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Decree on the implementation of the Decision and Regulation of the Council of the European Union concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine

NordenBladet — On 28 February 2022, the Finnish Government issued the Decree on the implementation of the Decision and Regulation of the Council of the European Union concerning restrictive measures in view of actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.Finland’s airspace

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Finland to send arms assistance to Ukraine

NordenBladet — On the proposal of the Government, the President of the Republic decided today that Finland will deliver 2,500 assault rifles, 150,000 cartridges for the attack rifles, 1,500 single-shot anti-tank weapons and 70,000 combat ration packages to Ukraine as

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IPCC report: Climate change has serious impacts on people and nature – impacts unevenly distributed

NordenBladet — According to the report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change published on 28 February 2022, climate change is a serious threat to human wellbeing. The impacts of climate change are unevenly distributed between regions. More than three

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Common policies for public sector API development

NordenBladet — The Ministry of Finance has published common policies and recommendations for the development of application programming interfaces (APIs) in the public sector. The API principles are organised into three levels: strategic, tactical and operative.Strategic principles apply to the

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EU decision-making on closing its airspace to Russian air traffic progresses

NordenBladet — Decision-making by EU countries concerning closing their airspace to Russian air traffic is progressing. Finland is preparing to act according to the policies agreed in the EU. We will make further announcements as soon as more information on

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Finland sends additional aid to Ukraine

NordenBladet — On the proposal of the Government, the President of the Republic decided today that Finland will increase its aid to Ukraine and also provide military protective equipment to assist the country.The aid is granted under the Act on

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President of the Republic and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Russia’s attack on Ukraine

NordenBladet — On Sunday 27 February, the President of the Republic and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the situation in Ukraine following Russia’s attack on Ukraine. They also discussed assistance to Ukraine. Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi

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Finland grants additional support to Ukraine

NordenBladet — Finland strongly condemns Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. On 24 February, the Government decided to supplement its support to Ukraine by EUR 10 million of new funding.Finland will allocate EUR 3.3 million from the exclusive ODA budget item

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New ambassadors to Oslo, Paris and Prague and non-resident ambassador to Papua New Guinea

NordenBladet — At the presidential session on Friday 25 February, the President of the Republic appointed three new ambassadors and a non-resident ambassador. Teemu Tanner. The President of the Republic appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Teemu Tanner to serve as Head

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Global plastics agreement to be negotiated at the UN Environment Assembly on 28 February to 2 March

NordenBladet — The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) brings together nearly 200 Member States to launch the negotiations on a global plastics agreement. UNEA is the highest environmental decision-making body in the UN. The Finnish delegation in Nairobi, Kenya, is

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