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22.10.2019 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has requested opinions on the Government's draft proposal to address the problems home carers have with parking their vehicles when they make home visits. To improve the situation, the Government is proposing amendments to the new Road Traffic Act, which will enter into force on 1 June 2020.

30.1.2020 | The Government proposes that the Road Traffic Act be amended in order to make parking easier for home carers and care workers who provide similar visiting care. Amendments are proposed to the new Road Traffic Act, which will enter into force on 1 June 2020.

22.10.2019 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has requested opinions on the Government's draft proposal to address the problems home carers have with parking their vehicles when they make home visits. To improve the situation, the Government is proposing amendments to the new Road Traffic Act, which will enter into force on 1 June 2020.

30.1.2020 | The Government proposes that the Road Traffic Act be amended in order to make parking easier for home carers and care workers who provide similar visiting care. Amendments are proposed to the new Road Traffic Act, which will enter into force on 1 June 2020.

7.5.2020 | As of 1 June 2020, the amendment to the new Road Traffic Act will provide parking concessions for home carers and care workers who provide similar visiting care.

7.5.2020 | As of 1 June 2020, the amendment to the new Road Traffic Act will provide parking concessions for home carers and care workers who provide similar visiting care.

12.3.2020 | The Government plans on introducing supplements for the new Road Traffic Act. They are based on amendments elsewhere in legislation that have been adopted after the approval of the Road Traffic Act and give reason to specify the Act. The Road Traffic Act is to enter into force on 1 June. The planned changes are mainly technical in nature.

12.3.2020 | The Government plans on introducing supplements for the new Road Traffic Act. They are based on amendments elsewhere in legislation that have been adopted after the approval of the Road Traffic Act and give reason to specify the Act. The Road Traffic Act is to enter into force on 1 June. The planned changes are mainly technical in nature.

9.11.2015 | As of 1 December 2015 the definition of the external shape of a parking disc will become less restrictive. A Ministry of Transport and Communications decree defines a parking disc as a device showing the time a vehicle is parked.

9.11.2015 | Parking discs to be freed from regulation as of the beginning of December Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 9.11.2015 15.24 Type: Press release As of 1 December 2015 the definition of the external shape of a parking disc wi...

20.5.2025 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will attend the Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Leipzig, Germany, on 21 and 22 May 2025. The theme of this year’s summit is transport resilience in times of crises.

20.5.2025 | Kommunikationsminister Lulu Ranne deltar i det internationella transportforumets (ITF, International Transport forum) toppmöte i Leipzig i Tyskland den 21–22 maj 2025. Temat för mötet i år är resiliens.

12.6.2025 | The Government proposed stricter legislation concerning micromobility on 12 June 2025. The amendments to the Road Traffic Act and the Vehicles Act would enter into force on 17 June 2025 and the amendments to the Act on Transport Services and the Act on the Transfer of Vehicles on 1 August 2025. The aim of the proposal is to improve the safety of electric scooters and other micromobility vehicles.

6.3.2025 | The Government submitted a legislative proposal relating to micromobility to Parliament on 6 March 2025. The aim of the proposal is to improve the safety of electric scooters and other micromobility vehicles.

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.

2.3.2023 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on a memorandum concerning micromobility and the use of electric scooters. Comments can be submitted between 2 and 31 March 2023.

28.3.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on a draft government proposal for amending certain provisions on data in the Act on Transport Services. The proposal concerns individual amendments that are needed, for example, due to EU regulation. The deadline for submitting comments is 19 May 2024.

2.3.2023 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on a memorandum concerning micromobility and the use of electric scooters. Comments can be submitted between 2 and 31 March 2023.

29.11.2023 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has amended the Decree on Penalty Fares in Public Transport. The amendment to increase the penalty fare from EUR 80 to EUR 100 in public transport provided by Helsinki Region Transport will enter into force on 1 January 2024.

5.10.2023 | The Government proposes amendments to the Act on Transport Services. The amendments would allow to insert the railway station accessibility data into the European Railway Station Accessibility Database, ERSAD, laid down by a European Union Regulation.