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Networks and services Objective and tasks Communications networks Transport system Passenger, goods and freight transport 1. Objective and tasks We at the Ministry of Transport and Communications are committed to developing Finland’s transport sys...

The Government submitted its communication to Parliament on 1 April 2026 regarding the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Networks Act (DNA). The Government supports the proposal’s aims to modernise and simplify regulation.

The European Commission presented proposals on 20 and 21 January 2026 for new cybersecurity regulation and the Digital Networks Act (DNA). The cybersecurity package includes a proposal to revise the Cybersecurity Act and to amend the cybersecurity regulation known as the Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS2 Directive).

On 19 February 2026, the Finnish Government submitted a legislative proposal to Parliament on amending the legislation on devices intended for deliberate radio interference, also known as jammers. The amendments would be made to the Act on Electronic Communications Services.

On 23 April 2026, the Government submitted amendments to the Act on Electronic Communication Services for approval. The amendments apply to equipment that interfere with radio communications, so-called jammers. The act is scheduled to enter into force on 1 July 2026.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications is inviting comments on a draft government proposal for amending the legislation on devices known as jammers intended for interfering with radio communications. The amendments would be made to the Act on Electronic Communications Services. Comments may be submitted until 29 October 2025.

20.12.2022 | The Act on Electronic Communication Services and the Act on the Transport and Communications Agency have been amended. The President of the Republic approved the amending Acts on 20 December 2022. They will enter into force on 1 January 2023.

20.12.2022 | The Act on Electronic Communication Services and the Act on the Transport and Communications Agency have been amended. The President of the Republic approved the amending Acts on 20 December 2022. They will enter into force on 1 January 2023.

16.11.2021 | Many jobs and societal functions depend on a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) nowadays. Digital services require time and location information provided by satellites to enable the operations of banking services and power grids, and to help the rescue service find people who are lost and truck drivers locate timber stacks in the forest. A new action programme for developing satellite navigation in Finland was published on 16 November 2021.

Services Objective and tasks Passenger and goods transport Communications market Basic Communications Services Operating licences Mobility as a service 1. Objective and tasks The Ministry aims to ensure that the mobility, communications and transp...

16.11.2021 | Many jobs and societal functions depend on a Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) nowadays. Digital services require time and location information provided by satellites to enable the operations of banking services and power grids, and to help the rescue service find people who are lost and truck drivers locate timber stacks in the forest. A new action programme for developing satellite navigation in Finland was published on 16 November 2021.

16.9.2021 | The introduction of the Public Regulated Service (PRS) of the European Galileo satellite navigation system is progressing. The Ministry of Transport and Communications will start preparing legislative amendments so that Finland could introduce the service in 2024.

16.9.2021 | The introduction of the Public Regulated Service (PRS) of the European Galileo satellite navigation system is progressing. The Ministry of Transport and Communications will start preparing legislative amendments so that Finland could introduce the service in 2024.

24.11.2020 | The Government’s Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided on 24 November that Finland will start using the Public Regulated Service PRS of the European Galileo satellite navigation system during 2024.

12.11.2021 | Part of the Galileo satellite navigation system, the European Public Regulated Service (PRS) is scheduled to be introduced in Finland in 2024. The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on the assessment memorandum by 10 December 2021. The memorandum examines the need for amendments to national legislation to allow the introduction of the service.

12.11.2021 | Part of the Galileo satellite navigation system, the European Public Regulated Service (PRS) is scheduled to be introduced in Finland in 2024. The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on the assessment memorandum by 10 December 2021. The memorandum examines the need for amendments to national legislation to allow the introduction of the service.

9.10.2017 | Operational programme to develop satellite navigation Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 9.10.2017 10.59 Type: Press release The Ministry of Transport and Communications has sent out for comments a draft operational programm...

26.1.2026 | On 26 January 2026, Finland and 13 other European countries published a letter to the International Maritime Community on the safety and security risks caused by Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference. The signatories of the letter include the coastal states of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea: Finland, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom as well as Iceland.

9.10.2017 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has sent out for comments a draft operational programme on satellite navigation. The programme describes the current state of satellite navigation systems and how they are deployed in different sectors of society and especially in automated transport. It also discusses the current system of space administration in Finland and its pressures for change.

26.1.2026 | Suomi ja 13 muuta Euroopan maata julkaisivat 26.1.2026 kirjeen kansainväliselle merenkulkuyhteisölle GNSS-häirinnän aiheuttamista turvallisuusriskeistä. Kirjeen ovat allekirjoittaneet Itämeren ja Pohjanmeren rantavaltiot Suomi, Belgia, Tanska, Viro, Ranska, Saksa, Latvia, Liettua, Hollanti, Norja, Puola, Ruotsi, Iso-Britannia ja Islanti.