Search
- Fess search
Showing 1 to 20 of 32 entries.
-
The revised Road Traffic Act will enter into force next Monday, 1 June 2020. The new Act includes all the provisions concerning guidance of people's behaviour in transport. The purpose of the new act is to improve the flow and safety of traffic and create a favourable environment for digitalisation and safe automation of transport.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/new-road-traffic-act-enters-into-force-on-1-june-2020
-
13.5.2022 | What are the special needs related to the promotion of walking and how could we better take them into account? How could we provide the public with more information on active and emission-free modes of transport?https://lvm.fi/en/-/fourth-walking-and-cycling-forum-focuses-on-the-promotion-of-walking-and-information-pro-vision-1747068
-
21.4.2021 | How can we together make Finland's road infrastructure safer and more functional for pedestrians and cyclists? What kinds of successes have there been around Finland?https://lvm.fi/en/-/walking-and-cycling-in-finland-forum-to-be-organised-on-11-may-2021-towards-better-roads-1293121
-
23.9.2021 | On 23 September 2021, the Government submitted a draft proposal to Parliament to nationally implement the reformed directive on road infrastructure safety management. The goal is to expand the monitoring of road safety to reduce the number of fatalities and serious accidents in road traffic.https://lvm.fi/en/-/draft-proposal-for-parliament-for-the-assessment-of-road-traffic-safety-1521681
-
7.7.2021 | Night-time and local speed limits for electric scooters will enter info force in Helsinki as all three electric scooter operators agreed on ways to promote traffic safety in their meeting with Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka on Wednesday 7 July 2021.https://lvm.fi/en/-/preparations-to-begin-on-speed-limits-minister-harakka-meets-representatives-of-electric-scooter-companies-1435517
-
7.2.2020 | Recipients of funding from the investment programme for walking and cycling have been selected. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom allocated 3.5 million euros in grants to a total of 12 projects. The selected projects aim to make walking and cycling a more convenient and attractive option as well as improve safety.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/twelve-cities-and-municipalities-granted-a-total-of-3.5-million-euros-for-the-promotion-of-walking-and-cycling-
-
7.2.2020 | Recipients of funding from the investment programme for walking and cycling have been selected. The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom allocated 3.5 million euros in grants to a total of 12 projects. The selected projects aim to make walking and cycling a more convenient and attractive option as well as improve safety.https://lvm.fi/en/-/twelve-cities-and-municipalities-granted-a-total-of-3.5-million-euros-for-the-promotion-of-walking-and-cycling-1033443
-
17.4.2020 | The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom granted mobility management subsidies for 35 projects in different parts of Finland with an aim to support sustainable mobility and influence people's choice of modes of travel.https://lvm.fi/en/-/more-than-one-million-euros-of-discretionary-government-transfers-allocated-for-sustainable-mobility-1167288
-
24.4.2020 | Communication from the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency, Traficomhttps://lvm.fi/en/-/government-grants-promote-cycling-tourism-and-active-travel-to-school-1173619
-
27.5.2020 | The revised Road Traffic Act will enter into force next Monday, 1 June 2020. The new Act includes all the provisions concerning guidance of people's behaviour in transport. The purpose of the new act is to improve the flow and safety of traffic and create a favourable environment for digitalisation and safe automation of transport.https://lvm.fi/en/-/new-road-traffic-act-enters-into-force-on-1-june-2020-1194910
-
28.8.2019 | On 1 August 2019, the Commission of the European Union notified Finland of the Finnish legal provisions on lightweight vehicles. The Finnish provisions are meant to enter into force in the beginning of November.https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/notification-from-the-commission-on-finnish-legislation-on-lightweight-vehicles
-
28.8.2019 | On 1 August 2019, the Commission of the European Union notified Finland of the Finnish legal provisions on lightweight vehicles. The Finnish provisions are meant to enter into force in the beginning of November.https://lvm.fi/en/-/notification-from-the-commission-on-finnish-legislation-on-lightweight-vehicles-1019336
-
24.1.2024 | Finland has successfully applied for EU funding from the European Commission, which awarded EUR 39.45 million from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) to seven military mobility projects in Finland. As the sum applied for was EUR 43.16 million, this call for proposals was a great success for Finland.https://lvm.fi/en/-/eur-39.45-million-in-eu-funding-awarded-to-finland-for-seven-military-mobility-projects
-
1.7.2020 | What are the characteristics of a good path for walking or cycling? How to motivate more and more people to use sustainable transportation for short distances to work, school or shops? How to improve the preconditions for increasing walking and cycling across Finland? The Ministry of Transport and Communications will establish a National stakeholder forum for walking and cycling for the present government term. The first forum will be held on 7 September 2020.https://lvm.fi/en/-/walking-and-cycling-in-finland-national-walking-and-cycling-forum-to-be-established-1215741
-
8.10.2018 | The message in a new Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is clear: The climate is warming at an alarming rate. Swift and radical changes are needed in order to ensure that temperatures do not rise more than 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. The same also applies to transport. One fifth of Finland's greenhouse gases come from transport and the majority of these from road traffic.https://lvm.fi/en/-/minister-berner-climate-change-very-apparent-in-the-work-of-the-ministry-of-transport-and-communications-aiming-for-carbon-free-transport-985315
-
23.3.2018 | The Government adopted a resolution on promoting walking and cycling on Thursday, 22 March. In support of the resolution, the Ministry of Transport and Communications has published a more detailed programme on promoting walking and cycling. It is the first government resolution on promoting walking and cycling to which several public operators and organisations have committed.https://lvm.fi/en/-/programme-and-government-resolution-to-promote-walking-and-cycling-970101
-
23.11.2017 | The new Road Traffic Act aims for a safer future Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 23.11.2017 13.23 Type: Press release On 23 November 2017, the Finnish Government submitted to Parliament its proposal on a new Road Traffic ...https://lvm.fi/en/-/194055633/the-new-road-traffic-act-aims-for-a-safer-future
-
23.11.2017 | On 23 November 2017, the Finnish Government submitted to Parliament its proposal on a new Road Traffic Act. The purpose of the new act is to improve the smooth running and safety of transport and create preconditions for the digitalisation and safe automation of traffic while making progress with deregulation.https://lvm.fi/en/-/the-new-road-traffic-act-aims-for-a-safer-future-958341
-
22.8.2022 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has appointed a monitoring group for the Transport Safety Strategy. It is tasked with monitoring the Strategy's implementation and effects. The term of the group is from 1 September 2022 to 31 December 2026.https://lvm.fi/en/-/monitoring-group-to-assess-the-implementation-of-the-transport-safety-strategy-1818665
-
6.6.2022 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on a government proposal to amend the Vehicles Act and certain related acts.https://lvm.fi/en/-/amendments-to-the-vehicles-act-circulated-for-comments-1765426