Press releases
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Report: Accessibility of public transport travel chains has scope for improvement
Press release 4.11.2022The Ministry of Transport and Communications published a report on 4 November 2022 on the findings of a study that looked into the accessibility of public transport travel chains. The findings...
esteettömyys Palvelut 2022 -
EUR 277 million in EU funding available for improving digital connections
Press release 3.11.2022The European Union provides funding through the Connecting Europe Facility for projects that improve the digital infrastructure in the EU. In the current call for proposals, a total of EUR 277...
digitalisaatio Verkot 2022 -
Digital Services Act enters into force in November to provide increased user rights protection
Press release 28.10.2022The EU's Digital Services Act was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 27 October 2022 and will enter into force in November 2022. Application of the provisions will begin...
Palvelut 2022 Timo Harakka -
Government proposes legislative amendments to improve the exchange of information between authorities in information security breaches
Press release 27.10.2022The Government proposes amendments to the Act on Electronic Communication Services, the Act on the Processing of Personal Data in the Defence Forces and the Act on the Processing of Personal Data...
Tieto 2022 Timo Harakka -
Clocks go back on Sunday 30 October
Press release 26.10.2022In 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, 30 October 2022, at...
Tieto 2022 -
Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine George Dubynskyi to visit Finland
Press release 25.10.2022Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine George Dubynskyi will visit Finland on 25-26 October 2022 at the invitation of Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.
digitalisaatio Tieto 2022 Timo Harakka -
Establishment of Finland’s national space situation centre investigated
Press release 21.10.2022A steering group appointed by the Ministry of Transport and Communications will investigate the establishment of a national space situation centre. As society's functioning depends on the services...
Ohjaus Verkot 2022 -
Government report on the digital compass sets the course for Finland’s digital transformation
Press release 20.10.2022The Government session on 20 October discussed the report on Finland’s digital compass. Finland's digital compass is a national strategic roadmap extending to 2030 that provides an overview of...
Public Sector ICT Mika Lintilä Sirpa Paatero Timo Harakka -
Finnish project applies for EU funding for building charging network for electric vehicles
Press release 20.10.2022Finnish energy company St1 applies for EUR 4.38 million in financial support from the EU for building fast-charging infrastructure for electric vehicles. St1 applies for the funding together with...
Verkot 2022 -
EU transport ministers to discuss rail transport
Press release 19.10.2022The Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU is hosting an informal meeting of EU transport ministers in Prague on 20-21 October. In the meeting, Finland will be represented by Minister of...
Verkot 2022 Timo Harakka -
National Transport System Plan well established as practice, funding still a challenge
Press release 14.10.2022The first National Transport System Plan, Transport 12, covers the years 2021 to 2032. The Ministry of Transport and Communications monitors the progress of the measures included in the Transport...
Verkot 2022 -
Government supports the development of information security in businesses
Press release 13.10.2022On 13 October 2022, the Government issued a decree on the support for the development of information security, i.e. the so-called information security voucher. The decree will enter into force on 1...
digitalisaatio Tieto 2022 Timo Harakka -
ICAO Member States agree on a global aspirational goal of net-zero emissions in aviation by 2050
Press release 11.10.2022Member States of the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, adopted almost unanimously a new long-term global aspirational goal (LTAG). In international aviation, the aim is to reduce...
Verkot 2022 -
Ministerial working group endorses energy saving programme in government premises
Press release 5.10.2022The central government will implement an extensive energy saving programme in its premises with the aim to help Finland overcome the current challenging energy situation. The Ministerial working...
Governance Policy Public Sector ICT Mika Lintilä Sirpa Paatero Timo Harakka -
Cost impacts from EU’s Fit for 55 climate package on road transport studied
Press release 28.9.2022The Ministry of Transport and Communications has published a report it commissioned on the cost impacts of the proposals in the EU's Fit for 55 Package on road transport. The report assessed how...
Ohjaus Verkot 2022 -
Minister Harakka: Strategic themes reaching until the 2030s are a legacy of this government term
Press release 26.9.2022"For quite some time now, we have been living through a period where exceptions have become the norm. The twofold crisis, the pandemic and Russia's cruel war of aggression, are affecting transport...
Ohjaus Palvelut Tieto Verkot 2022 Timo Harakka -
New post of National Cyber Security Director to be created at the Ministry of Transport and Communications
Press release 22.9.2022A permanent public post of National Cyber Security Director will be established at the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The Government approved a decree amendment concerning the Ministry...
Ohjaus Tieto 2022 -
Government proposes the establishment of international Organization for Marine Aids to Navigation
Press release 22.9.2022On 22 September 2022, the Government submitted its proposal to Parliament for an act to ratify and enforce at national level the Convention on the International Organization for Marine Aids to...
Verkot 2022 -
Jarkko Saarimäki appointed as Director General of the Services Department at the Ministry of Transport and Communications
Press release 22.9.2022On 22 September 2022, the Government appointed Jarkko Saarimäki, 45, Master of Laws, as Director General of the Services Department at the Ministry of Transport and Communications. His term of...
Ohjaus Palvelut 2022 -
Government proposes changes to application periods in the purchase subsidy scheme for low-emission vehicles
Press release 19.9.2022The Government proposes that the application periods should be extended for the purchase subsidies for electric and gas-fuelled vans and trucks. In contrast, the application periods would be...
Ohjaus Verkot 2022 Timo Harakka
