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27.6.2025 | Finland to procure its first own satellites for defence Ministry of Defence Publication date 27.6.2025 12.00 Type: Press release Finland’s Ministry of Defence and Iceye Oy have signed a letter of intent that allows Finland to procure Iceye synthet...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-procure-its-first-own-satellites-for-defence
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12.11.2025 | Finland hosted NATO’s first Arctic Space Forum in Helsinki on 12 November 2025. In his opening address, Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen said that Finland will start building satellite cooperation together with Allies.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-finland-will-start-building-satellite-cooperation-together-with-allies
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17.12.2025 | Earlier this year, Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen authorised the Finnish Defence Forces to procure synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellites from the Finnish company ICEYE Oy. Finland aims to build international cooperation around the use of these satellites.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-sign-letter-of-intent-on-sar-satellite-cooperation-with-poland-and-the-netherlands
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5.9.2025 | Finland’s satellite procurement proceeds Ministry of Defence Publication date 5.9.2025 13.30 Type: Press release Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has authorised the Finnish Defence Forces to place an order for a satellite remote sensin...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-s-satellite-procurement-proceeds
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27.6.2025 | Finland skaffar sina första egna satelliter för försvaret försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 27.6.2025 12.00 Typ: Pressmeddelande Försvarsministeriet och Iceye Oy har undertecknat en avsiktsförklaring som gör det möjligt att upphandla SAR-radarsa...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/236553176/finland-skaffar-sina-forsta-egna-satelliter-for-forsvaret-
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27.4.2026 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will lead a Team Finland trade mission to Australia and New Zealand between 28 April and 5 May 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tavio-to-lead-trade-mission-to-australia-and-new-zealand
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27.4.2026 | Utrikeshandels- och utvecklingsminister Ville Tavio deltar i en Team Finland-exportfrämjande resa till Australien och Nya Zeeland den 28 april – 5 maj 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/minister-tavio-ska-framja-handelsrelationerna-med-australien-och-nya-zeeland
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6.5.2024 | The European Union will begin providing secure satellite connections to its Member States at the end of this year. The plan is to offer Members States high-speed broadband connectivity in areas where no terrestrial connections are available. In April, the Ministry of the Interior launched a preliminary study on the adoption of secure satellite connections.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-to-look-into-adoption-of-secure-satellite-connections
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12.1.2026 | Sweden will procure SAR satellites from the Finnish company ICEYE Oy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-iceye-s-contract-with-sweden-will-strengthen-security-across-the-nordic-region
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23.4.2026 | On 23 April 2026, the Government submitted amendments to the Act on Electronic Communication Services for approval. The amendments apply to equipment that interfere with radio communications, so-called jammers. The act is scheduled to enter into force on 1 July 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/unauthorised-possession-of-jammers-to-become-a-criminal-offence
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1.4.2026 | The Government submitted its communication to Parliament on 1 April 2026 regarding the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Networks Act (DNA). The Government supports the proposal’s aims to modernise and simplify regulation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/government-supports-modernising-eu-rules-on-connectivity
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15.4.2026 | Finland and Canada have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that will strengthen their bilateral collaboration especially in marine industry and Arctic matters. The MoU was signed by Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto and Canada’s Minister of Industry Melanie Joly in Ottawa on 14 April 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-and-canada-to-deepen-their-cooperation-in-arctic-maritime-industry-and-technology
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15.4.2026 | Finland och Kanada undertecknade i Ottawa den 14 april 2026 ett samförståndsavtal (MOU) som stärker ländernas bilaterala samarbete särskilt inom marinindustrin och i arktiska frågor. Avtalet undertecknades av näringsminister Sakari Puisto och Kanadas industriminister Melanie Joly.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/1410877/finland-och-kanada-fordjupar-sitt-samarbete-inom-den-arktiska-marinindustrin-och-teknologi
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20.12.2022 | The Act on Electronic Communication Services and the Act on the Transport and Communications Agency have been amended. The President of the Republic approved the amending Acts on 20 December 2022. They will enter into force on 1 January 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/legislative-amendments-approved-relating-to-the-introduction-of-the-public-regulated-service-of-the-satellite-navigation-system
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16.11.2021 | Many jobs and societal functions depend on a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) nowadays. Digital services require time and location information provided by satellites to enable the operations of banking services and power grids, and to help the rescue service find people who are lost and truck drivers locate timber stacks in the forest. A new action programme for developing satellite navigation in Finland was published on 16 November 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/time-and-location-information-systems-based-on-satellite-navigation-systems-are-increasingly-important-1581844
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20.12.2022 | The Act on Electronic Communication Services and the Act on the Transport and Communications Agency have been amended. The President of the Republic approved the amending Acts on 20 December 2022. They will enter into force on 1 January 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/legislative-amendments-approved-relating-to-the-introduction-of-the-public-regulated-service-of-the-satellite-navigation-system-1895539
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Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriö on 15.1.2025 asettanut säädöshankkeen sähköisen viestinnän palveluista annetun lain (917/2014) muuttamiseksi radiohäirintään tarkoitettujen laitteiden luvattoman hallussapidon säätämiseksi rangaistavaksi.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/project?tunnus=LVM002:00/2025
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20.3.2026 | Finland will receive EUR 17 million from the European Union to strengthen the surveillance of the eastern border and the Gulf of Finland and improve Finland's ability to maintain an up-to-date picture of the situation. With support from the EU Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI), the Finnish Border Guard will acquire unmanned surveillance systems that are resistant to interference with satellite positioning systems (GNSS disruptions).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/eu-to-provide-finland-with-eur-17-million-for-surveillance-of-eastern-border-and-gulf-of-finland
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16.11.2021 | Many jobs and societal functions depend on a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) nowadays. Digital services require time and location information provided by satellites to enable the operations of banking services and power grids, and to help the rescue service find people who are lost and truck drivers locate timber stacks in the forest. A new action programme for developing satellite navigation in Finland was published on 16 November 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/time-and-location-information-systems-based-on-satellite-navigation-systems-are-increasingly-important
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26.11.2025 | The Ministerial Council of the European Space Agency (ESA) will meet in Bremen, Germany, on 26–27 November 2025. The Council will decide on ESA’s funding for 2026–2028 and the preliminary financial guidelines for 2029–2030. Finland will be represented by Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-puisto-to-attend-european-space-agency-s-ministerial-council