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Testing of mobile communications systems to begin in the 800 MHz frequency band
News item 4.7.2011The Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority has defined the geographical areas in which mobile communications can be tested in the 800 MHz frequency band, which is presently used by radio...
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Minister Kiuru: “Broadband to be communications policy focus point also in future”
News item 3.7.2011Minister of Housing and Communications Krista Kiuru has stated that development of broadband connections will continue to be one of the focus points of the Government's communications policy this...
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Sauli Hievanen appointed Special Adviser to Minister of Transport Merja Kyllönen
News item 1.7.2011Sauli 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...
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Merja Kyllönen appointed Minister of Transport
News item 22.6.2011Ms Merja Kyllönen, MP, has been appointed Finland's new Minister of Transport. The President of the Republic announced the appointment on Wednesday 22 June. Ms Kyllönen (34) is a member of the Left...
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Krista Kiuru appointed Minister responsible for communications issues
News item 22.6.2011Ms Krista Kiuru, MP, has been appointed Finland's new Minister of Housing and Communications. The President of the Republic announced the appointment on Wednesday 22 June. As Minister of Housing...
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Condolences by Minister of Transport Vehviläinen on the Petrozavodsk plane crash
News item 21.6.2011Minister of Transport Anu Vehviläinen has sent her condolences to the Russian Transport Minister Igor Levitin following the plane crash in Petrozavodsk, Russian Karelia, on 20 June.
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Availability of high-speed data to improve at Finnish-Russian border
News item 15.6.2011Finland and Russia have agreed on how to coordinate the use of the 900 frequency band in mobile communications. As a result, third generation mobile networks operating in the 900 band can be...
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Finnish-Russian working group on communications and information technology to meet
News item 10.6.2011The Finnish-Russian working group on communications and information technology will meet in Helsinki on 13 and 14 June. The Finnish delegation will be led by Permanent Secretary Harri Pursiainen...
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Helsinki to host intelligent transport conference in 2014
News item 6.6.2011The ITS Europe conference will be organised in Helsinki in 2014. The conference brings together leading ITS experts in Europe and presents the latest technologies in the field. Businesses combining...
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More flexibility in number portability
News item 24.5.2011From 25 May 2011 customers can port their telephone number to another operator in the middle of a fixed-term subscription agreement. So far, this has been possible once the the fixed-term agreement...
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Lifting of duty-free liquid restrictions deferred
News item 29.4.2011Passengers arriving from outside the EU and transferring onto a connecting flight continue to be required to carry duty-free liquids exceeding 100 millilitres in the hold of the aircraft. Liquid...
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New Chair of the Enisa Management Board visited the Agency
News item 29.4.2011The new Chair of the ENISA Management Board, Mrs Mari Herranen visited the Agency at its offices in Heraklion, on Thursday 28 April, to meet Agency staff.
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Juhapekka Ristola to continue as Director-General of the Communications Policy Department
News item 28.4.2011On 28 April 2011, the Finnish Government appointed Juhapekka Ristola, Master of Laws, as Director-General of the Communications Policy Department for a fixed term. Ristola's term as...
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The signposts of urban and transport policy for the new generation outlined by the working group
News item 27.4.2011In a sustainable, human-centred society based on services, transport and mobility are the sources of wellbeing. Finland needs an agile transport system. Ultimately, this is made possible by...
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Strategy for walking and cycling released
News item 20.4.2011The Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has prepared a national strategy for walking and cycling. The strategy, set to run until 2020, seeks to ensure that walking and cycling will...
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Eight applicants for the Director-General of the Communications Policy Department
News item 11.4.2011Eight applicants for the Director-General of the Communications Policy Department
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Minister Lindén to receive international award
News item 4.4.2011On 4 April, the Intelligent Community Forum (ICF) named Ms Suvi Lindén, the Finnish Minister of Communications, as the Intelligent Community Visionary of the Year for 2011. The ICF selected...
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New high-definition channels and increased programme supply in antenna network
News item 31.3.2011YLE (the Finnish broadcasting company), MTV3 and Nelonen will start national high-definition broadcasts in the antenna network. On 31 March, the Finnish Government granted television programme...
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Mari Herranen appointed Chair of ENISA
News item 23.3.2011Ministerial Adviser Mari Herranen, 41, of the Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications has been appointed Chair of ENISA, the European Network and Information Security Agency.
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Roaming charges for calls between Finland and Russia to drop
News item 17.3.2011Finnish Minister of Communications Suvi Lindén and Russian Minister for Communications and Mass Media Igor Shchegolev have struck a policy agreement on roaming charges between the two countries.
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