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25.9.2025 | On 25 September 2025, the Government submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal on supplementing the EU Data Act. The Data Act has a key role in promoting the data economy. The aim is to promote access to and use of data widely across sectoral boundaries.

27.6.2025 | The President of the Republic approved the amendments to the Cybersecurity Act on 27 June 2025. They complement the national implementation of the Directive on the resilience of critical entities (CER) and the Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS 2). The amendments will enter into force on 1 July 2025.

10.4.2025 | On 10 April 2025, the Government submitted a legislative proposal to Parliament on complementing the national implementation of the Directive on the resilience of critical entities (CER) and the Directive on measures for a high common level of cybersecurity across the Union (NIS 2).

13.11.2024 | New trilateral arrangement formalizes collaboration on the production of Arctic and polar icebreakers

3.5.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft memorandum concerning the national implementation of the EU Data Act. The deadline for submitting comments is 31 May 2024. The Ministry has also published a study, which was conducted by the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, on the markets covered by the Data Act in Finland.

11.12.2023 | At its meeting of 8 December 2023, the ministerial working group on social transformation adopted the roadmap for Finland's Digital Compass. The roadmap specifies the measures for achieving the objectives set out for the Digital Compass.

14.6.2022 | For a third year in a row, Finland ranked second in international comparison of the use of digitalisation, the Digibarometer. Like last year, Denmark came first. This time Norway rose to the third place.

14.6.2022 | For a third year in a row, Finland ranked second in international comparison of the use of digitalisation, the Digibarometer. Like last year, Denmark came first. This time Norway rose to the third place.

21.10.2021 | The universal speed of the universal service broadband, which refers to appropriate internet connections, will be increased from the current speed tier of 2 Mbit per second to 5 Mbit per second.

21.10.2021 | The universal speed of the universal service broadband, which refers to appropriate internet connections, will be increased from the current speed tier of 2 Mbit per second to 5 Mbit per second.

24.11.2022 | A forum for sustainable maritime trade, convened by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka and Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä, will take place on 24 November 2022. The forum aims to generate discussion on the challenges and opportunities of the green transition in maritime logistics for Finland.

27.7.2022 | Ansökningstiden för tjänsten som avdelningschef vid avdelningen för tjänsteproduktion gick ut den 27 juli 2022 kl. 12. Tjänsten som avdelningschef tillsätts för fem år från och med den 1 oktober 2022.

27.7.2022 | Palveluosaston osastopäällikön viran hakuaika päättyi 27.7.2022 klo 12. Osastopäällikön virka täytetään viiden vuoden määräajaksi 1.10.2022 lukien.

29.12.2009 | On 29 December 2009 the Government established a new Board of Directors for the Finnish State Pilotage Enterprise. The Board's term will begin on 1 January 2010 and end no later than 31 December 2012.

29.12.2009 | On 29 December 2009 the Government established a new Board of Directors for the Finnish State Pilotage Enterprise. The Board's term will begin on 1 January 2010 and end no later than 31 December 2012.

27.7.2022 | Palveluosaston osastopäällikön viran hakuaika päättyi 27.7.2022 klo 12. Osastopäällikön virka täytetään viiden vuoden määräajaksi 1.10.2022 lukien.

13.10.2022 | On 13 October 2022, the Government issued a decree on the support for the development of information security, i.e. the so-called information security voucher. The decree will enter into force on 1 December 2022.

27.7.2022 | Ansökningstiden för tjänsten som avdelningschef vid avdelningen för tjänsteproduktion gick ut den 27 juli 2022 kl. 12. Tjänsten som avdelningschef tillsätts för fem år från och med den 1 oktober 2022.

22.12.2009 | Finland's Ministry of Transport and Communications will transfer the assets and business operations of the Shipping Enterprise Finstaship to a state-owned company that will start operation in the beginning of 2010. Ms Anu Vehviläinen, Minister of Transport, signed a transfer document on 22 December 2009.