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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.

21.11.2018 | “In 2025, Finland will be the world’s most attractive and agile space business environment which all companies operating here benefit from.” This vision is the leading idea in the final report of the working group on space business opportunities in Finland. The working group submitted its report to Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner on 21 November 2018.

21.11.2018 | ”År 2025 är Finland världens mest attraktiva och lättrörliga miljö för rymdrelaterad affärsverksamhet, vilket gynnar alla företag som är verksamma här.” Denna vision är den ledande tanken i en slutrapport av en arbetsgrupp som behandlat utvecklingen av rymdrelaterad affärsverksamhet i Finland. Arbetsgruppen överlämnade rapporten till näringsminister Mika Lintilä och kommunikationsminister Anne Berner den 21 november 2018.

16.3.2018 | Elinkeinoministeri Mika Lintilä ja liikenne- ja viestintäministeri Anne Berner ovat asettaneet työryhmän, jonka tehtävänä on valmistella ehdotus Suomen avaruusstrategian uusiksi, kasvua ja työllisyyttä edistäviksi toimenpiteiksi.

16.7.2020 | Finlands ansökningar om EU-finansiering från Fonden för ett sammanlänkat Europa (CEF) var framgångsrika: sammanlagt 58,3 miljoner euro beviljades för fem olika spårprojekt. Finansieringen går till Entimmeståget till Åbo, byggnadsplanering av stadsbanan i Esbo, förbättring av banavsnittet Böle-Riihimäki, förbättring av spårförbindelsen Kouvola-Kotka-Fredrikshamn samt utveckling av spårtrafiken på sträckan Uleåborg-Laurila-Torneå-Haparanda.

10.11.2017 | Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will visit India from 12 to 17 November 2017. She will travel to Delhi, Nagpur and Bangalore.

10.11.2017 | Minister Berner to visit India Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 10.11.2017 9.24 Type: Press release Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will visit India from 12 to 17 November 2017. She will travel to Delh...

16.3.2018 | Näringsminister Mika Lintilä och kommunikationsminister Anne Berner har tillsatt en arbetsgrupp med uppdrag att bereda förslag till nya tillväxt- och sysselsättningsfrämjande åtgärder för Finlands rymdstrategi.

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.

7.10.2014 | Media innovation support will begin to be granted for the development of new digital services aimed at the Finnish public.

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.

28.6.2017 | Finnish operators are applying for financial assistance for route and transport projects from the European Union's Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The application process is a so-called blending call in which entirely state-funded projects are ineligible for assistance. A blending call means that projects are required to involve financing in the form of private loans and generate returns on them. The total amount of support applied for is EUR 21.32 million.

8.3.2017 | Rolls-Royce, a dynamic international operator in the marine industry, has announced that it will centralise its remote-controlled and autonomous ships research and development centre in Finland. "From the perspective of Finland's economy and maritime industry, this is significant and highly welcomed news," says Anne Berner, Minister of Transport and Communications.

10.12.2012 | "The fact that foreign ICT companies are interested in investing in our country is a clear signal that they perceive Finland as a good investment target," Finland's Minister of Housing and Communications Krista Kiuru said in her speech at a seminar on 10 December, organised by the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer and network solution provider Huawei.

10.10.2016 | Testing of intelligent fairways, scheduled to begin next year, will pave way for autonomous ships Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 10.10.2016 11.08 Type: Press release The Finnish Transport Agency will start testing intell...

17.3.2020 | The Government resolution to slow the spread of coronavirus infections and to protect at-risk groups, issued on 16 March 2020, states as follows (section 2):

8.3.2017 | Laivateollisuuden vahva kansainvälinen toimija Rolls-Royce on ilmoittanut keskittävänsä etäohjattavien ja autonomisten laivojen tutkimus- ja kehityskeskuksensa Suomeen. Tämä on Suomen talouden ja meriteollisuuden kannalta iso ja toivottu uutinen, sanoo liikenne- ja viestintäministeri Anne Berner.

10.12.2012 | "The fact that foreign ICT companies are interested in investing in our country is a clear signal that they perceive Finland as a good investment target," Finland's Minister of Housing and Communications Krista Kiuru said in her speech at a seminar on 10 December, organised by the Chinese mobile phone manufacturer and network solution provider Huawei.

4.6.2018 | Kommunikationsministeriet (KM) offentliggjorde samtidigt som de andra ministerierna sin framtidsöversikt den 4 juni.  Enligt ministeriet gäller det under följande regeringsperiod att lösa följande centrala frågor: hur vi ska finansiera transportnätet, minska utsläppen och säkerställa att kommunikationsnäten täcker hela landet?

