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17.7.2026 | On 17 July 2026, the European Commission gave a proposal to amend the EU Emissions Trading Directive. According to the proposal, the scope of emissions trading in both aviation and maritime transport would expand. The reform is based on the EU’s decision on the 2040 climate target. The EU ‘s net emissions will be reduced by 90 per cent by 2040, compared to 1990.

Press releases and Topical European Commission wishes to reform emissions trading – changes for maritime transport and aviation Press release 17.07.2026 16.14 On 17 July 2026, the European Commission gave a proposal to amend the EU Emissions Tradi...

Press releases European Commission wishes to reform emissions trading – changes for maritime transport and aviation Type: Press release Categories: Publication date: 17.7.2026 On 17 July 2026, the European Commission gave a proposal to amend the E...

Transport and communications policy The Ministry aims It is the aim of transport and communications policies to promote mobility of information, goods and people and to ensure that people’s everyday life runs smoothly. This aim is pursued by means...

Guidance and direction A joint strategy guides and supports the work Agencies and state-owned companies Principles and practices of guidance 1. A joint strategy guides and supports the work One of the Ministry’s core responsibilities is guiding it...

Information and security Objective and tasks Data economy Media and postal services Cyber security, information security and data protection Road transport and Logistics chains 1. Objective and tasks It is the duty of the Ministry of Transport and...

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...

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...

21.12.2022 | Europeiska unionens råd, Europaparlamentet och kommissionen nådde enighet om utsläppshandelsdirektivet samt om MRV-förordningen om rapportering av utsläpp från sjötransporter och om socialfonden vid trepartsförhandlingarna den 18 december 2022.

21.12.2022 | Europeiska unionens råd, Europaparlamentet och kommissionen nådde enighet om utsläppshandelsdirektivet samt om MRV-förordningen om rapportering av utsläpp från sjötransporter och om socialfonden vid trepartsförhandlingarna den 18 december 2022.

27.3.2026 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Finance have completed a joint outlook review of the current state of transport taxation and financing, and options for reform. The review report is the first part of the Government’s comprehensive reform of transport taxation and financing set out in the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government.

11.4.2025 | The Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met in London on 7–11 April 2025. After challenging negotiations, the Committee’s 83rd session reached a provisional agreement on measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from ships. The final decisions are to be made in October 2025.

21.12.2022 | Negotiations between the Council of the EU, the European Parliament and the Commission reached an accord 18 December 2022 concerning the Emissions Trading Directive, an MRV Regulation on reporting of maritime transport emissions, and the Social Climate Fund.

21.12.2022 | Negotiations between the Council of the EU, the European Parliament and the Commission reached an accord 18 December 2022 concerning the Emissions Trading Directive, an MRV Regulation on reporting of maritime transport emissions, and the Social Climate Fund.

24.1.2022 | An assessment memorandum on emissions trading in the national road transport sector prepared by a cross-sectoral working group of the Ministry of Transport and Communications was published on 24 January 2022.

27.6.2022 | The EU ministers for the environment and climate issues meet in Luxembourg on 28 June, where they will discuss the EU’s Fit for 55 Package. Finland’s representative at the meeting will be Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Maria Ohisalo.

24.1.2022 | An assessment memorandum on emissions trading in the national road transport sector prepared by a cross-sectoral working group of the Ministry of Transport and Communications was published on 24 January 2022.

4.5.2021 | The European Commission intends to make a proposal on extending emissions trading to maritime transport in the summer of 2021.

4.5.2021 | The European Commission intends to make a proposal on extending emissions trading to maritime transport in the summer of 2021.

15.5.2023 | The aim of environmental policy in the transport sector is to plan and select measures that reduce emissions cost-effectively. However, there have not yet been established principles and tools in place for examining the cost impacts of the measures. In its work, the Holistic Economic Evaluation of Transport Emission Reduction Measures (HEETRA) project has developed models and principles for calculat...