

    19.4.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland Ville Skinnari delivered the statement on behalf of the governments and peoples of 81 countries.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/cross-regional-statement-on-the-occasion-of-the-54th-session-of-the-un-commission-on-population-and-development-cpd-delivered-by-minister-ville-skinnari

  14. Report examining possibilities to enter several languages in the Population Information System has been published - Finnish Government

    13.2.2020 | The Ministry of Justice has published a report assessing the possibilities to enter several languages for a person in the Population Information System. Currently, the mother tongue and the preferred contact language of a person are entered in the system.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/selvitys-usean-kielen-merkitsemisesta-vaestotietojarjestelmaan-julkaistu

  15. Working group: The growing diversity of the Finnish population needs to be taken into account in the planning and decision-making procedures in arts and cultural policy - Finnish Government

    20.1.2021 | The working group set up by the Ministry of Education and Culture proposes policies and measures to enable Finland's arts and culture policy to take better account of cultural diversity based on immigration and to make arts and cultural life a more equitable and equal in the future. The working group was commissioned to focus especially on using arts and culture to strengthen the inclusion and participat...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/tworking-group-the-growing-diversity-of-the-finnish-population-needs-to-be-taken-into-account-in-the-planning-and-decision-making-procedures-in-arts-and-cultural-policy

  16. Engagement needed at the local level to implement the measures in Management Plan for the Wolf Population - Finnish Government

    27.3.2019 | In its meeting, the steering group in charge of the Management Plan for the Wolf Population discussed multi-species population management, the question of acceptance of wolves in society and the importance of taking into account regional and local perspectives when updating the management plan. The next step in the project to update the Management Plan for the Wolf Population is to establish concrete measures and targets.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/paikallistason-aktiivisuutta-tarvitaan-susikannan-hoitosuunnitelman-toimenpiteissa

  17. Working group preparing the Management Plan for the Wolf Population discusses illegal hunting of wolves - Finnish Government

    27.2.2019 | In its meeting on 15 February 2019, the working group preparing the Management Plan for the Wolf Population discussed illegal hunting of wolves and measures to improve the social acceptance of the wolf. According to a police estimate, illegal hunting of wolves has been commonplace in Finland. However, only a small number of incidents of illegal hunting of wolves come to the attention of the supervisory authorities.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/susikannan-hoitosuunnitelman-valmisteluryhma-keskusteli-susien-laittomasta-tappamisesta

  18. European Court of Human Rights decides expropriation case - Finnish Government

    12.3.2026 | On 12 March 2026, the European Court of Human Rights issued a decision in a case concerning the expropriation of real property and the amount of compensation paid for expropriation. The Court unanimously declared the applicants’ complaint under Article 1 (protection of property) of Protocol No. 1 to the European Convention on Human Rights inadmissible as manifestly ill-founded.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-court-of-human-rights-decides-expropriation-case

  19. Financing provided to make digital support a permanent service for citizens and businesses - Finnish Government

    3.12.2021 | The Ministry of Finance has granted the Digital and Population Data Services Agency EUR 1.8 million for building an operating model for digital support. A pilot project is to be completed in 2022, and the model is to be later adopted nationwide as a permanent service. The financing was granted from the Programme for the Promotion of Digitalisation. One of the programme objectives is to expand the national operating model to cover digital support to business operators.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/financing-provided-to-make-digital-support-a-permanent-service-for-citizens-and-businesses

  20. New guides provide advice on planning and maintenance of civil defence shelters - Finnish Government

    21.1.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has published three new guides containing practical instructions on how to use and maintain civil defence shelters and on how to draw up emergency plans. The guides are intended, for example, to support building owners (such as housing companies) and other building operators.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/new-guides-provide-advice-on-planning-and-maintenance-of-civil-defence-shelters