8.3.2017 | Det globala storföretaget Rolls-Royce, en stark aktör inom den internationella marinindustrin, har valt att placera sin forsknings- och utvecklingscentral för fjärrstyrda och autonoma fartyg i Finland. Detta är en stor och efterlängtad nyhet för den finska ekonomin och marinindustrin, säger kommunikationsminister Anne Berner.

10.10.2016 | The Finnish Transport Agency will start testing intelligent fairways at the beginning of 2017.

14.2.2020 | Central and local government authorities have reached agreement on establishing project companies for promoting the Finland Railway link and the high-speed rail link between Helsinki and Turku as well as on the financing shares of the parties involved. Financial support for both projects has been applied through the EU's Connecting Europe Facility.

14.2.2020 | Central and local government authorities have reached agreement on establishing project companies for promoting the Finland Railway link and the high-speed rail link between Helsinki and Turku as well as on the financing shares of the parties involved. Financial support for both projects has been applied through the EU's Connecting Europe Facility.

12.12.2018 | An expert group on transport climate policy under the Ministry of Transport and Communications has drafted a proposal for an action plan for eliminating greenhouse gas emissions in domestic transport by 2045. The solution for carbon-free transport lies in zero- and low-emission cars as well as in renewable fuels, mileage reduction of passenger cars and sustainable forms of transportation.

12.12.2018 | Transport emissions to zero by 2045 Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 12.12.2018 12.12 Type: Press release An expert group on transport climate policy under the Ministry of Transport and Communications has drafted a proposa...

11.12.2014 | Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Employment and the Economy, and Ministry of the Environment are proposing the launch of an international testing, exercise, and training centre for Arctic shipping. The centre is to be implemented by the cities of Kemi, Oulu, and Pori along with their development companies. The role of the ministries would be to help the cities network with the players and partners of their own fields.

11.12.2014 | Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications, Ministry of Employment and the Economy, and Ministry of the Environment are proposing the launch of an international testing, exercise, and training centre for Arctic shipping. The centre is to be implemented by the cities of Kemi, Oulu, and Pori along with their development companies. The role of the ministries would be to help the cities network with the players and partners of their own fields.

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9.1.2015 | The radio system for rail transport is to be changed. There are moves to stop using the current GSM-R network and to switch over to the authority network VIRVE. The Cabinet Committee for Economic Policy discussed the matter on 9 January.

9.1.2015 | VIRVE selected as radio system for trains Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 9.1.2015 11.56 Type: Press release The radio system for rail transport is to be changed. There are moves to stop using the current GSM-R network an...

8.11.2013 | Asunto- ja viestintäministeri Pia Viitanen vierailee Kiinassa 11.-17. marraskuuta. Viitasen ja yritysdelegaation kohteina ovat Peking, Shanghai ja Shenzhen.

7.12.2015 | Media working group: From securing operations to fair competition Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 7.12.2015 9.45 Type: Press release Consumer decisions determine the direction of development in the rapidly changing media ...

7.12.2015 | Consumer decisions determine the direction of development in the rapidly changing media world dominated by global competition. The final report by the working group tasked with the assessment of the Finnish media market finds that media policy is used to ensure a fair competition environment.

9.1.2015 | Tågtrafikens radiosystem ska bytas ut. Man vill byta till VIRVE, radionätet för myndigheter, från det nuvarande GSM-R-nätet. Finanspolitiska ministerutskottet behandlade ärendet den 9 januari. Som tågtrafikens radionät används i Finland för närvarande RAILI-nätet, ett GSM-R-nät som är förenligt med EU-lagstiftningen. Störningar från kommersiella nätverk påverkar dock användningen av GSM-R-telefoner och likaså påverkar användningen av GSM-R-nätet hörbarheten inom kommersiella mobilnät.

15.11.2013 | The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched an experimental project on electronic transport services for 2014-2015. The project aims to promote consumer markets in electronic transport services and to analyse what type of impacts the services will have.

5.9.2013 | Kommunikationsministeriet har beviljat sex rederier och 22 av deras fartyg statsunderstöd för investeringar som görs i efterhand för att höja nivån på miljöskyddet. Miljöstöden är avsedda för kostnader för eftermontering av anordningar såsom svavelskrubbers.

15.11.2013 | The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched an experimental project on electronic transport services for 2014-2015. The project aims to promote consumer markets in electronic transport services and to analyse what type of impacts the services will have.

17.1.2013 | Finland's Minister of Housing and Communications Ms Krista Kiuru has met India's Communications Minister Mr Kapil Sibal in India. The meeting was also attended by representatives of Finnish companies.

17.1.2013 | Finland's Minister of Housing and Communications Ms Krista Kiuru has met India's Communications Minister Mr Kapil Sibal in India. The meeting was also attended by representatives of Finnish companies.

