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  1. 21.3.2025 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne attended the European Shipping Summit seminar in Brussels on 20 March 2025. The seminar brought together European and international decision-makers, authorities and actors in the shipping industry.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-ranne-finland-is-a-shipping-country-greater-than-its-size-
  2. 3.7.2025 | The European Commission has awarded EUR 91.01 million under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to nine projects in Finland. Of this, around EUR 59.60 million will go to government initiatives.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/over-eur-90-million-in-eu-funding-awarded-to-finnish-transport-projects-including-new-icebreaker
  3. 28.2.2025 | Minna Kivimäki, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, will attend the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 3 and 4 March 2025, followed by a visit to Madrid to meet representatives of the Spanish administration on 5 March 2025.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/permanent-secretary-kivimaki-to-attend-mobile-world-congress-and-visit-madrid
  4. 9.4.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has set up a legislative project to bring into force nationally the agreement on taxi transport services between the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Norway.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/implementation-of-taxi-transport-agreement-between-finland-and-norway-progresses
  5. 16.12.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on a draft government proposal for temporarily amending the Act on Transport Services. The proposal aims to centralise data on publicly supported passenger transport services in one place to make the data more accessible. The deadline for submitting comments is 5 February 2025.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/comments-invited-knowledge-base-for-publicly-supported-transport-to-be-improved
  6. 5.6.2020 | On 5 June, the Government submitted to Parliament its fourth supplementary budget proposal for 2020.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-s-fourth-supplementary-budget-proposal-support-for-public-transport-services-walking-and-cycling-infrastructure-projects-across-th-1204958
  7. 5.6.2020 | On 5 June, the Government submitted to Parliament its fourth supplementary budget proposal for 2020.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/government-s-fourth-supplementary-budget-proposal-support-for-public-transport-services-walking-and-cycling-infrastructure-projects-across-the-country
  8. 11.6.2025 | At the seminar held on 11 June 2025, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency presented the main results of a study on extending the standard track gauge commonly used in Europe to northern Finland. According to the study, extending the narrower track gauge to Finland will primarily benefit military mobility.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/study-by-the-finnish-transport-infrastructure-agency-shift-to-european-track-gauge-would-improve-military-mobility
  9. 4.6.2025 | The EU Transport and Telecommunications Council will convene in Luxembourg from 5 to 6 June 2025. Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-ranne-to-the-eu-transport-and-telecommunications-council-better-safety-for-roads-and-information-networks
  10. 4.12.2024 | The transport and telecommunications ministers of the European Union will meet in Brussels on 5–6 December 2024. In the transport minister meeting, Finland will be represented by Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and in the communications minister meeting by State Secretary Marjo Lindgren.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-ranne-to-attend-eu-transport-council-minister-focuses-on-safety-on-the-roads-and-in-society
  11. 24.6.2024 | The national introduction of the Public Regulated Service, PRS, of the European Galileo satellite system will continue. The service provides EU Member States with secure location and time data that is resistant to interference.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/european-positioning-and-high-precision-timing-services-to-enhance-finland-s-security
  12. 13.3.2025 | On 13 March 2025, Finland’s Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and Norway’s Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård signed an agreement in Oslo, Norway, on taxi transport services between the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Norway. The agreement permits taxi transport services between Finland and Norway.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/finland-and-norway-sign-agreement-on-cross-border-taxi-transport-services
  13. 12.11.2024 | 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.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-proposal-to-improve-aviation-safety-circulated-for-comments
  14. 3.4.2025 | The Government submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal on aviation on 3 April 2025. The proposal aims to improve aviation safety.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-proposes-legislative-amendments-to-improve-aviation-safety
  15. 28.5.2025 | On 28 May 2025, the Finnish Government submitted a Union communication to Parliament regarding the European Commission’s proposal for the so-called Roadworthiness Package. In principle, the Government supports the proposal’s aim to promote road safety and reduce the negative environmental impacts of transport.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-outlines-its-position-on-the-european-commission-s-roadworthiness-package
