Press releases
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Private Roads Act reformed to support road network development and maintenance
Press release 19.10.2017The Private Roads Act of 1963 will be reformed to meet today's needs. The aim is to promote the development and maintenance of the network of private roads. Most of the roads in Finland are private...
norminpurku Verkot 2017 Anne Berner -
Second stage of the Act on Transport Services encompasses the whole transport system
Press release 19.10.2017The Act on Transport Services brings together transport market legislation and creates the preconditions for digitalisation of transport and new business models. In the first stage, provisions on...
norminpurku Palvelut 2017 liikennepalvelut rautatieliikenne Anne Berner -
Kari Wihlman appointed as Director-General of Finnish Transport Agency with effect from 1 January 2018
Press release 19.10.2017Mr Kari Wihlman, Master of Laws, has been appointed Director-General of the Finnish Transport Agency with effect from 1 January 2018. The appointment is for a period of five years. The Government...
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Driving licence reform proceeds to Parliament
Press release 19.10.2017The Government has submitted a proposal on amending the Driving Licence Act to Parliament. The purpose of the proposal is to simplify and streamline the regulation of driving instruction and to...
norminpurku 2017 Palvelut Ajokorttikoulutus Anne Berner -
Minister Berner to visit Moscow
Press release 16.10.2017Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will visit Moscow on Tuesday, 17 October 2017. She will meet Russia's Minister of Transport Maksim Sokolov and Minister of Communications...
digitalisaatio Ohjaus älykäs liikenne Tieto Palvelut Verkot 2017 Anne Berner -
Operational programme to develop satellite navigation
Press release 9.10.2017The Ministry of Transport and Communications has sent out for comments a draft operational programme on satellite navigation. The programme describes the current state of satellite navigation...
digitalisaatio Tieto 2017 kärkihankkeet -
Public consultation by the European Commission on small passenger ships
Press release 9.10.2017The European Commission proposes that all passenger ships below 24 meters in length be excluded from the scope of the Directive on safety goals and functional requirements for passenger ships. The...
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Rail transport reform benefits citizens and the whole society
Press release 3.10.2017On 3 October, the Government replied to the interpellation concerning the current and future state of rail transport submitted by the opposition. Minister of Transport and Communications Anne...
Palvelut 2017 Anne Berner -
Government proposes EUR 3.36 billion for the Ministry of Transport and Communications budget
Press release 19.9.2017The Government proposes that EUR 3.36 billion be allocated to the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for 2018. It is EUR 134 million more than in the 2017 budget.
Ohjaus Palvelut Tieto Verkot 2017 -
Minister Berner to attend a meeting of transport ministers in Tallinn
Press release 19.9.2017An informal meeting of European Union energy and transport ministers will be held on 19-21 September in Tallinn. Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner and Minister for Housing,...
Verkot 2017 Anne Berner -
Security of society’s essential services to be improved
Press release 12.9.2017The Ministry of Transport and Communications has sent out for comments a draft proposal for legislative amendments that aim to increase trust and confidence in digital services and improve the...
Tieto digitalisaatio 2017 kärkihankkeet Anne Berner -
Minister Berner to Singapore
Press release 12.9.2017Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will visit Singapore on 14-18 September. Minister Berner will meet the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Communications and Information...
2017 Anne Berner -
Postal Act reform opens doors to new postal services
Press release 7.9.2017The Postal Act will be reformed so that the delivery and collection obligations for universal service products and the requirements for the speed of delivery of letters will be made more flexible....
Palvelut postilain uudistus 2017 -
Susanna Niinivaara to be Communications Director at the Ministry of Transport and Communications
Press release 7.9.2017On 7 September 2017, the Government appointed Susanna Niinivaara, M.Soc.Sc., as Communications Director at the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Her five-year term of office will begin on 9...
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Cinia Group will be under direct state ownership
Press release 31.8.2017Cinia Group Oy, a Finnish company specialising in information and communications technology, will be transferred from Governia Oy to direct state ownership and under the ownership steering of the...
Ohjaus 2017 valtionyhtiö -
Decisions on new transport infrastructure projects and the scrapping incentive
Press release 31.8.2017The Government has agreed on its budget proposal for 2018. In the Budget, funds have been allocated for the car scrapping incentive and for new transport infrastructure development projects, of...
digitalisaatio Ohjaus Palvelut Tieto Verkot 2017 Anne Berner -
Passenger rail transport opens to competition
Press release 9.8.2017The Government has decided to open passenger rail transport to competition. In the 2020s, VR will no longer have exclusive right to the provision of rail transport services in the Finnish rail...
Ohjaus Palvelut 2017 henkilöliikenne kilpailu valtionyhtiö rautatieliikenne VR Anne Berner -
High-speed broadband connections needed – the preparation of a broadband strategy starts
Press release 12.7.2017The Ministry of Transport and Communications will start the preparation of a national broadband strategy that aims to define Finland's broadband targets for the years 2025 and 2030 and the means to...
Verkot 2017 SuomiAreena Anne Berner -
EU’s road transport package aims to keep the sector competitive
Press release 5.7.2017The European Commission's proposals for road transport regulations cover road charging, market access and working times, among others. The Finnish Government supports the initiatives that aim to...
digitalisaatio Ohjaus Palvelut Verkot 2017 liikennepalvelut markkinat tavaraliikenne -
EU’s aviation regulation aims to ensure fair competition
Press release 5.7.2017The European Commission has issued a proposal for a regulation that would safeguard fair competition in air transport.
Palvelut 2017