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27.10.2025 | Tero Jokilehto, Senior Ministerial Adviser at the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications, has been elected chair of the Inland Surface Transport Group for the next three years. The Inland Surface Transport Group is a sub-group of the Transport Group, which is one of the planning groups under NATO’s Resilience Committee. 

3.7.2025 | The European Commission has awarded EUR 91.01 million under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to nine projects in Finland. Of this, around EUR 59.60 million will go to government initiatives.

9.8.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications proposes that EUR 3.57 billion be allocated to its administrative branch for 2025. 

17.6.2024 | European Union transport ministers will meet in Luxembourg on 18 June 2024. Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will represent Finland at the meeting.

19.12.2024 | Finland’s Central Government and other operators are applying for a total of approximately EUR 73.36 million in financial support for 11 transport projects from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport. In addition, EU funding is being sought for the acquisition of a new icebreaker. The Ministerial Finance Committee decided in favour of the applications on 19 December 2024.

4.7.2024 | The Government issued a Decree on the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation on 4 July 2024. The Decree and the Convention will enter into force on 22 August 2024.

28.8.2023 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications proposes that around EUR 3.3 billion be allocated to its administrative branch for 2024.

16.7.2024 | The European Commission awarded EUR 39.11 million in funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to 11 projects in Finland. Five central government projects received a total of EUR 20.16 million and six private sector projects a total of EUR 18.96 million in funding.

21.12.2022 | A total of EUR 25.13 million was granted to Finland by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for a Transport Military Mobility project. Finland received the support it had applied for the road connections at Rissala airport, i.e. the project on highway 9 in Kelttu, Siilinjärvi.

18.1.2024 | Finland’s Central Government and other actors are applying for a total of approximately EUR 325.13 million in financial support for 21 transport projects from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for Transport. The Central Government is applying for EUR 67.2 million in funding for 11 projects and other actors participating in state projects are applying for EUR 39.7 million. In addition, private operators are applying for a total of EUR 218.22 million for 10 projects.

21.12.2022 | A total of EUR 25.13 million was granted to Finland by the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for a Transport Military Mobility project. Finland received the support it had applied for the road connections at Rissala airport, i.e. the project on highway 9 in Kelttu, Siilinjärvi.

19.12.2023 | Representatives of the EU Member States, Parliament and Commission have reached a provisional accord on a regulation concerning Union guidelines for developing the trans-European transport network (TEN-T). The regulation will define the TEN-T network, legislating on such aspects as quality requirements for highways and transport nodes. The accord was achieved in tripartite negotiations on 18 December 2023.

20.12.2022 | On 20 December 2022, the President of the Republic approved the Act on the national implementation of the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation. The International Association of Lighthouse Authorities is changing its status into that of an official international organisation and its name into International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation.

20.12.2022 | On 20 December 2022, the President of the Republic approved the Act on the national implementation of the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation. The International Association of Lighthouse Authorities is changing its status into that of an official international organisation and its name into International Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation.

22.6.2023 | Finland has successfully applied for EU funding. The European Commission awarded funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to seven projects in Finland. Funding was received for rail transport and port projects. They include central government projects and projects by other operators.

2.2.2023 | On 2 February 2023, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic adopt the Act on permit-granting procedures and other administrative procedures for certain projects on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) that would implement the so-called Smart TEN-T Directive. In addition, the Government proposed amendments to be adopted on the Act on the Transport System and Highways as w...

17.11.2022 | On 17 November 2022, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal for an overall reform of the Pilotage Act. The aim of the proposal is to ensure maritime safety in Finnish waters.

17.11.2022 | On 17 November 2022, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal for an overall reform of the Pilotage Act. The aim of the proposal is to ensure maritime safety in Finnish waters.

26.8.2021 | Finns have returned more unused medicines to pharmacies and collection points. Expired and unused medicines should be taken back to the pharmacy, as they burden the environment when flushed down the drain or thrown in trash or they may end up in the wrong hands. The two-week-long Lääkkeetön Itämeri campaign (drug-free Baltic Sea) starts today, on 26 August, when we celebrate the Baltic Sea Day.

2.2.2023 | On 2 February 2023, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic adopt the Act on permit-granting procedures and other administrative procedures for certain projects on the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) that would implement the so-called Smart TEN-T Directive. In addition, the Government proposed amendments to be adopted on the Act on the Transport System and Highways as w...