Press releases
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Council of the EU agrees on the monitoring of CO2 emissions from maritime transport
Press release 30.10.2019Press release of the Ministry of Transport and Communications and Ministry of the Environment
digitalisaatio Verkot 2019 -
World Radiocommunication Conference discusses issues crucial to Finland
Press release 28.10.2019The World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC) takes place in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt as of 28 October. The conference decides on the future use of radio spectrum. The WRC aims at facilitating...
Verkot 2019 -
Clocks go back on Sunday 27 October
Press release 24.10.2019In Finland, summer time ends and clocks are changed back to Eastern European Time on the night between Saturday and Sunday. Clocks will be changed back by one hour next Sunday, 27 October at 4.00...
junaliikenne Tieto 2019 -
Entry into force of acts on lightweight cars postponed by one year
Press release 24.10.2019The entry into force of the acts on speed-limited passenger cars, also known as lightweight cars, will be postponed by one year until 1 November 2020. Before the acts enter into force, the aim is...
Palvelut 2019 -
Opinions invited on parking permits for home carers
Press release 22.10.2019The Ministry of Transport and Communications has requested opinions on the Government's draft proposal to address the problems home carers have with parking their vehicles when they make home...
Tieto tieliikennelaki 2019 Sanna Marin -
Negotiation groups to promote large-scale rail projects
Press release 11.10.2019The Ministry of Transport and Communications will launch negotiations to establish project companies for the one-hour Helsinki-Turku fast rail link and the Finland Railway line. The project...
Ohjaus rautatieliikenne 2019 Sanna Marin -
Preparations for the national transport system plan progress – parliamentary steering group and cooperation group start their work
Press release 10.10.2019The Ministry of Transport and Communications has appointed a parliamentary steering group and a cooperation group to prepare Finland's first national transport system plan. The plan will apply to...
henkilöliikenne Verkot junaliikenne rautatieliikenne 2019 Sanna Marin -
Europe meets its objective – a carbon offsetting scheme for international aviation to take effect in 2021
Press release 10.10.2019Europe was able to achieve its objectives at the General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), where the focus again was on climate and environmental issues. The most...
Verkot 2019 Sanna Marin -
Government proposes EUR 3.5 billion for the budget of the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications
Press release 7.10.2019The Government proposes that EUR 3.5 billion be allocated to the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for 2020. This is over EUR 600 million more than in the Budget...
Ohjaus Palvelut Tieto Verkot 2019 Sanna Marin -
EU Digital Transport Days in Helsinki in October
Press release 3.10.2019The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications and the European Commission will co-organise the Digital Transport Days 2019 conference in Helsinki from 7 to 9 October 2019. The Conference is...
Ohjaus Palvelut Tieto Verkot liikennepalvelut 2019 Sanna Marin -
Second interim report on e-services of the Transport Safety Agency completed
Press release 1.10.2019The Ministry of Transport and Communications received a report it had requested on the practices relating to the planning, provision and maintenance of electronic services of the Finnish Transport...
Tieto 2019 -
Finland elected as member of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation
Press release 28.9.2019Today, 28 September 2019, Finland was elected as member of the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, for the term of 2019-2021. The Council exercises the highest...
Ohjaus 2019 Sanna Marin -
Government proposes to Parliament that entry into force of lightweight vehicle acts be postponed
Press release 26.9.2019On 26 September 2019, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament that the entry into force of the acts on lightweight vehicles be postponed by one year till 1 November 2020. The aim is to...
Palvelut 2019 -
Minister Marin: Transport emissions must be reduced on land, sea and air
Press release 25.9.2019According to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, IPCC, the areas covered by snow and permafrost are shrinking. Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin considers it important...
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Minister Marin to attend ICAO meeting in Montreal
Press release 23.9.2019Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin will attend the General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, in Montreal, Canada, on 24-25 September 2019.
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EU transport ministers call for long-term action on climate and transport
Press release 20.9.2019"The transport sector plays a major role in mitigating climate change. EU transport ministers made it clear today that we need significant changes already in the near future. The ministers called...
Ohjaus Verkot 2019 Sanna Marin -
EU transport ministers to discuss role of transport in combating climate change
Press release 19.9.2019European Union transport ministers will meet in Brussels on 20 September 2019. Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin will chair the meeting. This is the first Transport Council...
Ohjaus Verkot 2019 Sanna Marin -
Additional funding for climate action and basic transport infrastructure management in the budget of the Ministry of Transport and Communications
Press release 17.9.2019The Government has agreed on the budget proposal for 2020. In order to combat climate change, investments will be made in promoting low-emission transport and walking and cycling. The government...
Ohjaus Tieto Palvelut raideliikenne Verkot 2019 Sanna Marin -
Minister Marin to attend aviation conference in Brussels
Press release 11.9.2019Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin will open a high-level conference on airspace management on Thursday, 12 September 2019, in Brussels. The conference will be arranged by...
Verkot 2019 Sanna Marin -
Negotiations on promoting large-scale rail transport projects launched
Press release 10.9.2019On 10 September 2019, the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy supported the guidelines presented by Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin to promote large-scale rail transport...
raideliikenne Ohjaus 2019 Sanna Marin