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4.6.2020 | The Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union held an informal video meeting of transport ministers on 4 June. In the meeting, Finland was represented by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.

23.7.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is preparing a two-point futures programme to deal with the broader consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and make use of the lessons learned from the exceptional spring going forward. The programme will focus on climate issues and digitalisation.

21.2.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on the government proposal for amending the Act on Electronic Communication Services. The must-carry obligation to transfer radio programmes would be removed from the act. The deadline for submitting comments is 15 March 2024.

5.5.2020 | The topics on the agenda of EU telecommunications ministers' video conference on Tuesday, 5 May 2020, included mobile tracing applications in tackling the COVID-19 pandemic. In the meeting, Finland was represented by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.

15.4.2021 | The Government adopted the National Transport System Plan for 2021-2032 and submitted it in the form of a report to Parliament on 15 April 2021.

8.8.2019 | Despite a change in the direct controlling interest in the licence holder, the Government will not cancel the network licences issued to DNA Oyj and its subsidiary DNA Welho Oy for telecommunications and television broadcasting. The Government made a decision on the matter on 8 August 2019.

25.11.2021 | The primary aim of amending the Decree on Spectrum Usage in Åland is to specify the so-called 700 MHz spectrum with the purpose of granting network licences for Åland. In future, licensed telecom operators could use the spectrum for building a 5G network on a broader scale, for example. On 25 November 2021, the Government issued a decree on amending the Decree on Radio Spectrum Usage in Åland.

5.7.2019 | Minister of Transport and Communications of Finland Sanna Marin and Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure of Estonia Taavi Aas met in Helsinki on 5 July 2019. Both Ministers assumed their office this year and now met for the first time.

11.7.2018 | Registration for auction of 5G frequencies is now open Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 11.7.2018 13.07 Type: Press release The Finnish Government issued on 11 July an invitation to apply for electronic communications lice...

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. 

16.4.2018 | Minister Berner to Strasbourg Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 16.4.2018 10.42 Type: Press release Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will meet Members of the European Parliament on 16-17 April 2018 in St...

28.11.2019 | The Government has granted a licence for the Virve public authority radio network to Suomen Turvallisuusverkko on 28 November 2019. The state-owned Suomen Turvallisuusverkko currently maintains and operates the Virve network and its new licence is valid from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2033.

25.11.2021 | The primary aim of amending the Decree on Spectrum Usage in Åland is to specify the so-called 700 MHz spectrum with the purpose of granting network licences for Åland. In future, licensed telecom operators could use the spectrum for building a 5G network on a broader scale, for example. On 25 November 2021, the Government issued a decree on amending the Decree on Radio Spectrum Usage in Åland.

1.10.2020 | In its final report, the working group for a digital leap forward proposes that Finland's digitalisation development should focus more on the structures and services of digital society that intersect society at large and accelerate the use of data. The working group handed its report to Timo Harakka, Minister of Transport and Communications, on 1 October 2020.

28.11.2019 | The Government has granted a licence for the Virve public authority radio network to Suomen Turvallisuusverkko on 28 November 2019. The state-owned Suomen Turvallisuusverkko currently maintains and operates the Virve network and its new licence is valid from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2033.

26.4.2017 | Technological development and digitalisation are the most significant factors transforming the transport and communications operating environment. Data is evolving into a critical production factor, and it will dominate the future's transport and communications architecture. Finland has the opportunity to become a pioneer in the swift adoption and application of new, globally created technology solutions.

14.9.2018 | Carbon-free transport by 2045 – Paths to an emission-free future Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 14.9.2018 6.51 Type: Press release The Ministry of Transport and Communications' Transport Climate Policy working group has ...

29.8.2011 | Finland and Russia have agreed on the coordination of the 800 MHz frequency band. As a result, the timetable for the uptake of new generation mobile networks is sped up by several years.

