Press releases
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Amendments of a technical nature to the main transport statutes
Press release 30.12.2019The Act on the Transport System and Highways and certain other related acts will be amended. With the amendments the statutes will be specified and updated. This is a so-called corrective package...
Verkot Ohjaus 2019 -
Provisional agreement reached on social and market aspects of EU Mobility Package for road transport
Press release 20.12.2019The Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the European Commission have reached a provisional agreement on the proposals included in the EU Mobility Package I concerning market...
Palvelut 2019 -
Cooperation on the North European airspace block discussed in Helsinki
Press release 17.12.2019On Tuesday, 17 December 2019, the representatives of Finland's, Norway's, Estonia's and Latvia's civil and military aviation met in Helsinki to discuss cooperation on airspace management in their...
Verkot 2019 -
Space innovations facilitate daily life and support climate action
Press release 5.12.2019The European Space Week held in Helsinki on 3–5 December focused on the key themes of Finland’s Presidency of the EU Council: space solutions as contributors to climate action, new space economy...
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Supplements to the new Road Traffic Act circulated for consultation
Press release 5.12.2019The Government proposes supplements to the new Road Traffic Act that is to enter into force in summer 2020. The need for amendments is due to changes in Finnish and European Union legislation. The...
Palvelut tieliikennelaki 2019 -
Telecommunications ministers adopted 5G conclusions and discussed data economy and privacy protections
Press release 3.12.2019The EU Telecommunications Council met in Brussels on 3 December.
Ohjaus Tieto 2019 -
Transport ministers agreed on rail passengers’ rights and streamlining regulatory procedures of TEN-T
Press release 3.12.2019The EU transport ministers met in Brussels on 2 December. Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin chaired the meeting.
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Minister Sanna Marin to attend the Transport and Telecommunications Council
Press release 29.11.2019The EU transport ministers will meet in Brussels on 2 December and the telecommunications ministers on 3 December. Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin will be chairing the meetings.
Ohjaus Palvelut Tieto Verkot 2019 Sanna Marin -
Virve public authority network licence granted to Suomen Turvallisuusverkko
Press release 28.11.2019The Government has granted a licence for the Virve public authority radio network to Suomen Turvallisuusverkko on 28 November 2019. The state-owned Suomen Turvallisuusverkko currently maintains and...
Verkot 2019 -
Preparation of a transport safety strategy that will cover all modes of transport is starting
Press release 28.11.2019The strategy will be prepared by the Ministry of Transport and Communications. In the work, safety will be approached and examined in terms of all transport modes.
Tieto rautatieliikenne 2019 Sanna Marin -
Common rules will strengthen the development of data economy
Press release 26.11.2019Finland wants to strengthen the development of data economy and harmonise the development work across different sectors. The key aims for data economy both in Europe and globally are a...
avoin data Tieto 2019 Sanna Marin -
Preparations for the national transport system plan are under way – consultation round on the impact assessment programme begins
Press release 22.11.2019Preparations for Finland's first 12-year national transport system plan are under way. The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on how the transport system plan should be...
Verkot 2019 Sanna Marin -
Amendments to the Act on the Transport System and Highways
Press release 21.11.2019The Government proposes amendments to the Act on the Transport System and Highways and to certain other related acts. This is a so-called corrective package. The amendments would mainly be...
Verkot Ohjaus 2019 Sanna Marin -
High-level conference brings together experts in data economy
Press release 21.11.2019The Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Education and Culture will organise a High-Level Conference on Data Economy on 25-26 November 2019. The...
avoin data Tieto 2019 Sanna Marin -
Draft Act on Electronic Communication Services for comments
Press release 20.11.2019On 22 November 2019, the Ministry of Transport and Communications circulated the draft Act on Electronic Communication Services for comments. Among other things, the legislative reform aims to...
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European Space Week in Helsinki on 3–5 December 2019
Press release 18.11.2019The European Space Week, held in Helsinki on 3–5 December, is the largest event for European space programmes in 2019. It brings together companies, research organisations, policy-makers,...
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Environmental legislation on maritime transport will be reformed – focus on waste management
Press release 12.11.2019The legislation on the delivery of waste from ships to ports will be updated. The aim is to improve the treatment and reception of waste in ports, which will reduce the generation of marine litter...
Verkot 2019 -
Working group to prepare a roadmap for fossil-free transport
Press release 1.11.2019Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin has appointed a working group to prepare Finland's roadmap for fossil-free transport. The term of the working group will be from 1 November 2019...
Verkot henkilöliikenne rautatieliikenne 2019 Sanna Marin -
Preparations of the climate and environmental strategy for the ICT sector starting
Press release 1.11.2019Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin has appointed a working group to prepare a climate and environmental strategy for the information and communications technology (ICT) sector....
Tieto Verkot 2019 Sanna Marin -
Juhani Damski reappointed as Director General of the Finnish Meteorological Institute
Press release 31.10.2019The Government appointed Juhani Damski, Doctor of Philosophy, as Director-General of the Finnish Meteorological Institute as of 1 January 2020 until 31 December 2023, however, only for the duration...
Palvelut Ohjaus Tieto Verkot 2019