  16. 20.12.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the updates to the national 12-year transport system plan Transport 12 and on the environmental report. The deadline for submitting comments is 5 March 2025.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/finland-needs-an-efficient-safe-and-sustainable-transport-system-draft-transport-12-plan-circulated-for-comments
  17. 15.7.2024 | The Council of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) held its 132nd session in London from 8 to 12 July 2024. Finland participated in the session for the first time as a full member since its election to the IMO Council in December 2023.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/imo-council-promotes-transparency-of-meetings-and-gender-equality-at-its-session
  18. 4.4.2025 | The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will meet in London on 7–11 April 2025. The objective of the Committee’s 83rd session is to agree on legally binding measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. The reduction targets have been agreed on in the IMO’s greenhouse gas strategy.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/international-maritime-organization-to-negotiate-on-measures-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions-of-ships
  19. 16.8.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a legislative project to amend the Act on the Finnish Broadcasting Company, Yle.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/act-on-the-finnish-broadcasting-company-to-be-amended-to-increase-openness
  20. 12.9.2024 | On 12 September 2024, the Government submitted a Union communication to Parliament outlining its positions on the Commission’s proposals for new Guidelines on State aid for land and multimodal transport and a new Transport Block Exemption Regulation. The Government welcomes the Commission’s proposals in principle.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-outlines-its-positions-on-commission-proposals-for-land-and-multimodal-transport-guidelines-and-transport-block-exemption-regulation
  21. 3.4.2025 | The draft National Transport System Plan, or the draft Transport 12 Plan, and the related environmental report, were circulated for comments from 20 December 2024 to 5 March 2025. A total of 250 comments were received. Overall the update was largely considered appropriate in relation to the changes that have taken place in the operating environment.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/update-of-transport-12-plan-receives-largely-positive-comments
  22. 20.12.2024 | Euroopan komissio on päättänyt Sanoma Media Finland Oy:n tekemän Yleisradio Oy:n saamaa valtiontukea koskevan kantelun käsittelyn Euroopan unionissa. Päätöksen mukaan Ylen saama valtiontuki on EU:n valtiontukisääntöjen mukaisesti olemassa olevaa tukea, eikä komissio edellytä Suomelta muutoksia lainsäädäntöön.
    https://lvm.fi/-/sanoman-yle-kantelun-eu-kasittely-saatu-paatokseen
  23. 29.8.2024 | On 23 May 2024, the Government submitted a legislative proposal to Parliament on amending the Aviation Act and on related acts. 
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-proposes-amendments-to-aviation-act-
  24. 19.12.2024 | Fairway dues will be raised as of 1 January 2025. The dues were halved in 2015 under temporary legislation.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/amendments-to-the-act-on-fairway-dues-adopted-
  25. 11.4.2025 | The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met in London on 7–11 April 2025. After challenging negotiations, the Committee’s 83rd session reached a provisional agreement on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. The final decisions are to be made in October 2025.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/international-maritime-organization-reached-provisional-agreement-on-measures-to-reduce-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-maritime-transport
  26. 14.2.2025 | Finland and Sweden will strengthen their cooperation in renewing their icebreaker fleets and ensuring operational coordination. This was decided when the Governments of Finland and Sweden met in September 2024.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/finnish-swedish-cooperation-on-icebreaker-procurements-advances
  27. 27.9.2024 | Finland has joined the US-led multilateral declaration on submarine cable security. The parties to the declaration agreed on common objectives and means for improving the security and resilience of submarine cables.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/finland-joins-new-york-declaration-on-submarine-cable-security
  28. 28.3.2019 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications and VR Group have agreed upon the implementation of rail transport via a purchased traffic agreement in 2020. The new agreement will particularly increase the number of short-distance trains. The Ministerial Finance Committee endorsed the agreement on 28 March 2019.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/new-arrangement-for-purchased-and-public-service-traffic-to-significantly-increase-regional-availability-of-rail-transport-services-1003235
  29. 9.10.2017 | Public consultation by the European Commission on small passenger ships Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 9.10.2017 10.35 Type: Press release The European Commission proposes that all passenger ships below 24 meters in leng...
