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9.12.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior has procured 50,000 litres of foam suitable for extinguishing different types of fires for use by Ukraine’s rescue services. The foam purchase is part of an emergency assistance package coordinated by the Ministry through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The package consists of donations from various sectors of society and targeted procurements.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-provides-material-assistance-to-ukraine-s-rescue-services
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5.12.2025 | Closing statement by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen, delivered by Vice Minister Pasi Rajala at the Closing Session of the OSCE Ministerial Council 5 December 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/closing-statement-at-the-osce-ministerial-council
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6.8.2025 | Between January and July this year, Finland donated a total of 31 rescue service vehicles to Ukraine. Other civilian material assistance amounted to 32 truckloads of supplies.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-continues-its-strong-support-for-ukraine
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23.6.2025 | In their meeting on Monday 23 June, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the current situation in the Middle East.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/president-and-ministerial-committee-on-foreign-and-security-policy-discuss-situation-in-middle-east-and-finland-s-preparations-for-nato-summit
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17.3.2025 | Finland will host Rescue Borealis 2025, a Nordic exercise focusing on the Euro-Arctic cross-border cooperation involving rescue services in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Rescue Borealis 2025 includes a field training exercise that will take place near Oulu between 29 September and 3 October 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-to-host-nordic-rescue-exercise-in-oulu-in-september
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26.2.2025 | Opening Remarks by OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen, Reinforced Permanent Council of the OSCE, 24 February 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/opening-remarks-by-minister-elina-valtonen-reinforced-permanent-council-of-the-osce
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25.8.2025 | Speech by Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission on 25 August 2025 Publication date 25.8.2025 15.05 | Published in English on 31.10.2025 at 15.26 Type: Speech Distinguished Ambassadors, ladies and gentlemen, D...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/speech-by-minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-at-the-annual-meeting-of-heads-of-mission-on-25-august-2025
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13.3.2025 | On 13 March 2025, the Government submitted to Parliament its proposal that aims to ensure essential work is performed during industrial action. The legislative project is based on a resolution issued by Parliament in 2022, the implementation of which is included in the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-submits-to-parliament-its-proposal-on-ensuring-essential-work-during-industrial-action
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29.2.2024 | The Government proposes to increase fines for violating industrial peace, limit disproportionate solidarity action and restrict the length of political strikes. The reform would not restrict industrial action aimed at improving working conditions in one’s own sector.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-submits-its-proposed-amendments-to-industrial-peace-legislation-to-parliament
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17.6.2024 | The economic recession is receding, and growth is gradually resuming. General government finances will, however, remain in deficit and debt will accumulate further, according to the forecast published by the Ministry of Finance on 17 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/growth-poised-to-resume-but-deficit-to-persist-in-general-government-finances
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22.2.2024 | The Government is to submit a proposal for amendments to industrial peace legislation on 29 February 2024. The reform will enhance the sanctions system for unlawful strikes, limit disproportionate solidarity action and restrict the length of political industrial action.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/government-proposal-on-amendments-to-industrial-peace-legislation-to-be-finalised
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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.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/kauppapolitiikka-a-world-built-on-microchips
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6.11.2023 | It's only been four years since Finland's natural gas imports were entirely dependent on the Russian pipeline connection. At the beginning of 2020, the Balticconnector between Finland and Estonia was commissioned, and a year ago, in the conditions of energy crisis, so was the floating LNG terminal in Inkoo. In an amazingly short time, Finland has changed gas monopoly to global LNG market. After ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/radical-events-in-the-finnish-gas-market-security-of-supply-ensured
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27.10.2022 | More than five million people live in the Israeli occupied Palestinian territory: three million in the West Bank and two million in the Gaza Strip. Discontent with the occupation and with their own government is simmering among young people in the Palestinian territory.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/living-behind-walls-in-palestinian-territory
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31.3.2021 | Due to the military coup on 1 February 2021, the situation in Myanmar is now deeply disturbing. On 29 March 2021, Finland together with the other Nordic countries raised the alert level of its travel advice, urging travellers “to leave the country as soon as possible”.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-raised-alert-level-of-its-travel-advice-to-myanmar
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27.11.2019 | Minister of Local Government and Ownership Steering Sirpa Paatero is very pleased that a solution was found to postal strike.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-paatero-pleased-that-a-solution-was-found
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18.11.2022 | Finland strengthens the Army’s striking power with 38 armoured howitzers Ministry of Defence Publication date 18.11.2022 15.00 Type: Press release Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen has approved the Defence Forces’ proposal to take up the option ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-strengthens-the-army-s-striking-power-with-38-armoured-howitzers
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18.11.2025 | Naton jäsenmaiden pysyvät edustajat vierailevat Suomessa 20.–21. marraskuuta. Vierailu suuntautuu Rovaniemelle ja Rovajärvelle. Ulkoministeri Elina Valtonen osallistuu vierailulle torstaina ja puolustusministeri Antti Häkkänen perjantaina.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/-/236553176/naton-pysyvat-edustajat-vierailevat-suomessa
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18.11.2025 | Permanent representatives of NATO member states will visit Rovaniemi and Rovajärvi in Finland on 20–21 November. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will take part in the program on Thursday and Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen on Friday.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/nato-permanent-representatives-to-visit-finland
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12.12.2025 | Euroopan unionin jäsenmaat, Euroopan parlamentti ja EU:n komissio pääsivät 12.12. alustavaan sopimukseen ajoneuvojen kiertotalousasetuksesta. Asetuksen tavoitteena on muun muassa edistää ajoneuvojen suunnittelua ja valmistusta kiertotalouden periaatteiden mukaisesti, lisätä romuajoneuvojen osien uudelleenkäyttöä, parantaa romuajoneuvoista saatavien kierrätysmateriaalien laatua sekä puuttua romuajoneuvojen katoamiseen asianmukaisen jätehuollon ulkopuolelle.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/-/1410903/ajoneuvojen-kiertotalousasetuksesta-alustava-sopu