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5.11.2020 | Environmental legislation concerning maritime transport is being reformed. The aim is to improve the reception and treatment of waste in ports, which will reduce the generation of marine litter and discharge of plastics into the seas. The process also includes updating the Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport and the regulation concerning vessel safety. The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft legislative proposal by 17 December 2020.

22.10.2019 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has requested opinions on the Government's draft proposal to address the problems home carers have with parking their vehicles when they make home visits. To improve the situation, the Government is proposing amendments to the new Road Traffic Act, which will enter into force on 1 June 2020.

5.11.2020 | Environmental legislation concerning maritime transport is being reformed. The aim is to improve the reception and treatment of waste in ports, which will reduce the generation of marine litter and discharge of plastics into the seas. The process also includes updating the Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport and the regulation concerning vessel safety. The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft legislative proposal by 17 December 2020.

22.10.2019 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has requested opinions on the Government's draft proposal to address the problems home carers have with parking their vehicles when they make home visits. To improve the situation, the Government is proposing amendments to the new Road Traffic Act, which will enter into force on 1 June 2020.

9.11.2015 | Parking discs to be freed from regulation as of the beginning of December Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 9.11.2015 15.24 Type: Press release As of 1 December 2015 the definition of the external shape of a parking disc wi...

9.11.2015 | As of 1 December 2015 the definition of the external shape of a parking disc will become less restrictive. A Ministry of Transport and Communications decree defines a parking disc as a device showing the time a vehicle is parked.

19.1.2017 | Corporate model would resolve transport network funding Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 19.1.2017 10.45 Type: Press release The Ministry of Transport and Communications proposes that a state company be established in Finl...

19.1.2017 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications proposes that a state company be established in Finland that would be responsible for the proper condition and long-term development of the transport network. "The operations of the company would not be dependent on the economy of the state, but rather the needs and satisfaction of citizens and business life," states Minister of Transport and Communicati...

1.7.2011 | Sauli Hievanen, 34, has been appointed Special Adviser to Minister of Transport Merja Kyllönen. Mr Hievanen's previous position was Organisation Secretary at the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK).

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.

1.7.2011 | Sauli Hievanen, 34, has been appointed Special Adviser to Minister of Transport Merja Kyllönen. Mr Hievanen's previous position was Organisation Secretary at the Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK).

30.6.2017 | Deregulation is making headway in all branches of administration Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 30.6.2017 11.58 Type: Press release The government's key project on deregulation has made good headway. The ministries and b...

19.4.2007 | Ms Suvi Lindén, MP, has been appointed Minister of Communications. The President of Finland announced the appointment on Thursday, 19 April.

19.4.2007 | Ms Anu Vehviläinen, MP, has been appointed Minister of Transport. The President of Finland announced the appointment on Thursday, 19 April.

3.4.2006 | By driving your kid to and from a school at four kilometers' distance you will, in one year, contribute to a consumption of non-renewable natural resources amounting to as much as 13,300 kg. The same trips by bicycle only consume 320 kg, whereas bus trips use 470 kg of non-renewable natural resources annually. This means that one school day trip corresponds to 74 kg of these resources by car, 2.5 kg by bus and almost 2 kg by bicycle.

3.2.2005 | High-speed and affordable broadband connections are becoming available to all Finns, including those living in remote areas. Thus the focal points in broadband policy will be shifted towards connection quality and content development.

15.9.2008 | The Government proposes a sum of 2,109 million euros for the administrative sector of the Ministry of Transport and Communications (1,783 million excluding VAT) for the year 2009.