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/public-consultation-by-the-european-commission-on-small-passenger-ships
  30. 20.12.2024 | Europeiska kommissionen har avslutat behandlingen i Europeiska unionen av Sanoma Media Finland Oy:s klagomål över Rundradion Ab:s statliga stöd. Enligt beslutet ska det statliga stöd som Rundradion får betraktas som befintligt stöd enligt EU:s regler om statligt stöd, varför kommissionen inte förutsätter att Finland ändrar sin lagstiftning.
    https://lvm.fi/sv/-/eu-behandlingen-av-sanomas-klagomal-over-rundradion-har-slutforts
  31. 20.11.2024 | 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.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/saimaa-canal-sailing-season-ends-on-20-november
  32. 14.6.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has appointed a high-level interministerial working group, called the Digital Panel, to identify opportunities provided by the digital transformation, the data economy and new technologies. The Digital Panel will offer inputs to provide direction for Finland’s digital development.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/digital-panel-appointed-to-identify-opportunities-and-challenges-of-technological-development
  33. 9.10.2017 | The European Commission proposes that all passenger ships below 24 meters in length be excluded from the scope of the Directive on safety goals and functional requirements for passenger ships. The Commission will also organise a questionnaire in preparation for separate safety instructions.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/public-consultation-by-the-european-commission-on-small-passenger-ships-954670
  34. 2.5.2024 | Amendments to the EU Regulation on minimum breaks and rest periods were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 2 May 2024. Specific rules were included in the Regulation to change the driving times and rest periods in the occasional passenger transport sector. In most cases, occasional passenger transport means chartered transport by bus or coach. The sector has special characteristics that the goods transport or regular coach and bus transport sectors do not share.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/amendments-to-driving-times-and-rest-periods-of-drivers-engaged-in-occasional-bus-and-coach-transport-services
  35. 28.3.2019 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications and VR Group have agreed upon the implementation of rail transport via a purchased traffic agreement in 2020. The new agreement will particularly increase the number of short-distance trains. The Ministerial Finance Committee endorsed the agreement on 28 March 2019.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/new-arrangement-for-purchased-and-public-service-traffic-to-significantly-increase-regional-availability-of-rail-transport-services
  36. 24.9.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft government proposal for legislation on micromobility to improve the safety of electric scooters and other micromobility vehicles. The deadline for submitting comments is 1 November 2024.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/legislative-proposal-to-improve-micromobility-safety-circulated-for-comments
  37. 28.3.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is requesting comments on a memorandum assessing legislative amendments required for road transport automation in Finland. Comments on the memorandum can be submitted until 17 May 2024.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/memorandum-for-comments-automation-in-road-transport-requires-legislative-amendments
  38. 29.11.2024 | The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) will meet in London from 2 to 6 December 2024. This will be the Committee’s 109th session.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/imo-maritime-safety-committee-meets-in-london-in-the-beginning-of-december
  39. 12.11.2024 | 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. 
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/finland-s-tero-jokilehto-appointed-as-vice-chair-of-civil-aviation-group-of-nato-s-resilience-committee
  40. 12.6.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on the revised draft of Finland's Cyber Security Strategy. The deadline for submitting opinions is 9 August 2024.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/revised-cyber-security-strategy-circulated-for-comments
  41. 10.2.2025 | Municipalities and operators involved in Finland's critical infrastructure took part in the first national cyber exercise of the year at Jamk University of Applied Sciences between 3 and 7 February 2025. The exercise brought together cybersecurity, management and communications professionals especially from the north of Finland and Northern Ostrobothnia.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/kunnille-ja-kriittisen-infrastruktuurin-toimijoille-suunnattuun-kansalliseen-kyberharjoitukseen-saapui-osallistujia-ympari-suomen
  42. 15.10.2024 | Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications Minna Kivimäki will visit Brussels on 16–18 October 2024 to influence various EU processes. During the visit, Kivimäki will meet European Commission representatives and Finnish MPEs.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/permanent-secretary-kivimaki-visits-brussels-to-influence-eu-processes
  43. 21.11.2024 | On 21 November 2024, the Government submitted to Parliament its proposal to amend the budget proposal for 2025. The Government proposes funding for the Digirail project, which involves the modernisation of Finland's rail traffic control system, and several rail, urban tramline and road projects. The Government also proposes EUR 400 million for the construction of West Railway, subject to certain conditions.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-proposes-amendments-to-appropriations-for-2025-and-allocates-over-eur-1-billion-to-promote-transport-projects
  44. 25.11.2024 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne visits Strasbourg on 25–27 November 2024 to meet key Members of the European Parliament.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-ranne-to-strasbourg-on-eu-advocacy-visit
  45. 6.3.2025 | The Government submitted a legislative proposal relating to micromobility to Parliament on 6 March 2025. The aim of the proposal is to improve the safety of electric scooters and other micromobility vehicles.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/the-government-proposes-legislation-on-micromobility-to-improve-traffic-safety
  46. 9.8.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications proposes that EUR 3.57 billion be allocated to its administrative branch for 2025. 
