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8.5.2026 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has awarded a total of EUR 1,890,000 in discretionary government grants to 15 civil society organisations (CSOs) and communities.

22.12.2022 | Under certain conditions, Finland may assist the voluntary return of people to their home country. A study commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior will assess which new client groups should be included in the target group for voluntary return. The study will be conducted by Owal Group.

7.4.2026 | The evaluation explored the objectives of the Climate Act and the means to achieve these from the perspectives of impact, cost-effectiveness and acceptability. The process was led by the Ministry of the Environment. Meeting the objectives requires additional measures, especially in the land use sector.

1.2.2019 | No changes in responsibility for production of explosives for Defence Forces – expansion of partnership examined with Nammo Lapua Oy Ministry of Defence Publication date 1.2.2019 11.30 Type: Press release The Ministry of Defence has led a study in...

17.12.2024 | Statsminister Petteri Orpo deltar i två toppmöten i Bryssel den 18–19 december. På onsdag ordnas ett möte mellan EU-ländernas och västra Balkans stats- och regeringschefer. På torsdag samlas EU-ländernas stats- och regeringschefer till årets sista möte i Europeiska rådet.

Annex II [Original: English and French] Proposed amendments to the ATP 1. Throughout the text of the ATP Replace multiplication symbols "*", "." and "." by "×" in the existing equations. (Reference document: informal document INF.11) 2. Throughout...

18.12.2024 | EU-ländernas och västra Balkans stats- och regeringschefer framhöll sitt nära partnerskap vid ett gemensamt toppmöte i Bryssel onsdagen den 18 december. EU upprepade sitt engagemang för regionen och efterlyste ett starkt utrikes- och säkerhetspolitiskt samarbete med länderna på västra Balkan. Statsminister Petteri Orpo företrädde Finland vid mötet.

22.11.2024 | Vid sitt möte fredagen den 22 november behandlade EU-ministerutskottet Finlands ståndpunkter i fråga om Europeiska kommissionens årliga utvidgningspaket.

29.1.2026 | The Government will provide targeted separate funding to South Karelia and Vakka‑Suomi for measures that promote re‑employment and improve skills. Both regions have faced an abrupt structural change (ASC, or ÄRM in Finnish) that has required regional action. In addition, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has decided to allocate European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) funding to impr...

8.12.2025 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs opens a call for applications for discretionary government grants for civil society organisations (CSOs) and communities whose activities are relevant to Finland’s foreign and security policy and its international commitments and that support the promotion of international activities of Finnish businesses and the development and provision of services aimed at helping businesses to expand internationally.

27.10.2025 | Finland has become the thirteenth country to join the Tallinn Mechanism—an international initiative that helps Ukraine enhance its cyber resilience and digital security.

12.6.2025 | On 12 June 2025, the Ministry of Transport and Communications initiated a regulation project to amend the Driving Licence Act. The project’s goals are to promote road safety by improving the capability of young drivers to identify and avoid risks and by restricting the times of day young people can drive. Preparations for this project have been under way for a long time.

3.7.2025 | The European Commission has awarded EUR 91.01 million under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to nine projects in Finland. Of this, around EUR 59.60 million will go to government initiatives.

13.3.2025 | The EU’s Social Climate Fund was created to address the social and financial challenges caused by the expansion of emissions trading. Opinions on the proposal for measures to use the Fund in Finland are now requested at the Ota kantaa online service. The deadline for submitting opinions is 26 March.

28.11.2024 | On Thursday 28 November 2024, the Government granted Metsähallitus a permission to sell four parcels of land in the municipalities of Muhos and Kajaani. The land is sold to Google for future expansions of its cloud and data center infrastructure in Finland. The total value of the transaction is over EUR 27 million, with the combined areas covering approximately 1,400 hectares. The areas are part...

17.1.2025 | In their meeting on Friday 17 November, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the surveillance of underwater infrastructure in the Baltic Sea. It is important to intensify cooperation with our partner countries in order to protect maritime infrastructure effectively.

17.12.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will take part in two high-level meetings in Brussels on 18 and 19 December. The EU and Western Balkans leaders will meet for a summit on Wednesday, and the leaders of the EU Member States will convene for the last European Council of the year on Thursday.

18.12.2024 | The leaders of the EU Member States and the Western Balkans highlighted their close partnership at a summit on Wednesday 18 December in Brussels. The EU reiterated its commitment to the region and called for strong foreign and security policy cooperation from its Western Balkans partners. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo represented Finland at the summit.

22.11.2024 | In its meeting on Friday 22 November, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed Finland’s positions on the European Commission's annual EU enlargement package.

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."