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Saimaa Canal sailing season ends on 20 November
The Saimaa Canal delegates have decided that the sailing season in the canal will end on 20 November 2024. The season will end early, because there is no vessel traffic in the canal.
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Permanent Secretary Kivimäki to attend IMO Council meeting
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The Council of the International Maritime Organisation, IMO, will meet for its 133rd session in London from 18 to 22 November. Permanent Secretary Minna Kivimäki will attend the meeting on 18–20 November 2024.
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Fifth Gaia-X Summit brought Europe's leading data economy experts to Helsinki
Europe's leading data infrastructure and data economy experts met for the fifth time at the largest-ever Gaia-X Summit, held in Helsinki on 14 and 15 November 2024. Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne gave the opening address at the event.
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United States, Canada, and Finland Sign MOU to Build Arctic and Polar Icebreakers
New trilateral arrangement formalizes collaboration on the production of Arctic and polar icebreakers
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Distribution infrastructure programme helps transition to alternative fuels
On 13 November 2024, the Ministry of Transport and Communications published the national programme on the distribution infrastructure for alternative fuels. The programme, which was drawn up in broad-based cooperation with stakeholders, facilitates the implementation of EU regulation.
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Government proposal to improve aviation safety circulated for comments
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The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on a draft government proposal for amending legislative amendments to improve aviation safety. Provisions on the permission to set up obstacles to air navigation under the Aviation Act would also be amended at the same time. The deadline for submitting comments is 31 December 2024.
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Finland’s Tero Jokilehto appointed as vice-chair of Civil Aviation Group of NATO’s Resilience Committee
Tero Jokilehto, Senior Ministerial Adviser at the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications, has been elected vice-chair of the Civil Aviation Group for the next three years. The Civil Aviation Group is a sub-group of the Transport Group, which is one of the planning groups under NATO’s Resilience Committee.
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Government grants radio programme licences in supplementary application round – New operator enters market
On 7 November 2024, the Government granted radio programme licences for a new nationwide frequency block 26, and for 20 individual frequencies in a supplementary application round. Licences were issued to different parts of Finland, including to local radio broadcasting operators.
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Amendments to agreement on taxi services across Finnish-Swedish border to enter into force
On 31 October 2024, the Government issued a decree bringing into force the amendments to an agreement on taxi transport services across the Finnish-Swedish border. The government decree will also bring the agreement into force.
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Government proposes that the annual index increases to YLE’s funding be frozen for 2025–2027
On 31 October 2024, the Government submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal to amend the Act on the State Television and Radio Fund. The amendment would freeze the annual index increases to funding of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. The proposal implements the policies of the parliamentary YLE working group.
