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2.1.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the amendments to the Vehicles Act. Comments must be submitted by 13 February 2020.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/reform-of-the-vehicle-act-circulated-for-comments
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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.https://lvm.fi/en/-/competitive-tendering-in-rail-transport-proceeds-project-companies-to-finance-the-investments-997648
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3.12.2019 | The EU transport ministers met in Brussels on 2 December. Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin chaired the meeting.https://lvm.fi/en/-/transport-ministers-agree-on-rail-passengers-rights-and-streamlining-regulatory-procedures-of-ten-t-1024817
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11.12.2017 | The national Transport Sector Growth Programme 2018–2022 will bring companies, public actors and the field of research together to speed up business-driven development, growth and internationalisation in this sector. The growth programme and the roadmap for its implementation were published at an expert seminar held in Helsinki on 11 December 2017.https://lvm.fi/en/-/1410877/liikennealan-kasvuohjelma-tukee-yrityksia-kansainvalisille-markkinoille
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12.3.2020 | The Government plans on introducing supplements for the new Road Traffic Act. They are based on amendments elsewhere in legislation that have been adopted after the approval of the Road Traffic Act and give reason to specify the Act. The Road Traffic Act is to enter into force on 1 June. The planned changes are mainly technical in nature.https://lvm.fi/en/-/supplements-planned-for-the-new-road-traffic-act-technical-amendments-and-less-parking-tickets-1034540
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3.12.2019 | The EU transport ministers met in Brussels on 2 December. Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin chaired the meeting.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/transport-ministers-agreed-on-rail-passengers-rights-and-streamlining-regulatory-procedures-of-ten-t
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11.9.2019 | Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin will open a high-level conference on airspace management on Thursday, 12 September 2019, in Brussels. The conference will be arranged by Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications together with the European Commission. It is one of the main events in the transport sector during Finland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/minister-marin-to-attend-aviation-conference-in-brussels
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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.https://lvm.fi/en/-/transport-emissions-to-zero-by-2045-990384
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9.10.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced on 30 September 2020 that the negotiations for an eastern rail link project company would proceed based on the Airport-Porvoo-Kouvola route. The Ministerial Committee for Economic Policy will discuss the proposal in the late autumn.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/the-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-proposes-the-continuation-of-eastern-rail-link-project-company-negotiations-based-on-the-porvoo-kouvola-route-to-the-ministerial-committee-for-economic-policy
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5.1.2017 | The Government has granted television programming licences for multiplexes A-F in the UHF band for the licence period from 17 May 2017 to 10 January 2027.https://lvm.fi/en/-/television-programming-licences-have-been-granted-919093
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16.6.2016 | Working group: Parliamentary consensus on the duties and funding of YLE Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 16.6.2016 17.05 Type: Press release A parliamentary working group, under the leadership of its chair Arto Satonen, ha...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/working-group-parliamentary-consensus-on-the-duties-and-funding-of-yle
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23.4.2020 | The roadworthiness tests of vehicles will not be postponed due to the coronavirus situation. The efforts to curb the epidemic in Finland have been so successful that experts did not support the exemption to periodic inspections prepared by the Ministry of Transport and Communications.https://lvm.fi/en/-/vehicles-must-be-inspected-also-in-emergency-conditions-1167904
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30.12.2020 | The President of the Republic has approved the amendments to the Act on Electronic Communications Services. The Act will enter into force on 1 January 2021.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/act-on-electronic-communications-services-enters-into-force-on-1-january-2021
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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...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/service-level-of-arterial-roads-and-railways-defined-by-a-new-decree
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2.1.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the amendments to the Vehicles Act. Comments must be submitted by 13 February 2020.https://lvm.fi/en/-/reform-of-the-vehicle-act-circulated-for-comments-1029490
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14.6.2017 | As of 1 January 2019, the traffic control functions in the road, maritime and rail transport sectors that are currently the responsibility of the Transport Agency will be incorporated into a state-owned limited company. At its meeting on 13 June 2016, the Government's Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided that the traffic control functions of the Transport Agency will be incorporated. ...https://lvm.fi/en/-/traffic-control-functions-of-the-transport-agency-to-be-incorporated-940469
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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.https://lvm.fi/en/-/lighter-regulation-makes-for-an-easier-day-980365
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7.10.2021 | The Government of Finland has outlined its positions on the legislative proposals of the EU Commission aiming to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road, maritime and air transport.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/minister-harakka-on-eu-climate-package-emissions-reductions-in-transport-necessary-attention-must-be-paid-to-costs
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11.3.2019 | Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will take part in the Going Digital Summit arranged by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, on 12 March in Paris.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/minister-berner-to-oecd-going-digital-summit-in-paris
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16.9.2020 | Preparations for Finland's first 12-year national transport system plan are currently underway. It aims to add a longer-term perspective to the development of the Finnish transport system.https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-harakka-national-transport-system-plan-will-contribute-to-the-development-of-entire-finland-1229167
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16.2.2018 | The Government wants to amend the Pilotage Act. The amendment would allow experiments with remote pilotage, where a pilot, authorised by the Finnish Transport Safety Agency (Trafi), could perform his duties from a position other than on board the vessel.https://lvm.fi/en/-/digital-data-enables-remote-pilotage-legislative-amendments-needed-965314
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21.2.2018 | The broadbandinfo.fi website was set up to boost the construction of broadband connections across Finland. It gives information on fast internet connections, including the various technologies and available funding. Information is provided on access to broadband in different parts of the country and the opportunities offered by digitalisation when fast internet connections are in use.https://lvm.fi/en/-/1410837/laajakaistainfo-fi-on-portti-parempiin-yhteyksiin
