Finland: Draft government proposal for family leave reform completed
NordenBladet — The Government has completed and published its draft proposal for the family leave reform. The draft proposal will be circulated for comments...
Finland: Timo Sysiö appointed as Press Counsellor in Beijing
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland has appointed Timo Sysiö to the post of Press Counsellor at the Embassy of Finland...
Finland: Human rights and sustainable development at the core of a call for proposals...
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland (MFA) opens a call for proposals for international non-governmental organisations (INGOs). The application round will...
Finland seeks membership of UN Human Rights Council
NordenBladet — Finland is seeking membership of the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) as the Nordic representative in the Group of Western European...
Norway becomes biggest electricity exporter in Europe
NordenBladet — In the second half of 2020, Norway became the biggest net exporter of electricity in Europe, sending a fifth of its power...
Finland: European Commission requests more information from Finland on its retail sale license system...
NordenBladet — On 11 February 2021, the European Commission requested that Finnish authorities provide further information on the regulation of retail sales of beverages...
Finland: Consultation begins on national implementation of EU directive on access to financial information
NordenBladet — The Ministry of the Interior has prepared legislative amendments to implement the EU directive on access to financial information at national level....
Finland: New Ambassadors to Bern, Hanoi, Nairobi and Tehran
NordenBladet — At the presidential session on Friday 12 February, the President of the Republic appointed new Ambassadors to Bern, Hanoi, Nairobi and Tehran.
The...
Estonia: The laureates of the achievement awards for culture and sport were announced
NordenBladet — On February 11th, the government decided that the Lifetime Achievement Awards for Culture will be awarded to Eha Komissarov, Tiit Pääsuke and...
Iceland: Icelandic agriculture set to be carbon neutral by 2040
NordenBladet — According to a new agreement outlined by the Icelandic Ministry of Industry and Innovation, agriculture in Iceland is set to be fully...