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The EU Transport and Telecommunications Council will convene in Luxembourg on 8-9 June 2026. Finland will be represented by Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne on the Transport Council, and by State Secretary Marjo Lindgren on the Telecommunications Council.

4.4.2019 | Merenkulussa otetaan käyttöön uudet energiatehokkuuden vaatimukset, jotka koskevat uusia ro-ro-aluksia. Valtioneuvosto hyväksyi 4.4.2019 asetuksen, jolla saatetaan voimaan kansainvälisessä merenkulkujärjestössä IMO:ssa sovitut säännöt.

4.4.2019 | Merenkulussa otetaan käyttöön uudet energiatehokkuuden vaatimukset, jotka koskevat uusia ro-ro-aluksia. Valtioneuvosto hyväksyi 4.4.2019 asetuksen, jolla saatetaan voimaan kansainvälisessä merenkulkujärjestössä IMO:ssa sovitut säännöt.

Secure and reliable communications networks are the foundation of functionality of society, security of supply, investments and growth of the data economy. The efficiency of communications networks affects people’s daily lives, the operating environment of businesses and the ability of authorities to carry out their duties also during disruptions.

11.7.2011 | Kansainvälisen merenkulkujärjestö IMO:n merellisen ympäristön suojelukomitea kokoontuu Lontoossa 11.-15. heinäkuuta. Kokouksen asialistalla ovat muun muassa merenkulun energiatehokkuus, meriliikenteen kasvihuonekaasupäästöt ja risteilyalusten päästöt Itämerellä. Kokousvaltuuskuntaan kuuluu edustajia viranomaisista ja elinkeinoelämästä.

11.7.2011 | Kansainvälisen merenkulkujärjestö IMO:n merellisen ympäristön suojelukomitea kokoontuu Lontoossa 11.-15. heinäkuuta. Kokouksen asialistalla ovat muun muassa merenkulun energiatehokkuus, meriliikenteen kasvihuonekaasupäästöt ja risteilyalusten päästöt Itämerellä. Kokousvaltuuskuntaan kuuluu edustajia viranomaisista ja elinkeinoelämästä.

15.7.2011 | LAIVOILLE UUDET ENERGIATEHOKKUUSSÄÄNNÖT

15.7.2011 | LAIVOILLE UUDET ENERGIATEHOKKUUSSÄÄNNÖT

24.4.2026 | The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will meet in London from 27 April to 1 May 2026. IMO Member States are expected to decide the next steps in negotiations on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. Other topics to be discussed include specifications to the rules on the carbon intensity and energy efficiency of vessels, the regulation of ballast water and guidance on reducing underwater noise.

17.12.2025 | On 16 December 2025, the European Commission published the Automotive Package to promote the automotive industry’s competitiveness and support the transition to clean vehicles. The package includes several legislative proposals.

22.5.2025 | On 20 May 2025, the European Commission published a delegated regulation that creates a separate vehicle sub-group for extra-heavy combination lorries to the EU’s CO2 emission performance standards regulation for the calculation of CO2 emission targets of vehicle manufacturers. Finland was active in influencing the process in advance to define extra-heavy combination lorries (EHC).

17.6.2025 | On 17 June 2025, the Ministry of Transport and Communications published the national 6G roadmap to promote sixth-generation communications technologies. The roadmap sets milestones for the development and implementation of next-generation mobile communication technologies in the 2030s.

4.12.2024 | The transport and telecommunications ministers of the European Union will meet in Brussels on 5–6 December 2024. In the transport minister meeting, Finland will be represented by Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and in the communications minister meeting by State Secretary Marjo Lindgren.

4.4.2025 | The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will meet in London on 7–11 April 2025. The objective of the Committee’s 83rd session is to agree on legally binding measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. The reduction targets have been agreed on in the IMO’s greenhouse gas strategy.

17.3.2025 | The impacts of both climate change and biodiversity loss can be seen in the daily lives of most Finns. This is the conclusion to be made from the answers to the 2025 Climate and Nature Barometers. In municipal policy green investments are identified as sources of vitality, but opinions diverge with respect to their environmental impacts. Climate solutions are considered to boost Finland’s competitiveness.

5.10.2022 | The central government will implement an extensive energy saving programme in its premises with the aim to help Finland overcome the current challenging energy situation. The Ministerial working group on developing the digital transformation, the data economy and public administration discussed the matter on 5 October. Minister of Local Government Sirpa Paatero fully took over as chair of the ministerial working group for the remainder of the government term.

21.9.2021 | The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU will organise informal meetings of energy and transport ministers in Kranj on 22–23 September 2021. At the meeting of energy ministers, Finland will be represented by Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka at the meeting of transport ministers.

17.6.2024 | European Union transport ministers will meet in Luxembourg on 18 June 2024. Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will represent Finland at the meeting.

22.1.2024 | The European Member States, Parliament and the Commission have reached a provisional agreement on a regulation on CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles (HDVs). The emissions reduction targets for new heavy-duty vehicles will gradually tighten and the scope of application of the regulation will widen. The accord was achieved in tripartite negotiations on 18 January 2024.