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6.11.2025 | The annual meeting of Nordic and Baltic ministers for Digitalisation adopted a declaration promoting the adoption of European Digital Identity Wallets. The long-term ambition is to create an open and interoperable Nordic region.

3.12.2025 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has published the Non-Violent Childhoods Action Plan for 2026–2033 aimed at preventing all forms of violence against children. The plan, which will be implemented at the government level, is based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Lanzarote Convention and national statutes that require all forms of violence against children to be combated.

20.11.2024 | The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 20 November 2024. The CRA sets minimum cyber security requirements for products and software that can be connected to the internet or to other devices. A project preparing national legislation to complement the Act is underway at the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

14.5.2024 | The Finnish Heritage Agency and its partners have produced a 3D model of Petäjävesi Old Church to help preserve valuable information of this cultural heritage site for future generations. Accurate measurement data will also help those planning the restoration and repairs of the church.

20.11.2020 | Finland helps to safeguard child rights in the digital world Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 20.11.2020 8.32 Type: News item The United Nations Children's Fund, UNICEF, and Finland are collaborating to create international policy gui...

17.2.2023 | Aalto University and the Ministry of Transport and Communications are implementing the extensive Cyber Citizen Project to create a common model for teaching cybersecurity skills to citizens in the EU Member States. As part of the project, on 17 February 2023 Aalto University published a comprehensive report on the current state of teaching cybersecurity skills to citizens throughout the European Union.

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...

17.2.2023 | Aalto University and the Ministry of Transport and Communications are implementing the extensive Cyber Citizen Project to create a common model for teaching cybersecurity skills to citizens in the EU Member States. As part of the project, on 17 February 2023 Aalto University published a comprehensive report on the current state of teaching cybersecurity skills to citizens throughout the European Union.

8.2.2022 | Researchers at Aalto University are creating an educational package on cybersecurity, which will be shared with all EU countries. Finland has been awarded EUR 5 million for this project from the EU recovery instrument for a three-year period.

8.2.2022 | Researchers at Aalto University are creating an educational package on cybersecurity, which will be shared with all EU countries. Finland has been awarded EUR 5 million for this project from the EU recovery instrument for a three-year period.

7.12.2020 | Digital dilemma – Expert panel on what do we really know about internet addiction and other threats to children? Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 7.12.2020 11.49 Type: News item On Wednesday the 16th of December we will be discussing ...

7.10.2020 | Dear friends,  It is a pleasure to be speaking here before you today, although in a way I wish that I did not have to stand here, that campaigns like the Girls Takeover were no longer necessary.

16.11.2021 | Barley porridge, macaroni casserole and chicken fricassee - Finns are familiar with the classics of school meals. The international goal now is to include all the world’s children in school feeding by 2030. Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari, who serves as the World Food Programme (WFP) School Meals Champion, explains why school meals pay off.

11.11.2019 | Minister of Education Li Andersson will attend the General Conference of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on 13–14 November 2019 in Paris. Minister of Science and Culture Hanna Kosonen will attend a forum of culture ministers held in conjunction with the General Conference on 19 November.

26.11.2019 | The data economy is one of the strategic focus areas during the Finnish Presidency of the Council of the EU. The High-Level Conference on Data Economy, which saw more than 300 participants come together at Finlandia Hall, just finished today with the introduction of data principles for the growth of the European data economy. The creative sectors were also invited to discuss the topic “New reve...

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."

11.5.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin gave a keynote speech at a high-level seminar exploring the impacts of digitalisation on society in Tokyo on 11 May 2022. Prime Minister’s speech to be checked against delivery.

7.6.2023 | Our digital world will become paralysed if access to semiconductors becomes more difficult. The theme of the June issue is semiconductors and geopolitics.

17.6.2020 | The project on a logistics digitalisation strategy prepared by the Ministry of Transport and Communications is being sent for comments. The aim of the project is to support and strengthen the development of digitalisation in the logistics sector towards efficient and sustainable logistics. To support the strategy, a climate study on the digitalisation of logistics was also carried out. Comments can be submitted until 19 August 2020.

17.6.2020 | The project on a logistics digitalisation strategy prepared by the Ministry of Transport and Communications is being sent for comments. The aim of the project is to support and strengthen the development of digitalisation in the logistics sector towards efficient and sustainable logistics. To support the strategy, a climate study on the digitalisation of logistics was also carried out. Comments can be submitted until 19 August 2020.