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Government proposes EUR 3.36 billion for the Ministry of Transport and Communications budget
News item 19.9.2017The Government proposes that EUR 3.36 billion be allocated to the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for 2018. It is EUR 134 million more than in the 2017 budget.
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Ministry celebrates 125 years at the core of transport and communications issues
News item 12.9.2017The Ministry of Transport and Communications will celebrate its 125th anniversary on 13 September 2017. On that date in 1892, a transport system committee was established as part of the Senate of...
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Minister Berner to Singapore
News item 12.9.2017Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will visit Singapore on 14-18 September. Minister Berner will meet the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Communications and Information...
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Susanna Niinivaara to be Communications Director at the Ministry of Transport and Communications
News item 7.9.2017On 7 September 2017, the Government appointed Susanna Niinivaara, M.Soc.Sc., as Communications Director at the Ministry of Transport and Communications. Her five-year term of office will begin on 9...
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Passenger rail transport opens to competition
News item 31.8.2017Passenger rail transport opens to competition in Finland. The reform aims to increase the competitiveness of railway transport and the volume and share of rail services in the future.
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Mobile communications licences for the Åland Islands to Telia and Ålands Telekommunikation
News item 31.8.2017The Government has issued network licences for mobile communications frequencies in 900 and 1800 MHz bands in the Åland Islands.
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Decisions on new transport infrastructure projects and the scrapping incentive
News item 31.8.2017The Government has agreed on its budget proposal for 2018. In the Budget, funds have been allocated for the car scrapping incentive and for new transport infrastructure development projects, of...
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Working group: Extensive range of measures for the reduction of transport-related emissions
News item 31.8.2017In its interim report published on 29 August 2017, the parliamentary working group tasked with assessing funding of the transport network proposed a range of measures for reducing transport-related...
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Finland chairs the Arctic Council in 2017–2019
News item 30.8.2017Finland will hold the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2017-2019. The Arctic Council is the leading cooperation forum of the Arctic States and Arctic indigenous people. The Council focuses on...
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Passenger rail transport opens to competition
News item 9.8.2017The Government has decided to open passenger rail transport to competition. In the 2020s, VR will no longer have exclusive right to the provision of rail transport services in the Finnish rail...
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High-speed broadband connections needed – the preparation of a broadband strategy starts
News item 12.7.2017The Ministry of Transport and Communications will start the preparation of a national broadband strategy that aims to define Finland's broadband targets for the years 2025 and 2030 and the means to...
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EU’s road transport package aims to keep the sector competitive
News item 5.7.2017The European Commission's proposals for road transport regulations cover road charging, market access and working times, among others. The Finnish Government supports the initiatives that aim to...
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EU’s aviation regulation aims to ensure fair competition
News item 5.7.2017The European Commission has issued a proposal for a regulation that would safeguard fair competition in air transport.
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Information request on the Arctic railway
News item 3.7.2017The Ministry of Transport and Communications has requested the Finnish Transport Agency to explore, in cooperation with the Norwegian transport authorities, the possibilities of constructing the...
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Deregulation is making headway in all branches of administration
News item 30.6.2017The 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...
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Changes to periodic inspections in 2018
News item 28.6.2017The interval for periodic inspections of passenger cars, vans and special vehicles weighing at most 3.5 tonnes and in private use, as well as the interval for heavy four-wheel vehicles, will be...
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Finland applies for EU financial assistance for transport projects
News item 28.6.2017Finnish operators are applying for financial assistance for route and transport projects from the European Union's Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). The application process is a so-called blending...
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Legislative amendments to allow remote pilotage
News item 26.6.2017Amendments are planned to the Pilotage Act to allow remote, or shore-based, pilotage. The legislative amendments aim to remove any obstacles to testing of remote pilotage and to allow experiments...
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Traffic control functions of the Transport Agency to be incorporated
News item 14.6.2017As of 1 January 2019, the traffic control functions in the road, maritime and rail transport sectors that are currently the responsibility of the Transport Agency will be incorporated into a...
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Cheaper roaming prices in the EU from 15 June 2017
News item 14.6.2017A new EU regulation on roaming enters into force on 15 June. The new rules mean that the price for using roaming services within the Union is primarily the same as it would be in the user's home...
Verkot 2017