23.7.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is preparing a two-point futures programme to deal with the broader consequences of the COVID-19 crisis and make use of the lessons learned from the exceptional spring going forward. The programme will focus on climate issues and digitalisation.

13.3.2024 | On 13 March 2024, the Ministry of Transport and Communications published the results of a survey on the future need for broadband aid. The survey assesses previous broadband aid schemes, the current state of the markets and any need for a new aid scheme.

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. 

14.6.2012 | Telemarketing of mobile phone subscriptions will be banned for a period of three years. The ban applies to telemarketing for new customers.

20.5.2020 | The Government has started to lift the restrictions and recommendations imposed due to the corona epidemic. This means that public transport services, too, that decreased during the state of emergency are starting to recover. In the beginning of June, the Ministry of Transport and Communications will organise a forum for transport operators to agree on the ways to ensure the provision of safe public transport services.

28.3.2018 | Data utilisation and intelligent automation to boost the digitalisation of logistics Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 28.3.2018 13.37 Type: Press release The Government has issued a resolution on the digitalisation of frei...

1.10.2020 | In its final report, the working group for a digital leap forward proposes that Finland's digitalisation development should focus more on the structures and services of digital society that intersect society at large and accelerate the use of data. The working group handed its report to Timo Harakka, Minister of Transport and Communications, on 1 October 2020.

15.6.2011 | Finland and Russia have agreed on how to coordinate the use of the 900 frequency band in mobile communications. As a result, third generation mobile networks operating in the 900 band can be constructed near the border, too, which will improve the availability of high-speed data connections in these areas.

3.4.2024 | EU transport ministers will hold an informal meeting in Brussels at the invitation of the Belgian Presidency on 3–4 April. Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will represent Finland at the meeting. No decisions will be made at the informal meeting.

4.6.2018 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications published its futures review together with other ministries on 4 June.  In the Ministry's view, the topics to be resolved during the next government term include transport network financing, implementation of emissions reductions and communications network coverage.

23.2.2018 | Minister Berner to the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 23.2.2018 9.05 Type: Press release Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will visit Barcelona to attend the Mobile W...

9.10.2023 | The Government proposes that nearly EUR 3.6 billion be allocated to the administrative branch of the Ministry of Transport and Communications for 2024.

10.4.2024 | The European Union has granted EUR 1.9 million to Finnish businesses for constructing recharging points for electric cars in the Baltic States and EUR 4.2 million for constructing hydrogen charging points in Finland. Funding was granted under the Transport Programme of the Connecting Europe Facility, CEF.

10.5.2017 | Minister Berner to visit China Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 10.5.2017 9.49 Type: Press release Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will visit China from 13 to 16 May 2017. She will meet China's Ministe...

26.4.2018 | The Act on Transport Services will bring together legislation on transport markets. The aim of the legislative reform is to provide the users with better transport services and to increase freedom of choice in the transport market. The Act will allow the provision of new type of smooth travel chains consisting of different transport modes.

29.1.2020 | The European Union has outlined coordinated approaches to the security of 5G networks. 

24.5.2017 | Minister Berner: 5G frequencies in use already in 2019 Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 24.5.2017 10.15 Type: Press release 5G frequencies could already be taken into use in Finland from the beginning of 2019. "The introdu...

29.8.2011 | Finland and Russia have agreed on the coordination of the 800 MHz frequency band. As a result, the timetable for the uptake of new generation mobile networks is sped up by several years.

26.4.2017 | Finland aims to become leading ecosystem for intelligent transport Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 26.4.2017 10.30 Type: Press release Technological development and digitalisation are the most significant factors transfor...

24.5.2017 | Good and flexible transport services through a new act Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 24.5.2017 13.35 Type: Press release The Act on Transport Services will bring together legislation on transport markets and create prec...

29.1.2020 | The European Union has outlined coordinated approaches to the security of 5G networks. 

27.2.2024 | Finland has joined the multilateral Joint Statement Endorsing Principles for 6G led by the United States. The joint statement was published at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 27 February 2024.