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16.4.2018 | Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will meet Members of the European Parliament on 16-17 April 2018 in Strasbourg, France. She will also have a meeting with Finnish European Parliament Members.

26.4.2017 | Finland aims to become leading ecosystem for intelligent transport Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 26.4.2017 10.30 Type: Press release Technological development and digitalisation are the most significant factors transfor...

10.1.2020 | The preparation for Finland's first National Transport System Plan continues. The Ministry of Transport and Communications presented the draft objectives for the Plan at a seminar on 10 January 2020.

1.12.2017 | Minister Berner to attend EU Transport and Telecommunications Council meetings Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 1.12.2017 15.08 Type: Press release Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will represent Finlan...

12.9.2017 | Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will visit Singapore on 14-18 September. Minister Berner will meet the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Communications and Information of Singapore, speak at a ministerial event at the Singapore International Cyber Week, and meet with representatives of Finnish companies in Singapore.

5.7.2017 | EU’s road transport package aims to keep the sector competitive Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 5.7.2017 13.37 Type: Press release The European Commission's proposals for road transport regulations cover road charging, ma...

10.5.2017 | Minister Berner to visit China Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 10.5.2017 9.49 Type: Press release Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will visit China from 13 to 16 May 2017. She will meet China's Ministe...

1.10.2020 | In its final report, the working group for a digital leap forward proposes that Finland's digitalisation development should focus more on the structures and services of digital society that intersect society at large and accelerate the use of data. The working group handed its report to Timo Harakka, Minister of Transport and Communications, on 1 October 2020.

29.11.2017 | MaaS Summit gathers top-level transport experts to Tampere Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 29.11.2017 9.00 Type: Press release The Ministry of Transport and Communications, together with the MaaS Alliance, is organising t...

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.

2.7.2021 | Digirail aims to achieve safe and efficient train operation. Published on 2 July 2021, the Digirail Report provides details of how railway technical systems will be modernised in Finland. The Digirail project is now moving from preparation to practice as digital train control technology is constructed and piloted on the railways.

25.4.2018 | Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will attend the EU TEN-T Days in Ljubljana, Slovenia, on 26-27 April 2018. She will meet several ministers from EU Member States and speak at a plenary session on innovative financing for transport.

23.3.2018 | Programme and government resolution to promote walking and cycling Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 23.3.2018 10.48 Type: Press release The Government adopted a resolution on promoting walking and cycling on Thursday, 22 M...

9.8.2017 | Passenger rail transport opens to competition Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 9.8.2017 12.30 Type: Press release The Government has decided to open passenger rail transport to competition. In the 2020s, VR will no longer ...

1.2.2019 | The Finnish railway sector is facing a lot of pressure to change. The increasing environmental awareness, requirements of sustainable development and mitigation of climate change call for an overall reform of mobility and logistics services.

26.9.2016 | Minister Berner visits Canada and the USA Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 26.9.2016 8.54 Type: Press release Ms Anne Berner, Finland's Minister of Transport and Communications, will visit Canada and the United States of A...

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...

2.12.2016 | Minister Berner: An Ambitious Free Flow of Data Initiative is Essential for the European Data Economy Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 2.12.2016 14.12 Type: Press release During the TTE Council lunch meeting, the ministers...

6.9.2011 | Work will begin in accordance with the Government Programme to gather legislation pertaining to electronic communications and the provision of information society services into one place.

30.4.2012 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications will join the central government phone numbering system on 3 May 2012. The new number range is from +358 295 342 000 to +358 295 342 999.

27.2.2013 | According to Ms Krista Kiuru, Minister of Housing and Communications, the Ministry is planning to make decisions on network operating licences for TV broadcasts as early as in 2014.

24.5.2017 | Good and flexible transport services through a new act Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 24.5.2017 13.35 Type: Press release The Act on Transport Services will bring together legislation on transport markets and create prec...

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.

31.5.2013 | Finland's Minister of Housing and Communications Pia Viitanen considers the roaming charges initiative of Commissioner Neelie Kroes to be interesting, yet controversial. Speaking to the European Parliament on Thursday 30 May, Digital Agenda Commissioner Neelie Kroes said that telephone operators should abolish roaming charges, i.e. billing customers travelling within EU area for internet use, by the end of next year.

8.10.2018 | The message in a new Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is clear: The climate is warming at an alarming rate. Swift and radical changes are needed in order to ensure that temperatures do not rise more than 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. The same also applies to transport. One fifth of Finland's greenhouse gases come from transport and the majority of these from road traffic.

26.4.2017 | Technological development and digitalisation are the most significant factors transforming the transport and communications operating environment. Data is evolving into a critical production factor, and it will dominate the future's transport and communications architecture. Finland has the opportunity to become a pioneer in the swift adoption and application of new, globally created technology solutions.

17.6.2019 | The preparations for Finland's first national transport system plan are starting. The plan will provide the basis for Finland's transport network and services.

23.1.2017 | Minister Berner: The need to reform transport route financing must be resolved Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 23.1.2017 20.55 Type: Press release (Finnish original released on 23.1.2017) Transport network financing must ...

28.4.2016 | Minister Berner to meet Switzerland's Federal Councillor for transport Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 28.4.2016 10.55 Type: Press release Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will meet Doris Leuth...

1.2.2019 | The Finnish railway sector is facing a lot of pressure to change. The increasing environmental awareness, requirements of sustainable development and mitigation of climate change call for an overall reform of mobility and logistics services.

10.11.2015 | Minister Berner to meet transport specialists in Helsinki Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 10.11.2015 9.57 Type: Press release Ms Anne Berner, Finnish Minister of Transport and Communications, has together with the Ministr...

19.12.2016 | Minister Berner: Interoperability of different modes of transport to be included in Transport Code Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 19.12.2016 11.43 Type: Press release The Transport Code project, which concerns the regula...

30.1.2014 | The complete reform of legislation applying to electronic communications is making headway. On 30 January 2014, Finland's Government submitted its proposal for Information Society Code to Parliament.

10.6.2015 | The transport and communications ministers of the European Union meet in Luxembourg 11 - 12 June 2015. Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner is taking part in the meeting.

4.7.2014 | The greatest future challenges for radio will be music devises for cars, development of new types of online services, as well as the trend that has seen advertisers shift their funds to internet advertising. On the other hand, developing consumer habits and new technologies can also bring about new business opportunities for the radio industry.

3.11.2011 | The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has sent out for comments a draft Government spectrum-policy resolution proposing that mobile communication frequencies in the 800 MHz band be granted through an auction process.

1.2.2016 | Closer cooperation between the Nordic countries and Estonia in digitalisation of transport services Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 1.2.2016 12.47 Type: Press release "If we want to turn mobility into a true service, we n...

28.6.2018 | How can dealings with the authorities be made more flexible? Does legislation enable or restrict the business ideas of companies? These are some of the questions for which the Government has sought solutions in the key project of streamlined legal provisions. The work done in various ministries can be seen in the daily lives of both citizens and businesses.

4.2.2015 | In the opinion of Minister Krista Kiuru, digitalisation is a force that advances the economy and society, and it should be taken seriously and welcomed with open hands. Work must start forthwith and on a broad front, Minister Kiuru told on 4 February at the Communications Forum.

30.1.2014 | The complete reform of legislation applying to electronic communications is making headway. On 30 January 2014, Finland's Government submitted its proposal for Information Society Code to Parliament.