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Back to homepageNew project to examine needs for legislative amendments to address use of migration in hybrid influencing
NordenBladet — The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to assess the possible needs for legislative amendments to prepare for hybrid influencing that exploits migration. The project will assess the means of the current legislation that can
Read MoreFinland joins coalition aiming to end export finance of fossil fuels
NordenBladet — Finland joined the Export Finance for Future coalition (E3F) at its meeting on 24 November 2021. The E3F is part of the strategy work to combat global warming. It allocates funding to sustainable projects and defines the most
Read MoreAdvance voting abroad in Finland’s county elections in 2022
NordenBladet — County elections will be held in Finland on Sunday 23 January 2022. The advance voting period is from 12 to 18 January 2022 in Finland and from 12 to 15 January 2022 abroad. The advance polling stations abroad
Read MoreFollow the live event November 24 at 15.45 pm CET: How to ensure that Indigenous peoples’ voices are heard and rights are respected in climate action?
NordenBladet — Follow a live discussion on Indigenous peoples’ vital role in climate action today November 24 at 15.45 pm CET (Geneva time). The event is hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland and The Sámi Parliament of Finland. Participants includeForeign
Read MoreCompetitiveness Council to discuss regulation of digital giants, internet user safety and research, innovation and space issues
NordenBladet — The EU Competitiveness Council meeting in Brussels on 25−26 November will focus on the regulation of activities of the largest digital companies and improvements to safety of users of various online intermediation services. The agenda for space issues
Read MoreWorking group proposes allowing companies to hold virtual meetings
NordenBladet — A working group appointed by the Ministry of Justice proposes a legislative amendment that would facilitate remote participation in the general meetings of limited liability companies and cooperatives and allow holding these meetings completely remotely, without assigning a
Read More259,000 unemployed jobseekers in October
NordenBladet — The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 53,700. The number of new vacancies reported in October totalled 91,600. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies amounted to 169,700, which is 69,100 more than a year ago.At the end
Read MoreFinland’s International Gender Equality Prize goes to combating violence against women
NordenBladet — The Government of Finland awards the International Gender Equality Prize now for the third time. This year’s prizewinner is We Will Stop Femicide Platform, an organisation that does groundbreaking work combating violence against women in Turkey and whose
Read MoreAdvance information on application for project support open to Finnish civil society organisations for 2023–2026
NordenBladet — In January 2022, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will open a call for proposals for project support available for Finnish civil society organisations (CSOs). The application period will be open from 24 January to 4 March 2022. During
Read MoreNordic and Baltic countries take action to promote digital inclusion
NordenBladet — Stronger digital inclusion and the European Digital Identity will be on the agenda when the Nordic and Baltic ministers responsible for digitalisation in public administration meet on Friday 26 November.The meeting of the Nordic Council of Ministers for
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