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/draft-budget-for-the-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-and-its-administrative-branch-for-2025
  47. 4.6.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a project to draft legislation for an experiment concerning the development of a knowledge base for publicly supported passenger transport.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/project-on-developing-knowledge-base-for-publicly-supported-transport-services-launched
  48. 5.6.2024 | NATO’s Civil Communications Planning Group (CCPG) will hold a workshop in Helsinki on 5–6 June 2024. The workshop will discuss emerging and disruptive technologies. It is organised by the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/nato-civil-communications-planning-group-to-discuss-emerging-and-disruptive-technologies-in-helsinki
  49. 23.9.2024 | The Government proposes that around EUR 3.6 billion be allocated to the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for 2025.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-proposes-eur-3.6-billion-for-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-budget
  50. 18.11.2024 | 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.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/permanent-secretary-kivimaki-to-attend-imo-council-meeting
  51. 19.12.2024 | The Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met for its 109th session in London from 2 to 6 December 2024.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/maritime-safety-committee-continues-to-develop-safety-regulatory-framework
  52. 3.9.2024 | In 2025, the Government will launch several important transport infrastructure projects across Finland. The decision on new infrastructure investments was reached today, 3 September, in the government budget session. 
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-ranne-government-budget-session-decides-on-road-projects-strengthening-safety-security-and-the-economy
  53. 22.11.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a monitoring project to assess the impacts of the legislative amendments that were needed to implement the Directive establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (EECC). The Code regulates electronic communications (telecoms) networks and services. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom will carry out the impact assessment under the Ministry's guidance.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/project-launched-to-assess-impacts-of-european-electronic-communications-code
  54. 24.10.2024 | In 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 2024, at 4.00 in the morning.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/clocks-go-back-on-sunday-27-october
  55. 31.10.2024 | 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.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/amendments-to-agreement-on-taxi-services-across-finnish-swedish-border-to-enter-into-force
  56. 21.11.2024 | The Government proposes that on 22 November 2024 the President of the Republic approve the acts for establishing the Finnish Space Situational Awareness Centre.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/work-on-establishing-the-finnish-space-situational-awareness-centre-progresses
  57. 13.6.2024 | The President of the Republic approved amendments to the Act on Electronic Communications Services on 13 June 2024. The amendments concern two acts but in practice affect the validity of certain provisions of the Act on Electronic Communications Services. The amendments will enter into force before the validity period of the current provisions expires at the end of June and in the beginning of July 2024.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/act-on-electronic-communications-services-to-be-amended
  58. 16.5.2024 | On 16 May 2024, the Government discussed the national adoption of convention amendments adopted by the Maritime Safety Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The amendments allow the introduction of electronic certificates of competency for seafarers.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/convention-amendments-on-seafarer-certification-adopted
  59. 21.11.2024 | The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve on 22 November 2024 the amendments to the Aviation Act and to certain related acts.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/amendments-to-aviation-act-to-be-approved
  60. 21.10.2024 | Finland is a Member of the Council of the International Maritime Organization IMO in 2024–2025. IMO makes decisions on key issues concerning the safety, sustainability and technologies of maritime transport, which is why Finland is seeking to be re-elected to the Council for the term 2026–2027.
    https://lvm.fi/en/-/finland-seeks-new-term-in-council-of-international-maritime-organization-imo