Press releases
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Amendments to the Act on Fairway Dues adopted
Press release 19.12.2024Fairway dues will be raised as of 1 January 2025. The dues were halved in 2015 under temporary legislation.
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Annual index increases to YLE’s funding to be frozen for 2025–2027
Press release 19.12.2024The President of the Republic approved the amendment to the Act on the State Television and Radio Fund on 29 December 2024. It is to enter into force on 1 January 2025. The amendment will freeze...
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Finnish operators apply for more than EUR 73 million of EU funding for transport projects
Press release 19.12.2024Finland’s Central Government and other operators are applying for a total of approximately EUR 73.36 million in financial support for 11 transport projects from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF)...
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Ministerial working group updates the measures of the Digital Compass that guides Finland's digital transformation
Press release 17.12.2024At its meeting on 17 December 2024, the ministerial working group on reforming society decided on updating the Digital Compass implementation plan and on circulating for comments the government...
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Minister Ranne: Finland plays an active role in safeguarding shipping in the Baltic Sea
Press release 17.12.2024Finland is actively involved in international efforts to keep shipping and the marine environment safe in the Baltic Sea.
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Comments invited: Knowledge base for publicly supported transport to be improved
Press release 16.12.2024The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on a draft government proposal for temporarily amending the Act on Transport Services. The proposal aims to centralise data on...
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Minister Ranne to attend EU Transport Council - Minister focuses on safety on the roads and in society
Press release 4.12.2024The transport and telecommunications ministers of the European Union will meet in Brussels on 5–6 December 2024. In the transport minister meeting, Finland will be represented by Minister of...
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Cyber Security Strategy implementation plan published – cybersecurity integrated into comprehensive security
Press release 4.12.2024In line with the Programme of Prime Minister Orpo's Government, Finland's Cyber Security Strategy has been revised to respond to the changed security environment. The objectives of the revised...
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Minister Lulu Ranne: We take any cable damage seriously, but we stay calm
Press release 3.12.2024Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne says that, as a rule, data cable damage should always be taken seriously.
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IMO Maritime Safety Committee meets in London in the beginning of December
Press release 29.11.2024The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will meet in London from 2 to 6 December 2024. This will be the Committee’s 109th session.
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Minister Ranne to Strasbourg on EU advocacy visit
Press release 25.11.2024Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne visits Strasbourg on 25–27 November 2024 to meet key Members of the European Parliament.
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Project launched to assess impacts of European Electronic Communications Code
Press release 22.11.2024The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a monitoring project to assess the impacts of the legislative amendments that were needed to implement the Directive establishing the...
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Government proposes amendments to appropriations for 2025 and allocates over EUR 1 billion to promote transport projects
Press release 21.11.2024On 21 November 2024, the Government submitted to Parliament its proposal to amend the budget proposal for 2025. The Government proposes funding for the Digirail project, which involves the...
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Amendments to Aviation Act to be approved
Press release 21.11.2024The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve on 22 November 2024 the amendments to the Aviation Act and to certain related acts.
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Work on establishing the Finnish Space Situational Awareness Centre progresses
Press release 21.11.2024The Government proposes that on 22 November 2024 the President of the Republic approve the acts for establishing the Finnish Space Situational Awareness Centre.
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Ministerial working group approves submission of updated EU Digital Decade roadmap to European Commission
Press release 21.11.2024At its meeting on 19 November 2024, the ministerial working group endorsed the submission of the updated roadmap under the EU Digital Decade 2030 programme to the European Commission. The...
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Saimaa Canal sailing season ends on 20 November
Press release 20.11.2024The Saimaa Canal delegates have decided that the sailing season in the canal will end on 20 November 2024. The season will end early, because there is no vessel traffic in the canal.
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Cyber Resilience Act sets minimum requirements for connected products, national implementation project underway
Press release 20.11.2024The Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 20 November 2024. The CRA sets minimum cyber security requirements for products and software that can...
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Permanent Secretary Kivimäki to attend IMO Council meeting
Press release 18.11.2024The Council of the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, will meet for its 133rd session in London from 18 to 22 November. Permanent Secretary Minna Kivimäki will attend the meeting on 18–20...
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Fifth Gaia-X Summit brought Europe's leading data economy experts to Helsinki
Press release 15.11.2024Europe's leading data infrastructure and data economy experts met for the fifth time at the largest-ever Gaia-X Summit, held in Helsinki on 14 and 15 November 2024. Minister of Transport and...
