EU member states agreed on the mobility package

The Transport Council of the European Union reached a general approach on proposals of the mobility package relating to combined transport and to market access and social aspects of goods and...

Anna Similä to be Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Transport and Communications

Anna Similä, M.Soc.Sc., has been appointed Director of Strategic Affairs at the Ministry of Transport and Communications as of 1 January 2019.

Taina Pieski appointed as Director of International Affairs Unit as of 1.1.2019

On 7 November 2018, Minister Anne Berner appointed Taina Pieski, M.A., as Director of the International Affairs Unit at the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Ms Pieski's appointment will be...

New unit directors at the Ministry of Transport and Communications as of 2019

The appointments of almost all the current unit directors at the Ministry of Transport and Communications will end at the end of 2018. Minister Anne Berner announced the appointments of new...

Maritime safety award to Executive Director Markku Mylly

Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner presented a maritime safety award, Sea Sunday, to Markku Mylly, Executive Director of the European Maritime Safety Agency, EMSA, on 7 September...

Mikael Nyberg appointed Ministry's High-Level Representative for transport and communications policy

Senior Government Adviser Mikael Nyberg has been assigned to a new position in the Ministry of Transport and Communications. As of 1 October 2018, he will act as the High-Level Representative for...

More uniform rules for aviation safety in Europe

The European Parliament and the Council have published a revised regulation on civil aviation safety. The so-called EASA Regulation establishes a framework for regulating the field.

Transport Services Act entered into force on 1 July

Most parts of the Transport Services Act entered into force on 1 July 2018. The Act brings together the legal provisions on transport markets, with the aim to offer better transport services to...

In the ”Impulssi” blog Minister Berner discusses new means for infrastructure financing – deliberations will continue at the Nordic meeting on Tuesday

Digital Barometer 2018: Finland ranked third

The level of digitalisation in Finland has been measured against that of 22 other countries. In the annual Digital Barometer survey, Finland was ranked third this year. The United States climbed...

Decree on ports and airports important to society circulated for comment

The decree prepared by the Ministry of Transport and Communications concerning ports and airports important to society was circulated for comment on 16 February. The deadline for comments is 16 March.

Foreign driving licences more widely accepted as of 1 February 2018

From the beginning of February all driving licences issued in countries recognised by Finland will be accepted for driving in mainland Finland. So far, a licence issued in a European Union or...

Report: Importance of mobility data in business quickly growing

Companies produce and utilise a great deal of mobility data in different fields. It has been estimated that its importance will increase in the future. Previously, data was collected from transport...