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16.2.2023 | On 16 February, the President of the Republic approved an amendment to the Act on Environmental and Energy Efficiency Requirements for Vehicle and Transport Service Procurements. The Act will enter into force on 20 February. With the health and social services reform, the Act will be amended so that the requirements assigned to municipalities will transfer to the wellbeing services counties, which started operating on 1 January 2023.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/requirement-ensuring-a-certain-proportion-of-low-emission-vehicles-in-public-procurement-assigned-to-wellbeing-services-counties
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16.2.2023 | On 16 February, the President of the Republic approved an amendment to the Act on Environmental and Energy Efficiency Requirements for Vehicle and Transport Service Procurements. The Act will enter into force on 20 February. With the health and social services reform, the Act will be amended so that the requirements assigned to municipalities will transfer to the wellbeing services counties, which started operating on 1 January 2023.https://lvm.fi/en/-/requirement-ensuring-a-certain-proportion-of-low-emission-vehicles-in-public-procurement-assigned-to-wellbeing-services-counties-1942004
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10.11.2022 | The Government proposes amendments to the Act on Environmental and Energy Efficiency Requirements for Vehicle and Transport Service Procurements. With the health and social services reform, the requirements assigned to municipalities under the current Act will transfer to the wellbeing services counties, which are about to start operating on 1 January 2023. The Government submitted its proposal to Parliament on 10 November 2022.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/government-proposes-legislative-amendments-to-specify-the-requirements-of-wellbeing-services-counties-to-purchase-low-emission-vehicles
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15.7.2021 | On 15 July, the President of the Republic approved the Act on Environmental and Energy Efficiency Requirements for Vehicle and Transport Service Procurements. The Act will place obligations on municipalities and the State to ensure a certain share of zero- and low-emission vehicles in public procurement processes. The Act will enter into force on 2 August 2021.https://lvm.fi/en/-/more-low-emission-vehicles-onto-finnish-roads-eu-directive-implemented-in-august-1438952
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30.9.2021 | The Government submitted four Union communications to Parliament on 30 September 2021 concerning legislative proposals for transport. These communications address the tightening of CO2 emission limits for motor vehicles, development of a distribution infrastructure for alternative fuels, and an increase in the use of alternative fuels in aviation and maritime transport.https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-submits-four-union-communications-to-parliament-outlining-positions-on-eu-climate-initiatives-for-transport-1537752
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15.7.2021 | On 15 July, the President of the Republic approved the Act on Environmental and Energy Efficiency Requirements for Vehicle and Transport Service Procurements. The Act will place obligations on municipalities and the State to ensure a certain share of zero- and low-emission vehicles in public procurement processes. The Act will enter into force on 2 August 2021.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/more-low-emission-vehicles-onto-finnish-roads-eu-directive-implemented-in-august
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22.12.2021 | Changes to enter into force in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications as of the beginning of 2022https://lvm.fi/en/-/changes-at-the-turn-of-the-year-in-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-1620601
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6.5.2021 | On 6 May 2021, the Finnish Government made a resolution on reducing domestic transport-related greenhouse gas emissions, i.e. the roadmap for fossil-free transport. The three-stage plan aims to halve transport-related emissions by 2030.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/government-decided-on-means-of-reducing-emissions-from-road-transport-emissions-to-be-halved-by-2030
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6.5.2021 | On 6 May 2021, the Finnish Government made a resolution on reducing domestic transport-related greenhouse gas emissions, i.e. the roadmap for fossil-free transport. The three-stage plan aims to halve transport-related emissions by 2030.https://lvm.fi/en/-/government-decided-on-means-of-reducing-emissions-from-road-transport-emissions-to-be-halved-by-2030-1295318
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29.4.2021 | The Government has proposed a new law that would increase the share of low- and zero-emission vehicles in the procurement of vehicles and transport services. The law would implement the requirements of the EU's Clean Vehicles Directive. The Government submitted its proposal to the Parliament on 29 April 2021.https://lvm.fi/en/-/new-government-proposal-public-procurement-of-vehicles-and-transport-services-must-be-eco-friendly-1289034
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30.9.2021 | The Government submitted four Union communications to Parliament on 30 September 2021 concerning legislative proposals for transport. These communications address the tightening of CO2 emission limits for motor vehicles, development of a distribution infrastructure for alternative fuels, and an increase in the use of alternative fuels in aviation and maritime transport.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/government-submits-four-union-communications-to-parliament-outlining-positions-on-eu-climate-initiatives-for-transport
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8.4.2022 | On 7 April 2022, the Ministerial Working Group on Preparedness decided on the green transition package for 2022 and 2023. As part of the package, funding was allocated to measures included in the Roadmap for Fossil-Free Transport.https://lvm.fi/en/-/funding-for-measures-in-the-road-map-for-fossil-free-transport-1715208
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29.4.2021 | The Government has proposed a new law that would increase the share of low- and zero-emission vehicles in the procurement of vehicles and transport services. The law would implement the requirements of the EU's Clean Vehicles Directive. The Government submitted its proposal to the Parliament on 29 April 2021.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/new-government-proposal-public-procurement-of-vehicles-and-transport-services-must-be-eco-friendly
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10.11.2021 | Finland participates in six transport initiatives adopted at the Glasgow Climate Change Conference. Countries make commitments to reduce emissions on the road, at sea and in the air. Most of these declarations were published on the Transport Day on 10 November 2021.https://lvm.fi/en/-/1410903/finland-joins-several-transport-declarations-in-glasgow-commitments-spur-countries-towards-decarbonised-road-transport-shipping-and-aviation
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8.4.2022 | On 7 April 2022, the Ministerial Working Group on Preparedness decided on the green transition package for 2022 and 2023. As part of the package, funding was allocated to measures included in the Roadmap for Fossil-Free Transport.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/funding-for-measures-in-the-road-map-for-fossil-free-transport
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22.12.2021 | Changes to enter into force in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications as of the beginning of 2022https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/changes-at-the-turn-of-the-year-in-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-transport-and-communications
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29.6.2022 | The EU target of carbon neutrality by 2050 at the latest was decided during Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the EU in 2019. On 29 June 2022, the EU Environment Council in Luxembourg reached general approaches on the key legislative proposals of the 55% emission reduction target by 2030, i.e. the Fit for 55 package, after long negotiations.https://lvm.fi/en/-/1410903/eu-environment-ministers-agree-on-legislative-proposals-for-fit-for-55-package-expanding-emissions-trading-proceeds
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15.2.2022 | Due to the health and social services reform, the Act on environmental and energy efficiency requirements in vehicle and transport services procurement will be reviewed.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/health-and-social-services-reform-involves-changes-to-the-act-on-environmental-requirements-in-public-vehicle-procurement
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15.2.2022 | Due to the health and social services reform, the Act on environmental and energy efficiency requirements in vehicle and transport services procurement will be reviewed.https://lvm.fi/en/-/health-and-social-services-reform-involves-changes-to-the-act-on-environmental-requirements-in-public-vehicle-procurement-1665859
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21.9.2021 | The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU will organise informal meetings of energy and transport ministers in Kranj on 22–23 September 2021. At the meeting of energy ministers, Finland will be represented by Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka at the meeting of transport ministers.https://lvm.fi/en/-/1410877/energy-and-transport-ministers-to-attend-eu-meetings-in-slovenia-on-22-23-september