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13.12.2013 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has published a new environmental strategy for transport to promote sustainable and technically advanced transport. The key means to this end are not only low-emission vehicle technologies and alternative fuels but also changes in the way the citizens use the various transport modes.

28.1.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications submitted for comments proposals for amending the Driving Licence Act and the professional qualification requirements for lorry and bus drivers in the Act on Transport Services.

21.11.2018 | Service level of arterial roads and railways defined by a new decree Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 21.11.2018 8.39 Type: Press release The Ministry of Transport and Communications issued a Decree on the arterial roads a...

28.1.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications submitted for comments proposals for amending the Driving Licence Act and the professional qualification requirements for lorry and bus drivers in the Act on Transport Services.

1.3.2019 | The Regulation on tyre labelling and the long-term strategy (LTS) for a low-carbon economy will be the key themes of the EU Energy Council meeting in Brussels on 4 March 2019. Kimmo Tiilikainen, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Housing, will represent Finland at the meeting.

22.11.2018 | The Finnish automotive industry, Ministry of Transport and Communications and Ministry of the Environment concluded a voluntary Green Deal on 22 November 2018. The Green Deal for the benefit of the climate is part of the Society's Commitment to Sustainable Development. The aim is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in the transport sector. 

28.12.2018 | Snowmobile legislation to be eased Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 28.12.2018 12.02 Type: Press release The use of larger, more powerful snowmobiles will be permitted on snowmobile routes designated for this purpose and s...

21.11.2018 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications issued a Decree on the arterial roads and railways and their service level on 21 November 2018. The Decree will enter into force on 1 January 2019. The decision on the roads and railways selected as the arterial traffic routes was made on the basis of the current and projected traffic volumes. 

24.2.2020 | A working group is preparing the implementation of the EU Directive concerning the promotion of clean vehicles in public procurement in Finland. The aim is to increase the proportion of zero- and low-emission vehicles in public procurement concerning vehicles and transport services. A study on the matter was completed just recently, and now the working group will use this to assess different opti...

27.6.2018 | The Commission published the first and second mobility package targeting road traffic in 2017. They contained legislative initiatives on access to the road transport market, social issues, transport pricing and the monitoring and reporting of CO2 emissions from heavy goods vehicles.

24.2.2020 | A working group is preparing the implementation of the EU Directive concerning the promotion of clean vehicles in public procurement in Finland. The aim is to increase the proportion of zero- and low-emission vehicles in public procurement concerning vehicles and transport services. A study on the matter was completed just recently, and now the working group will use this to assess different opti...

28.6.2017 | The interval for periodic inspections of passenger cars, vans and special vehicles weighing at most 3.5 tonnes and in private use, as well as the interval for heavy four-wheel vehicles, will be extended. In the future, these vehicles must be inspected for the first time no later than four years from the date when they were taken into use, and every two years thereafter. However, vehicles more than ten years old should be inspected annually.

27.6.2017 | The interval for periodic inspections of passenger cars, vans and special vehicles weighing at most 3.5 tonnes and in private use, as well as the interval for heavy four-wheel vehicles, will be extended. In the future, these vehicles must be inspected for the first time no later than four years from the date when they were taken into use, and every two years thereafter. However, vehicles more than ten years old should be inspected annually.

8.5.2013 | A working group of the Ministry of Transport and Communications proposes radical changes to the choice of power for Finnish transport. The objective is to mitigate climate change and to improve the fuel self-sufficiency.

12.12.2006 | The Transport Ministers of the European Union drew up policy lines for developing freight logistics at their Council meeting in Brussels on 12 December. An action programme for logistics will be prepared for the EU in order to improve Europe’s competitiveness in goods transport.

8.12.2006 | One of the aims of Finland’s Presidency of the European Union is to move forward on drafting an action programme for European Union logistics. The meeting of the Council of Transport Ministers in Brussels on 12 December will lay the groundwork for such a programme in its conclusions.

27.2.2018 | The reform of the vehicle inspection system has reached its second stage where amendments are suggested to the regulation on authorisations to carry out inspections. Comments are requested by the Ministry of Transport and Communications on a draft bill concerning the reform. The deadline for comments is 30 March 2018.

15.7.2011 | NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY REGULATIONS FOR SHIPS

9.2.2009 | Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications has informed the Russian Ministry of Transport that vehicles weighing more than 38 tonnes will no longer be allowed on Finnish roads without an overweight permit. The new policy will be followed as of 15 February 2009. The Association of International Road Transport Carriers (ASMAP) of Russia has been informed of the new policy.

8.5.2013 | A working group of the Ministry of Transport and Communications proposes radical changes to the choice of power for Finnish transport. The objective is to mitigate climate change and to improve the fuel self-sufficiency.