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Back to homepageFinland’s first maritime spatial plan completed — extensive work will help to combine the good state of the marine environment and sustainable growth
NordenBladet — For the first time, a comprehensive maritime spatial plan has been prepared for the Finnish marine area, compiled in an extensive cooperation process between various actors. The plan is a presentation with a map covering both territorial waters
Read MoreFinland: First doses of COVID-19 vaccine to be administered in Finland possibly on 27 December
NordenBladet — The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health predicts that the first batch of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine arrive in Finland already over Christmas. Finland prepares to start vaccinations alongside other EU countries on 27 December if the marketing authorisation
Read MoreFinland: Director General Esa Pulkkinen invited to Commission on Irish Defence Forces
NordenBladet — Director General Esa Pulkkinen from the Defence Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence has been nominated as member of the Commission on the Irish Defence Forces.Minister for Defence and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland, Mr Simon
Read MoreFinalnd: An action programme to reduce traffic fatalities and serious injuries
NordenBladet — Police traffic enforcement is of key importance to improving road safety and combating traffic crime. However, other broad-based, as well as targeted actions are also needed. An action programme for police traffic enforcement and traffic safety for 2021–2024,
Read MoreFinland: The Equal Pay Programme of the Government and central labour market organisations has been published
NordenBladet — The Government and central labour market organisations have negotiated joint equal pay measures for the period 2020–2023. The Equal Pay Programme aims to reduce the average pay gap between women and men. The aims would be achieved through
Read MoreFinland: Companies in all sectors can apply for business cost support if their turnover has decreased due to COVID-19
NordenBladet — The support for business costs is intended for all companies whose turnover has decreased by at least 30 per cent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 18 December 2020, the Government issued a decree on the sectors that
Read MoreFinland: Fees charged by the police to change in 2021
NordenBladet — The Ministry of the Interior has issued a decree on fees charged by the police. For example, the prices of passports and identity cards will rise. The decree will enter into force on 1 January 2021. The coronavirus
Read MoreFinland: Government decides on measures to improve employment and labour market position of people over 55, promote wellbeing at work and strengthen restructuring protection
NordenBladet — A key objective of the Marin Government is to build a socially, economically and ecologically sustainable Finland. In the 2020 Government budget session, the Government decided on measures that, combined with its earlier employment measures, are expected to
Read MoreFinland’s sauna culture inscribed on UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage List
NordenBladet — Finland’s sauna culture was inscribed on UNESCO’s Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity on 17 December 2020. The decision was made by an intergovernmental committee consisting of representatives of 24 State Parties. This is Finland’s
Read MoreFinland: Government proposes amendments to the Act on the Finnish Broadcasting Company
NordenBladet — The Government proposes that the Act on the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE, be amended so that the text-based online content published by YLE would be more closely linked to its audio or video content broadcasts. The Government submitted
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