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Back to homepageFinland: New Ambassadors to Madrid, Abuja and Bogotá
NordenBladet — At the presidential session on Friday 26 March, the President of the Republic appointed three new Ambassadors. The President of the Republic appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Sari Rautio to serve as Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy
Read MoreFinland: Minister of Economic Affairs Lintilä: Olkiluoto 3’s fuel loading permit a decisive step towards increased clean electricity production
NordenBladet — On 26 March 2021, the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) granted a fuel loading permit to Teollisuuden Voima Oyj’s Olkiluoto 3 nuclear power plant in Eurajoki. The use of the new unit is considered to start
Read MoreFinland: In the first half of 2021, Finland grants nearly EUR 70 million in humanitarian assistance to strengthen food security, support refugees and promote the rights of vulnerable people
NordenBladet — More than 200 million people across the globe need humanitarian assistance due to conflicts, natural disasters and the COVID-19 pandemic. The provision of humanitarian assistance is one of the most concrete ways of responding to crises and disasters.
Read MoreFinland: Occupational Barometer: Number of shortage occupations rises slightly as effect of coronavirus epidemic stabilises
NordenBladet — In February–March 2021, the Employment and Economic Development Offices (TE Offices) defined 37 occupations as shortage occupations nationwide. A year ago, before the effects of the coronavirus epidemic started to show, there were 60 such occupations. In the
Read MoreFinland: Foreign Minister Haavisto hosts a meeting of Nordic and Baltic Foreign Ministers (NB8)
NordenBladet — In 2021, Finland acts as the chairing country of Nordic and Baltic countries cooperation, NB8. This year’s first NB8 meeting of Foreign Ministers will be on Friday, 26 March. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the meeting will take
Read MoreFinland’s sustainable development work recognised with Catalyst 2030 Award: inclusive practices and international cooperation emphasised in jury’s decision
NordenBladet — On Thursday 25 March, the Government of Finland received an international Catalyst 2030 Award for sustainable development. The award was presented to the Finnish National Commission on Sustainable Development, which is chaired by the Prime Minister. Finland was
Read MoreFinland and Norway negotiate on very strong restrictions on salmon fishing in River Tenojoki (Tana) next summer due to extremely poor stock status
NordenBladet — The negotiations between Finland and Norway on fishing restrictions concerning the River Tenojoki (Tana) have been delayed due to recent reports about the rapid decline in the status of salmon stocks in the river in the past few
Read MoreFinland: Amendments to Communicable Diseases Act concerning compulsory health examinations enter into force
NordenBladet — The latest amendments to the Communicable Diseases Act will clarify the current regulation on compulsory health examinations. In future, people who have or have been exposed to a communicable disease must provide the health authorities with information about
Read MoreFinland: Government submits legislative proposal to Parliament on temporarily restricting freedom of movement and close contacts
NordenBladet — The Government has submitted a proposal that would place temporary restrictions on freedom of movement and close contacts and introduce a mask mandate in the areas worst affected by COVID-19. The main objective is to reduce the number
Read MoreFinland: Price regulation in electronic identification continues
NordenBladet — The Act on Strong Electronic Identification and Electronic Trust Services will be amended. The amendment will extend the maximum price regulation for the so-called chaining of electronic initial identification data by two years. For the next two years,
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