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Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...

23.4.2026 | Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriön tilaama selvitys suomalaisen kirja-alan tilanteesta ja soveltuvin osin lukemisesta on valmistunut. Selvityksen on laatinut Markus Leikola osana kulttuuripoliittisen selonteon toimeenpanoa. Sen tavoitteena on muodostaa kokonaiskuva kirja-alan nykytilasta. Selvitys luovutettiin tiede- ja kulttuuriministeri Mari-Leena Talvitielle 23. huhtikuuta.

Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...

Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...

27.2.2024 | This year, the recipient of the Finnish State Award for Foreign Translators is Maima Grīnberga (b. 1969), who has been translating Finnish literature into Latvian with distinction. The prize, which has been awarded since 1975, is worth EUR 15,000. The Ministry of Education and Culture awards the prize annually based on a proposal by the Finnish Literature Exchange (FILI).

12.1.2023 | The Ministry of Education and Culture has published the first bildung review, which provides an overview of development in the Ministry’s administrative branch over the past decades. The latest stage, which began in the 1990s, is characterised by a decline in the achieved learning outcomes, the plateauing of the rising level of education among Finns, as well as a gradual decrease in public input into education.

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1.12.2025 | The agreement on cross-border taxi services between Finland and Norway will enter into force on 14 December 2025. It will permit taxi transport between the two countries.

13.11.2025 | The Government submitted a bill on cross-border taxi services between Finland and Norway for approval on 13 November 2025.

29.11.2023 | This autumn, the revised Labour Force Barometer focuses on the future prospects of the technology industry and the social welfare, health and wellbeing sectors. The greatest shortage of labour is in the health and social services sector, where skilled workers are needed for the care of older people, in particular. The outlook for the technology sector is expected to improve after next summer.

25.8.2025 | Speech by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission in Helsinki on 25 August 2025. Speech to be checked against delivery.

25.8.2025 | "Our task is to promote a world in which as many people as possible—regardless of country of birth and circumstances—can live their lives safely and freely, and be happy. That is Finland’s story."

13.3.2025 | On 13 March 2025, Finland’s Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and Norway’s Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård signed an agreement in Oslo, Norway, on taxi transport services between the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Norway. The agreement permits taxi transport services between Finland and Norway.

16.2.2023 | On 16 February 2023, the Government issued three decrees on the accessibility requirements for certain products and services. These decrees will finalise the national implementation of the European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882). The decrees will enter into force on 20 February 2023 and they will become applicable on 28 June 2025.

16.2.2023 | On 16 February 2023, the Government issued three decrees on the accessibility requirements for certain products and services. These decrees will finalise the national implementation of the European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882). The decrees will enter into force on 20 February 2023 and they will become applicable on 28 June 2025.

19.1.2024 | Finland finances international forest research as part of development cooperation in the forestry sector. According to Pia Katila, Senior Scientist at the Natural Resources Institute Finland, multidisciplinary approach is a key to producing information to support forest policy in developing countries.

26.1.2021 | Ministry for Foreign Affairs to participate in the first ever Educa goes digital event Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 26.1.2021 9.20 Type: News item The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is participating in the international programme an...

18.12.2020 | Fresh perspectives on Africa — Twitter breakfast meeting broadens notions Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 18.12.2020 13.11 Type: News item The Foreign Ministry’s Twitter breakfast meeting in December focused on Finns’ notions about A...

22.8.2022 | "While Europe stands united in relation to Russia and in condemning military action, we must not ignore or forget Afghanistan, Myanmar, Syria, Yemen and other countries where human rights or the social conditions for living a decent life are under threat. The global need for humanitarian aid is now greater than ever before. No single humanitarian crisis is more important than another. These are always matters of human distress."