Press releases
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Agreement about reduction of maritime greenhouse gases should take place in IMO
Press release 11.7.2011International Maritime Organization IMO's Marine Environment Protection Committee will meet in London between the 11th and 15th of July. The meeting agenda will include, among other things, marine...
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Sauli Hievanen appointed Special Adviser to Minister of Transport Merja Kyllönen
Press release 1.7.2011Sauli Hievanen, 34, has been appointed Special Adviser to Minister of Transport Merja Kyllönen. Mr Hievanen's previous position was Organisation Secretary at the Central Organisation of Finnish...
liikenne 2011 Merja Kyllönen -
900 frequency band soon available for 3G networks at Finnish-Russian border
Press release 15.6.2011Finland and Russia have agreed on how to coordinate the use of the 900 frequency band in mobile communications. As a result, third generation mobile networks operating in the 900 band can be...
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Renewed invitation for TV programme licence applications
Press release 10.6.2011The Government has declared a new application round for TV programme licences in a number of television multiplexes.
viestintä 2011 -
Lindén appointed Special Envoy to ITU Broadband Commission
Press release 6.6.2011Hamadoun Touré, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union ITU has invited the Finnish Minister of Communications Suvi Lindén as Special Envoy to the ITU Broadband Commission...
viestintä 2011 Suvi Lindén -
Lifting of duty-free liquid restrictions deferred
Press release 29.4.2011Passengers arriving from outside the EU and transferring onto a connecting flight continue to be required to carry duty-free liquids exceeding 100 millilitres in the hold of the aircraft. Liquid...
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Juhapekka Ristola to continue as Director-General of the Communications Policy Department
Press release 28.4.2011On 28 April 2011, the Finnish Government appointed Juhapekka Ristola, Master of Laws, as Director-General of the Communications Policy Department for a fixed term. Ristola's term as...
viestintä 2011 -
Strategy for walking and cycling released
Press release 20.4.2011The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has prepared a national strategy for walking and cycling. The strategy, set to run until 2020, seeks to ensure that walking and cycling will...
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Minister Lindén to receive international award
Press release 4.4.2011On 4 April, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) named Ms Suvi Lindén, the Finnish Minister of Communications, as the Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year for 2011. The ICF selected...
viestintä 2011 Suvi Lindén -
New high-definition channels and increased programme supply in antenna network
Press release 31.3.2011YLE (the Finnish broadcasting company), MTV3 and Nelonen will start national high-definition broadcasts in the antenna network.
viestintä 2011 Suvi Lindén -
Mari Herranen appointed Chair of ENISA
Press release 22.3.2011Ministerial Adviser Mari Herranen, 41, of the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has been appointed Chair of ENISA, the European Network and Information Security Agency.
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Roaming charges for calls between Finland and Russia to drop
Press release 17.3.2011Finnish Minister of Communications Suvi Lindén and Russian Minister for Communications and Mass Media Igor Shchegolev have struck a policy agreement on roaming charges between the two countries.
viestintä 2011 Suvi Lindén -
Harri Pursiainen to continue as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications
Press release 11.3.2011Following the government's proposal, the President of the Republic appointed LL.M. Harri Pursiainen (53) Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications on 11 March 2011....
yleinen 2011 -
Finavia ownership strategy signed
Press release 10.3.2011Minister of Transport Anu Vehviläinen signed Finavia's ownership strategy on 10 March 2011. The company's ownership strategy supplements the principles of the airport network act with the Ministry...
liikenne Ilmailulaitos 2011 Anu Vehviläinen -
The government proposes Pursiainen for Permanent Secretary
Press release 10.3.2011The government proposes the appointment of LL.M. Harri Pursiainen (53) as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
yleinen 2011 Anu Vehviläinen -
UN broadband working group: eAgora to speed up broadband advancement in developing countries
Press release 8.3.2011UN broadband working group: electronic data application to speed up broadband advancement in developing countries
viestintä 2011 Suvi Lindén -
UN working group to attend broadband meeting in Lapland
Press release 3.3.2011At the invitation of Ms Suvi Lindén, Minister of Communications of Finland, a group of UN Broadband Commission members will convene in Levi, Lapland, between 5 and 7 March. The purpose of the...
viestintä 2011 Suvi Lindén -
Report: Adoption of electric cars requires creation of suitable operational conditions
Press release 16.2.2011Suitable operational conditions for the adoption of electric cars should be created now, even though they are not expected to produce significant reductions in carbon dioxide emissions until 2030....
liikenne 2011 Anu Vehviläinen -
Finland and Russia Negotiate Frequencies and Roaming Charges
Press release 4.2.2011Minister of Communications Ms Suvi Lindén and Mr Igor Shchegolev, the Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media, agreed that negotiations between the two countries on lowering roaming...
viestintä 2011 Suvi Lindén -
Asta Sihvonen-Punkka appointed Director-General of the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority
Press release 20.1.2011On 20 January 2011, the government appointed Ms Asta Sihvonen-Punkka, Lic. Sc. (Econ.) to the post of Director General of the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority. Ms Sihvonen-Punkka's term...
viestintä 2011