Press releases
Legislative project: Regulatory measures to improve operating conditions for transport sector
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:17.6.2025The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a legislative project to improve the operating conditions for the transport sector. The aim of the project is to further specify the EU...
Keywords: Orpon hallitusohjelma Kasvun kaavaNational 6G roadmap sets direction for development and implementation of mobile communication technologies
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:17.6.2025On 17 June 2025, the Ministry of Transport and Communications published the national 6G roadmap to promote sixth-generation communications technologies. The roadmap sets milestones for the...
Keywords:IMO Maritime Safety Committee meets to discuss safety regulatory framework for alternative fuels
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:17.6.2025The Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) convenes in London from 18 to 27 June 2025. Permanent Secretary Minna Kivimäki will participate in the meeting in...
Keywords:Minister Ranne: We will seek to improve road safety for young people through amendments to the Driving Licence Act
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:12.6.2025On 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...
Keywords: Orpon hallitusohjelma Kasvun kaavaGovernment proposal to amend Rail Transport Act and Act on Transport Services submitted to Parliament
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:12.6.2025On 12 June 2025, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to amend the Rail Transport Act and the Act on Transport Services. The amendments would enhance the safety and security of urban...
Keywords: Orpon hallitusohjelma Kasvun kaavaLegislative amendments to improve micromobility safety into force in summer
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:12.6.2025The 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...
Keywords: Orpon hallitusohjelma Kasvun kaavaGovernment proposes possibility for municipalities and regions to arrange passenger train services
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:12.6.2025On 12 June 2025, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to amend the Act on Transport Services. The proposal would grant municipalities, joint municipal and other regional authorities...
Keywords: Orpon hallitusohjelma Kasvun kaavaStudy by the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency: Shift to European track gauge would improve military mobility
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:11.6.2025At the seminar held on 11 June 2025, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency presented the main results of a study on extending the standard track gauge commonly used in Europe to northern...
Keywords:Report on implementation impacts of the European Electronic Communications Code published
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:10.6.2025The Ministry of Transport and Communications has published a monitoring report on the impacts of the legislative amendments that were needed to implement the Directive establishing the European...
Keywords:EU transport ministers agree on rights of air passengers
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:6.6.2025The EU Transport Council reached a political agreement on amending the regulations on air passenger rights on 5 June 2025.
Keywords:EU publishes communication on digital foreign policy advocated by Finland
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:6.6.2025Finland welcomes the EU international digital strategy, which was published as a joint communication of the European Commission and the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and...
Keywords:Minister Ranne to the EU Transport and Telecommunications Council: better safety for roads and information networks
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:4.6.2025The EU Transport and Telecommunications Council will convene in Luxembourg from 5 to 6 June 2025. Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will represent Finland at the meeting.
Keywords:Government outlines its position on the European Commission’s Roadworthiness Package
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:28.5.2025On 28 May 2025, the Finnish Government submitted a Union communication to Parliament regarding the European Commission’s proposal for the so-called Roadworthiness Package. In principle, the...
Keywords:Finland engages actively in upcoming revision of EU Cybersecurity Regulation
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:28.5.2025The European Commission is expected to submit a proposal on the revision of the Cybersecurity Regulation at the end of 2025. The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications submitted a report...
Keywords:European Commission issues communications to promote competitiveness of European automotive sector and decarbonisation of corporate vehicles
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:27.5.2025On 5 March 2025, the European Commission gave two Communications: one on an industrial action plan for the European automotive sector and one on the decarbonisation of corporate fleets. The...
Keywords:Saimaa Canal open as of 26 May 2025
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:23.5.2025The Saimaa Canal delegates have decided that the sailing season in the canal will start on 26 May 2025 and last until 31 December 2025.
Keywords:Finland successfully influenced emission calculation of extra-heavy vehicle combinations
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:22.5.2025On 20 May 2025, the European Commission published a delegated regulation that creates a separate vehicle sub-group for extra-heavy combination lorries to the EU’s CO2 emission performance standards...
Keywords:Finland and Cyprus commit to further strengthening excellent maritime cooperation
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:21.5.2025Cyprus and Finland are EU partners with strong maritime traditions and a shared interest in the advancement of European and global efforts to ensure that the future of maritime transport will be...
Keywords:Funding for regional air services approved in Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:20.5.2025The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided on 20 May 2025 to fully finance flight connections between six regional airports and Helsinki up to 27 February 2028. Air connections to the...
Keywords:Minister Ranne to attend the ITF Summit: “Finland is a frontrunner in the resilience of transport”
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:20.5.2025Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will attend the Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Leipzig, Germany, on 21 and 22 May 2025. The theme of this year’s summit is...
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