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8.12.2020 | Two limited liability companies will be established for the design and planning of the Finnish Rail Ltd (Suomi-rata Oy) and the Turku One Hour Train Ltd (Turun Tunnin Juna Oy). The documents establishing the companies have now been signed. The Finnish Government owns 51 per cent of the shares in both companies.

5.12.2018 | The Government has submitted to Parliament bills that will implement the regional government reform in the transport sector. The proposed acts would implement the transfers of transport-related functions, personnel and assets referred to in the Counties Act from the central government to counties. They would also implement the transfer of certain functions and personnel from the centres for econo...

5.12.2018 | Transport bills related to regional government reform to Parliament Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 5.12.2018 11.17 Type: Press release The Government has submitted to Parliament bills that will implement the regional gov...

16.7.2020 | The EU awarded Finland a total of EUR 58.3 million for five rail projects in the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding application round. Funding was awarded to the one-hour Helsinki-Turku rail link, railway design and construction engineering for the Espoo urban railway, improvement of the Pasila-Riihimäki track, improvement of the rail connection between Kouvola, Kotka and Hamina, and the development of rail transport services between Oulu-Laurila-Tornio-Haaparanta.

17.9.2019 | The Government has agreed on the budget proposal for 2020. In order to combat climate change, investments will be made in promoting low-emission transport and walking and cycling. The government budget session also agreed on additional funding for the basic transport infrastructure management.

2.6.2020 | The Government proposes that in the fourth supplementary budget for 2020 significant additional funding be allocated for the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

17.9.2019 | The Government has agreed on the budget proposal for 2020. In order to combat climate change, investments will be made in promoting low-emission transport and walking and cycling. The government budget session also agreed on additional funding for the basic transport infrastructure management.

2.6.2020 | The Government proposes that in the fourth supplementary budget for 2020 significant additional funding be allocated for the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

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.

10.4.2019 | This is the reply of the Ministry of Transport and Communications to the press release published by the Finnish Taxi Association on 9 April 2019. The taxi reform is part of the Act on Transport Services, which aims at providing clients with diverse services that correspond to their needs. The Act gives room for development of the entire transport market by reforming the public steering of transport and obligating service providers to make their data public for service development.

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.

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):

4.5.2018 | Instead of driving, walk or ride a bicycle for short trips. This is the message of the "I move, therefore I am" campaign. Nearly a quarter of all trips shorter than a kilometre are made by car, and the figure is 60 per cent for trips two to three kilometres long. The Ministry of Transport and Communications supports the promotion of walking and cycling also through the Society's Commitment to Sustainable Development. 

4.5.2018 | “I move, therefore I am” – a campaign to promote walking and cycling Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 4.5.2018 9.10 Type: Press release Instead of driving, walk or ride a bicycle for short trips. This is the message of the...

6.6.2013 | Under a government decree issued on 6 June, Finland's logistic competitiveness will be improved by raising the maximum permissible masses and dimensions of heavy goods vehicles and vehicle combinations.

6.6.2013 | Under a government decree issued on 6 June, Finland's logistic competitiveness will be improved by raising the maximum permissible masses and dimensions of heavy goods vehicles and vehicle combinations.

5.6.2020 | On 5 June, the Government submitted to Parliament its fourth supplementary budget proposal for 2020.

5.3.2026 | On 5 March 2026, the Government appointed Anna-Mari Ahonen, M.Sc. (Architecture), as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.

5.6.2020 | On 5 June, the Government submitted to Parliament its fourth supplementary budget proposal for 2020.

6.5.2015 | In the transport sector a shift towards the use of alternative fuels has started. The aim is to replace oil-based, fossil fuels by alternative fuels. The most important alternative fuels and their distribution network must be developed with a focus on the special needs of each transport mode, says an expert group in its preliminary study report about alternative propulsion systems for transport.