Press releases
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Snowmobile legislation to be eased
Press release 28.12.2018The use of larger, more powerful snowmobiles will be permitted on snowmobile routes designated for this purpose and separately designated routes.
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New Rail Transport Act enters into force on 1 January 2019
Press release 28.12.2018The President of the Republic has approved a new Rail Transport Act. The comprehensive reform of the legislation governing rail transport aims to improve the functioning of the rail market, while...
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Ministry of Transport and Communications and Sámi Parliament negotiated rail line project report
Press release 21.12.2018On Friday 21 December, representatives of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Sámi Parliament gathered to discuss the content of the report on the Arctic Rail Line project, drafted...
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Internal review of e-services starts in Trafi
Press release 19.12.2018The Ministry of Transport and Communications has requested Kirsi Karlamaa, who will start as Director-General of the Transport and Communications Agency on 1 January 2019, to review the practices...
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Legislation on transport of dangerous goods to be updated
Press release 19.12.2018The Act on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (the TDG Act) is being updated. The current Act entered into force in 1994. Renewal of the legislation is important, as important changes have taken...
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The first impacts of the Act on Transport Services meet expectations
Press release 19.12.2018The aim of the Act on Transport Services is to introduce transport services as a comprehensive service for customers and offer users flexibility and freedom of choice. The Act on Transport Services...
liikennekaari Palvelut Tieto 2018 Anne Berner -
Ministry receives second assessment of the information security and data protection of Trafi's services
Press release 19.12.2018The Ministry of Transport and Communications has received from the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority a second expert assessment it had requested concerning the information security and...
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Finnish-Norwegian Working group on the Arctic railway routing releases its report in January
Press release 14.12.2018The term of the working group that examined the Arctic railway routing to Kirkenes ends today, 14 December.
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Ministry's assessment of Trafi reports – Trafi services aimed to open as soon as possible
Press release 13.12.2018On 12 December 2018, the Ministry of Transport and Communications received from the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority the first preliminary expert opinion it had requested concerning the...
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Transport emissions to zero by 2045
Press release 12.12.2018An expert group on transport climate policy under the Ministry of Transport and Communications has drafted a proposal for an action plan for eliminating greenhouse gas emissions in domestic...
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Statements support abandoning time changes
Press release 11.12.2018The Ministry of Transport and Communications received a total of 24 statements in its consultation round concerning the abandonment of time changes. A citizen survey arranged via the Otakantaa.fi...
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Ministry requests a report on the information security and data protection of Transport Safety Agency’s services
Press release 10.12.2018During the weekend and in the beginning of this week, a new online service of the Finnish Transport Safety Agency, Trafi, attracted a lot of media coverage and also generated a wide discussion in...
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Pertti Korhonen to chair the board of directors of Traffic Management Finland
Press release 5.12.2018Pertti Korhonen has been elected as the chair of the board of directors of Traffic Management Finland Oy.
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Transport bills related to regional government reform to Parliament
Press release 5.12.2018The Government has submitted to Parliament bills that will implement the regional government reform in the transport sector. The proposed acts would implement the transfers of transport-related...
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New state-owned company Traffic Management Finland starts operating on 1 January 2019
Press release 5.12.2018The Government authorised the Ministry of Transport and Communications to transfer the assets, immaterial rights and business operations controlled by the traffic control and management services of...
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Minister Berner to Transport and Telecommunications Council
Press release 30.11.2018Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will represent Finland at the EU Transport and Telecommunications Council in Brussels on 3-4 December 2018.
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Ministers Berner and Simson: Helsinki-Tallinn tunnel an important large-scale project of the future
Press release 30.11.2018Minister of Transport and Communications of Finland Anne Berner and Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure of Estonia Kadri Simson met in Helsinki on 30 November 2018. The meeting was also...
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Availability of digital services to be promoted by improving competitiveness of electronic identification
Press release 29.11.2018The Government proposes an amendment to the Act on Strong Electronic Identification and Electronic Signatures. The aim of the proposal is to increase the supply of secure and reliable electronic...
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Helsinki–Tallinn tunnel and Rail Baltica on the agenda of a ministerial meeting on 30 November
Press release 29.11.2018Minister of Transport and Communications of Finland Anne Berner and Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure of Estonia Kadri Simson will meet in Helsinki on 30 November 2018. The meeting...
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Minister Berner to Hong Kong
Press release 26.11.2018Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will represent Finland at the opening of the Nordic Innovation House in Hong Kong on 28 November 2018. The opening of the Innovation House will...
älykäs liikenne Palvelut Tieto 2018 Verkot Anne Berner
