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17.12.2025 | On 16 December 2025, the European Commission published the Automotive Package to promote the automotive industry’s competitiveness and support the transition to clean vehicles. The package includes several legislative proposals.

21.12.2023 | The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve the amendments to the Act on Electronic Communication Services. The proposal will implement the amendments to the Radio Equipment Directive in Finland that will harmonise the charging of e.g. mobile phones and tablets.

26.10.2023 | The Government issued a proposal to Parliament for amending the Act on Electronic Communication Services. The proposal would implement at national level the amendments to the Radio Equipment Directive that aim to harmonise the charging of mobile phones and tablets, for example.

12.6.2025 | The Government proposed stricter legislation concerning micromobility on 12 June 2025. The amendments to the Road Traffic Act and the Vehicles Act would enter into force on 17 June 2025 and the amendments to the Act on Transport Services and the Act on the Transfer of Vehicles on 1 August 2025. The aim of the proposal is to improve the safety of electric scooters and other micromobility vehicles.

31.5.2023 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on matters to be considered in the review of the licence terms for 2G networks. It is an interim review assessing the need to amend the licence terms. 

6.3.2025 | The Government submitted a legislative proposal relating to micromobility to Parliament on 6 March 2025. The aim of the proposal is to improve the safety of electric scooters and other micromobility vehicles.

3.7.2019 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications received a total of 26 statements on the draft government decrees regarding lightweight vehicles. The decrees supplement legislation on lightweight cars.

3.7.2019 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications received a total of 26 statements on the draft government decrees regarding lightweight vehicles. The decrees supplement legislation on lightweight cars.

7.12.2023 | On 7 December 2023, the Government decided to amend the 2G network licence terms. Telecommunications operators will now be expected to maintain 2G technology until the end of 2029. Operators may then, if they so wish, adopt newer technologies in the frequency bands currently reserved for 2G technology.

Government Palace 1822–1918 House of the Senate 1918– Government Palace The Government Palace overlooking Senate Square is a national memorial and key monument of Finnish architecture and cultural and political history. The building has served as ...

29.4.2025 | FINNISH GOVERNMENT PO Box 23, FI-00023 Government, Finland vn.fi/en Tel. +358 295 16001 VALTIONEUVOSTO PL 23, 00023 Valtioneuvosto vn.fi p. 0295 16001 1(11) Government discussions on the General Government Fiscal Plan 22–23 April 2025 Entries in t...

23.2.2024 | The second anniversary of the beginning of the Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine in its entirety will be this week on 24 February 2024. However, one anniversary was already observed last week on 15 February, when it had been exactly two years since the activation of the EU Civil Protection Mechanism following Ukraine’s request for assistance.

20.12.2023 | Civil defence shelters offer much more than strong protective structures. I don't think many people know about all the functionalities, devices and equipment that our civil defence shelters have – or should have, writes Project Manager Ira Pasi.

15.6.2020 | ICT can deliver substantial environmental benefits by replacing products with services, through telecommuting, and in streamlining manufacturing processes. On the other hand, communication networks, data centres and smart devices require electric power and materials, and are also a source of greenhouse gas emissions. The recently published report of a Ministry of Transport and Communications working group describes the environmental and climate impacts of the ICT sector in Finland.

15.6.2020 | ICT can deliver substantial environmental benefits by replacing products with services, through telecommuting, and in streamlining manufacturing processes. On the other hand, communication networks, data centres and smart devices require electric power and materials, and are also a source of greenhouse gas emissions. The recently published report of a Ministry of Transport and Communications working group describes the environmental and climate impacts of the ICT sector in Finland.

Hallituksen esitys eduskunnalle tieliikennettä koskevaan yleissopimukseen tehtyjen muutosten hyväksymiseksi ja voimaansaattamiseksi ESITYKSEN PÄÄASIALLINEN SISÄLTÖ Esityksessä ehdotetaan, että eduskunta hyväksyisi Yhdistyneiden Kansakuntien Euroop...

Regeringens proposition till riksdagen om godkännande och sättande i kraft av ändringarna i konventionen om vägtrafik PROPOSITIONENS HUVUDSAKLIGA INNEHÅLL I denna proposition föreslås det att riksdagen godkänner de ändringar i konventionen om vägt...

25.11.2020 | How can digitalisation best serve the work against climate change? What should be done to reduce the ICT sector's emissions? The final report of the working group on a climate and environment strategy for the ICT sector will be published on 30 November 2020.

25.11.2020 | How can digitalisation best serve the work against climate change? What should be done to reduce the ICT sector's emissions? The final report of the working group on a climate and environment strategy for the ICT sector will be published on 30 November 2020.

27.3.2020 | “Normally issues concerning the security of supply would not be of general public interest but now, unfortunately, the situation is quite different. The coronavirus outbreak has shown that our security of supply system is both functional and, in European terms, unique,” said Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen in a briefing on the coronavirus situation organised by the Government on 27 March 2020.