Tag: Finland
Provisional EU measures would help Latvia, Lithuania and Poland manage migration
NordenBladet — On 1 December, the European Commission issued a proposal for provisional emergency measures for the benefit of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland....
Matti Hirvola appointed Director of Communications at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
NordenBladet — Matti Hirvola has been appointed Director of Communications at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment for a term of five...
Jyri Rantala appointed Deputy Director of Government Communications
NordenBladet — On Thursday 27 January, the Government appointed Master of Social Sciences Jyri Rantala to serve as Deputy Director General of the...
Prime Ministers of Finland and Spain seek to strengthen cooperation
NordenBladet — Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met in Madrid on Wednesday 26 January. The two prime ministers...
EU’s Connecting Europe Facility grants EUR 127 million for a transmission line between Northern...
NordenBladet — On January 26 2022, the Energy programme committee of the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) decided to grant EUR 127 million...
Confirmed results of county elections now available online
NordenBladet — The recount of the votes cast in the 2022 county elections is now complete. The results of the county elections confirmed...
Rakennerahastot.fi website updated with information on the new programming period
NordenBladet — The revised rakennerahastot.fi website compiles information on the new programming period of the EU’s regional and structural policy. The website’s functions...
Voting is now open on ideas submitted by children and young people
NordenBladet — Children and young people can now vote on their peers’ ideas on how to strengthen the rights of the child. The...
Energy efficiency agreements: Companies and municipalities cut annual energy use by nearly 9 TWh
NordenBladet — With the measures implemented in 2017–2020, nearly 600 companies and 112 municipalities and joint municipal authorities that have signed voluntary energy...
Government proposal to amend the Aliens Act for speedier work-based residence permits now out...
NordenBladet — The Government wants to speed up the residence permit processes by reforming Chapter 5 of the Aliens Act. It therefore proposes...