Press releases
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Amendments to Vessel Traffic Service Act to enter into force in 2024
Press release 28.12.2023The President of the Republic has approved the amendments to the Vessel Traffic Service Act, the Ship Safety Control Act and the Act on the Enforcement of a Fine. Most of the amendments will enter...
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Government proposes adoption of amendments to Act on Electronic Communication Services: aim to harmonise charging receptacles
Press release 21.12.2023The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve the amendments to the Act on Electronic Communication Services. The proposal will implement the amendments to the Radio Equipment...
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Minister Ranne: "Sanctions compliance monitoring is built on close cooperation between authorities and being developed constantly"
Press release 21.12.2023During the past autumn, the media reported on various suspected ways of attempting to circumvent air travel sanctions against Russia. Commissioned by Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu...
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Finland excels in EU lobbying: Union reaches provisional agreement on regulation for trans-European transport network
Press release 19.12.2023Representatives of the EU Member States, Parliament and Commission have reached a provisional accord on a regulation concerning Union guidelines for developing the trans-European transport network...
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Government proposes that amendments to purchase subsidies be approved
Press release 14.12.2023The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve the act amending the Act on Fixed-Term Subsidies for Purchasing and Converting Vehicles to Use Alternative Fuels or Propulsion...
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Halving of fairway dues continues
Press release 14.12.2023According to the Government Programme, the halving of fairway dues will be made a permanent practice. The change will take place in two stages.
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Minister Ranne: “Striving to amend legislation quickly and restore trust in taxis”
Press release 14.12.2023The Ministry of Transport and Communications started to prepare measures to correct the shortcomings of the taxi industry and to increase trust in the entire sector last summer. At the moment, the...
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Ministerial working group on social transformation: Implementation of Finland's Digital Compass progresses
Press release 11.12.2023At its meeting of 8 December 2023, the ministerial working group on social transformation adopted the roadmap for Finland's Digital Compass. The roadmap specifies the measures for achieving the...
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Changing licence terms for telecom operators: 2G technology to be maintained until end of 2029
Press release 7.12.2023On 7 December 2023, the Government decided to amend the 2G network licence terms. Telecommunications operators will now be expected to maintain 2G technology until the end of 2029. Operators may...
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Jarkko Saarimäki appointed to serve as Director General of the Transport and Communications Agency
Press release 7.12.2023On 7 December 2023, the Government appointed Jarkko Saarimäki, Master of Laws, to serve as Director General of the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Traficom, for the period from 20...
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Finland, Estonia and Sweden emphasise the importance of resilient European submarine infrastructure
Press release 6.12.2023The telecommunications ministers of Finland, Estonia and Sweden stress that the resilience of critical underwater infrastructure is now more important than ever. The ministers underlined the...
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Finland received EUR 22.4 million in EU funding for digital projects
Press release 4.12.2023The European Commission provided funding from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). Finnish companies applied for funding for six projects that were included in the second CEF Digital round of...
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Minister Ranne to attend Transport and Telecommunications Council
Press release 4.12.2023The transport and telecommunications ministers of the European Union will meet in Brussels on 4–5 December 2023. Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will represent Finland at the...
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Finland elected as member of the IMO Council
Press release 1.12.2023On 1 December 2023, the Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) voted on the Members of the Council for 2024-2025. Finland was elected as one of the 40 Council Member States.
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Government proposes amendments to Rail Transport Act – access charges, licensing revised
Press release 30.11.2023On 30 November 2023, the Finnish Government submitted a proposal to Parliament for the amendment of the Rail Transport Act and the Act on Transport Services. The proposed amendment to the Rail...
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Public transport penalty fare to rise to EUR 100 in Helsinki Region Transport
Press release 29.11.2023The Ministry of Transport and Communications has amended the Decree on Penalty Fares in Public Transport. The amendment to increase the penalty fare from EUR 80 to EUR 100 in public transport...
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ICAO reaches agreement on the targets to increase sustainable aviation fuels
Press release 27.11.2023On 20–24 November 2023, a high-level conference of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) convened in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and outlined the organisation's global vision for...
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Tuomas Sorsa appointed to serve as Special Adviser to Minister Ranne
Press release 27.11.2023Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne has invited Tuomas Sorsa to serve as her Special Adviser.
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IMO Assembly to decide on Finland’s membership in the Council
Press release 24.11.2023The Assembly of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will meet in London from 27 November to 6 December 2022. Finland is a candidate for membership in the IMO Council. The configuration of...
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Accessibility vision published – aiming for smooth, safe and independent journeys
Press release 24.11.2023The Ministry of Transport and Communications has published a vision for an accessible transport system. The vision defines the aims for the development of the accessibility of the transport system...
