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In line with the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo's Government, Finland's Cyber Security Strategy has been revised to respond to the changed security environment. The strategy will make cyber security a more integral part of Finland's concept of comprehensive security.

11.11.2025 | The Saimaa Canal delegates have decided that the sailing season in the canal will end on 14 November 2025. The season will end early, because there is no vessel traffic in the canal.

3.5.2024 | GPS interference in aviation has been debated in public. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom published a press release saying that it is safe to fly to and in Finland. Traficom is responsible for flight and aviation safety as well as for monitoring GPS interference.

11.12.2025 | A round table discussion on port safety and security took place on 11 December 2025 at the invitation of Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen. The meeting focussed on the security situation in Finnish ports and how they might be impacted by changes taking place in the operating environment.

13.11.2025 | The Government proposes that the President of the Republic approve amendments to the Rail Transport Act and the Act on Transport Services on 14 November 2025. The amendments will enhance the safety and security of urban rail transport and allow more time to procure rolling stock that meets EU requirements for use in the forest and chemicals industries.

23.5.2025 | The Saimaa Canal delegates have decided that the sailing season in the canal will start on 26 May 2025 and last until 31 December 2025.

17.12.2024 | Finland is actively involved in international efforts to keep shipping and the marine environment safe in the Baltic Sea.

8.4.2022 | The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union will hold an informal video conference of transport ministers on 8 April 2022. Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will represent Finland at the meeting.

8.4.2022 | The French Presidency of the Council of the European Union will hold an informal video conference of transport ministers on 8 April 2022. Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will represent Finland at the meeting.

23.9.2024 | Fairway dues will be again collected in full from 2025 onwards. They were halved in 2015 under temporary legislation.

12.6.2025 | On 12 June 2025, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to amend the Rail Transport Act and the Act on Transport Services. The amendments would enhance the safety and security of urban rail transport. They would provide more time to procure rolling stock that meets the EU requirements for the use of the forest and chemicals industries.

22.1.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on a draft government proposal that would amend the regulation concerning rail transport. The legislative amendments would enhance the safety and security of urban rail transport and give an extension of time to the forest and chemicals industries for procuring rolling stock that meets the EU requirements. The deadline for submitting comments is 5 March 2025. 

11.6.2025 | At the seminar held on 11 June 2025, the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency presented the main results of a study on extending the standard track gauge commonly used in Europe to northern Finland. According to the study, extending the narrower track gauge to Finland will primarily benefit military mobility.

20.11.2024 | The Saimaa Canal delegates have decided that the sailing season in the canal will end on 20 November 2024. The season will end early, because there is no vessel traffic in the canal.

11.9.2024 | The work of the Saimaa Canal Advisory Board will be suspended for the time being. The Advisory Board has not met since Russia launched its war of aggression in Ukraine.

3.4.2024 | EU transport ministers will hold an informal meeting in Brussels at the invitation of the Belgian Presidency on 3–4 April. Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will represent Finland at the meeting. No decisions will be made at the informal meeting.

24.6.2024 | The Saimaa Canal delegates have decided that the sailing season in the canal will start on 24 June 2024 and last until 31 December 2024.

5.6.2024 | Press release by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom and the Finnish Border Guard:

12.6.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on the revised draft of Finland's Cyber Security Strategy. The deadline for submitting opinions is 9 August 2024.

21.12.2023 | During the past autumn, the media reported on various suspected ways of attempting to circumvent air travel sanctions against Russia. Commissioned by Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne, the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the competent authorities have examined ways to better prevent the circumvention of sanctions.