28.11.2014 | Enligt en färsk utredning har Finland god beredskap att på bred front ta i bruk och kontinuerligt använda biobränslen inom flygtrafiken. Den största frågan som återstår att lösa är lönsamheten, eftersom biobränslen i dagsläget är betydligt dyrare än fossila flygbränslen.

28.11.2014 | Enligt en färsk utredning har Finland god beredskap att på bred front ta i bruk och kontinuerligt använda biobränslen inom flygtrafiken. Den största frågan som återstår att lösa är lönsamheten, eftersom biobränslen i dagsläget är betydligt dyrare än fossila flygbränslen.

5.9.2013 | Kommunikationsministeriet har beviljat sex rederier och 22 av deras fartyg statsunderstöd för investeringar som görs i efterhand för att höja nivån på miljöskyddet. Miljöstöden är avsedda för kostnader för eftermontering av anordningar såsom svavelskrubbers.

30.6.2017 | The government's key project on deregulation has made good headway. The ministries and branches of administration have been working actively to promote the aim of dropping unnecessary regulation and streamlining legislation. Significant legislation in all branches of administration has been updated during the process.

25.11.2008 | The Cabinet Committee on Economic Policy is recommending state involvement in the funding of a national broadband programme. A public subsidy will account for a maximum of 67% of the investment, with the state providing no more than 33%.

28.11.2011 | The second progress report on the Climate Policy Programme for the Ministry of Transport and Communications' administrative sector has been released. Monitoring data indicates that transport-related greenhouse gas emissions have risen since the previous study.

13.11.2014 | Planeringen av Centrumslingan, den underjordiska järnvägen för närtåg i Helsingfors centrum, framskrider. Kommunikationsministeriet och Trafikverket har utrett olika finansieringsmodeller för Centrumslingan.

11.11.2014 | Planeringen av Centrumslingan, den underjordiska järnvägen för närtåg i Helsingfors centrum, framskrider. Kommunikationsministeriet och Trafikverket har utrett olika finansieringsmodeller för Centrumslingan.

3.5.2012 | The Government has made a decision in principle outlining the development of basic levels of Internet service, in addition to high-speed Internet connections.

13.11.2014 | Planeringen av Centrumslingan, den underjordiska järnvägen för närtåg i Helsingfors centrum, framskrider. Kommunikationsministeriet och Trafikverket har utrett olika finansieringsmodeller för Centrumslingan.

11.11.2014 | Planeringen av Centrumslingan, den underjordiska järnvägen för närtåg i Helsingfors centrum, framskrider. Kommunikationsministeriet och Trafikverket har utrett olika finansieringsmodeller för Centrumslingan.

26.9.2011 | Finland has applied for financial support from the EU for transport infrastructure projects in the ports of Turku and Helsinki. Finland's aid applications relate to two projects, 'LNG in Baltic Ports' and 'Baltic Port Information Exchange (Baltic PIX)', the latter of which aims at developing the information and traffic arrangements in port areas.

26.9.2011 | Finland has applied for financial support from the EU for transport infrastructure projects in the ports of Turku and Helsinki. Finland's aid applications relate to two projects, 'LNG in Baltic Ports' and 'Baltic Port Information Exchange (Baltic PIX)', the latter of which aims at developing the information and traffic arrangements in port areas.

16.12.2013 | A working group of the Ministry of Transport and Communications is of the opinion that steps could be taken towards introducing kilometre-based taxation of car use in Finland. The working group proposes that the matter be approached through experiments.

28.11.2011 | The second progress report on the Climate Policy Programme for the Ministry of Transport and Communications' administrative sector has been released. Monitoring data indicates that transport-related greenhouse gas emissions have risen since the previous study.

14.1.2010 | Viestintäministeri Suvi Lindén tekee vienninedistämismatkan Intiaan 18.-22. tammikuuta.

14.1.2010 | Viestintäministeri Suvi Lindén tekee vienninedistämismatkan Intiaan 18.-22. tammikuuta.

14.1.2010 | Ms Suvi Lindén, Finland's Minister of Communications, will visit India on 18-22 January for the purposes of promoting exports.

14.1.2010 | Ms Suvi Lindén, Finland's Minister of Communications, will visit India on 18-22 January for the purposes of promoting exports.

4.4.2011 | On 4 April, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) named Ms Suvi Lindén, the Finnish Minister of Communications, as the Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year for 2011. The ICF selected Minister Lindén for her commitment to ensuring broadband access to every citizen in Finland and for her active role in the UN Broadband Commission.

4.4.2011 | On 4 April, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) named Ms Suvi Lindén, the Finnish Minister of Communications, as the Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year for 2011. The ICF selected Minister Lindén for her commitment to ensuring broadband access to every citizen in Finland and for her active role in the UN Broadband Commission.