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20.12.2019 | The Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the European Commission have reached a provisional agreement on the proposals included in the EU Mobility Package I concerning market access for freight and passenger transport, driving and rest times, and rules on posting of transport workers. The aim of the Mobility Package is to harmonise the regulation of commercial freight and passenger transport in the EU and to improve the conditions for supervision.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/provisional-agreement-reached-on-social-and-market-aspects-of-eu-mobility-package-for-road-transport
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31.8.2020 | On 31 August 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Communications released a summary of comments on the interim report of the working group examining how to turn the steps taken during the coronavirus crisis into a permanent digital leap forward. According to the comments, digitalisation would increase the transparency, equality and flexibility in society. In order to achieve this, cooperation is needed among the operators involved.https://lvm.fi/en/-/comment-summary-cooperation-needed-for-the-digital-leap-forward-to-become-permanent-1226381
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1.12.2017 | Minister Berner to attend Politico’s high-level transport summit Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 1.12.2017 15.56 Type: Press release On 4 December, Politico, an online newspaper, will arrange a high-level summit in Brusse...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/minister-berner-to-attend-politico-s-high-level-transport-summit
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11.3.2019 | Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will take part in the Going Digital Summit arranged by the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development, OECD, on 12 March in Paris.https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-berner-to-oecd-going-digital-summit-in-paris-1002571
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16.6.2016 | A parliamentary working group, under the leadership of its chair Arto Satonen, has reviewed the Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE's funding and its role as a public service provider. The group did not discuss or take a stand on the contents of YLE's programmes.https://lvm.fi/en/-/working-group-parliamentary-consensus-on-the-duties-and-funding-of-yle
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5.7.2019 | The State Secretary and Special Advisers to Minister of Transport and Communications Sanna Marin have been appointed.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/state-secretary-and-special-advisers-to-minister-marin-appointed
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13.2.2020 | On 12 February 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Communications invited comments on draft amendments to a decree that specify the provisions on a test model for qualifications for lorry and bus drivers. The amendment aims to remedy the shortage of heavy vehicle drivers and to ensure the provision of transport services.https://lvm.fi/en/-/comments-invited-on-draft-decree-on-a-model-for-driver-qualifications-for-heavy-road-vehicles-1033153
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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.https://lvm.fi/en/-/service-level-of-arterial-roads-and-railways-defined-by-a-new-decree-988047
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11.10.2019 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications will launch negotiations to establish project companies for the one-hour Helsinki-Turku fast rail link and the Finland Railway line. The project companies would be responsible for the planning related to the projects and for its funding until the construction phase.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/negotiation-groups-to-promote-large-scale-rail-projects
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9.10.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications announced on 30 September 2020 that the negotiations for an eastern rail link project company would proceed based on the Airport-Porvoo-Kouvola route. The Ministerial Committee for Economic Policy will discuss the proposal in the late autumn.https://lvm.fi/en/-/the-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-proposes-the-continuation-of-eastern-rail-link-project-company-negotiations-based-on-the-porvoo-1236235
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1.12.2017 | On 4 December, Politico, an online newspaper, will arrange a high-level summit in Brussels, Belgium, under the theme of clean, low-carbon transport of the future. Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will be one of the key note speakers at the summit.https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-berner-to-attend-politico-s-high-level-transport-summit-958812
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25.3.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a legislative project to postpone the start of the subtitling obligation for live television broadcasts until 1 January 2021. On 25 March 2020, the Ministry sent a draft decree on the matter for comments.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/opinions-invited-on-amendment-to-the-decree-on-television-and-radio-operations
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17.10.2018 | Equal support for summer and winter time Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 17.10.2018 9.45 Type: Press release The majority of Finns would like to forgo the daylight saving time practice. Opinions on whether to permanently ...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/equal-support-for-summer-and-winter-time
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3.3.2020 | On 13 February 2020, central and local government authorities and Finavia Corporation 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.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy-supports-large-scale-rail-projects
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7.2.2018 | The FinEst Link project published the results of the feasibility study of the Helsinki-Tallinn railway tunnel in Tallinn today, 7 February. According to the study, a tunnel connection would bring wide-ranging social and economic benefits to the cities and states in the area and to Europe overall.https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-berner-helsinki-tallinn-tunnel-could-link-the-arctic-region-with-the-heart-of-europe-via-finland-964453
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1.2.2019 | Finland supports scrapping seasonal daylight saving. According to the Government's initial position during the EU negotiations, winter time will be the best option for Finland's permanent standard time.https://lvm.fi/en/-/permanent-winter-time-the-best-option-for-finland-997553
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21.2.2018 | The bco.fi website was set up to boost the construction of broadband connections across Finland. It gives information on fast internet connections, including the various technologies and available funding. Information is provided on access to broadband in different parts of the country and the opportunities offered by digitalisation when fast internet connections are in use.https://lvm.fi/en/-/broadbandinfo.fi-is-a-gateway-to-better-connectivity-966068
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16.4.2020 | The Government proposes that the professional qualification requirements for lorry, bus and coach drivers set out in the Driving Licence Act and the Act on Transport Services be updated to meet the requirements in EU regulation. In this context, amendments are also proposed to the Government Decree on Professional Qualifications of Lorry, Bus and Coach Drivers.https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-proposes-amendments-to-regulation-on-professional-qualifications-in-road-transport-1165829