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Back to homepageFinland: Ambassadors to Cairo and Kabul and side accreditation to Botswana
NordenBladet — At the presidential session on Friday 12 March, the President of the Republic appointed new Ambassadors and decided on a side accreditation. The President of the Republic appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Pekka Kosonen to serve as Head
Read MoreFinland: Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari announced as a WFP global champion for school feeding
NordenBladet — Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari has been appointed a global champion for school feeding by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). In this role, Minister Skinnari will promote global awareness of school meals
Read MoreFinland: Meeting of Nordic Council of Ministers for Digitalisation to be chaired by Minister of Local Government Sirpa Paatero
NordenBladet — Minister of Local Government Sirpa Paatero will chair the meeting of the Nordic Council of Ministers for Digitalisation (MR-DIGITAL) on 16 March. The meeting will include representatives from the Nordic and the Baltic countries. Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager
Read MoreFinland: Government proposal to postpone municipal elections to Parliament
NordenBladet — The Government has submitted to Parliament a proposal to postpone the 2021 municipal elections to Sunday 13 June. The purpose of the proposal is to promote the realisation of democratic rights and to ensure health security. The 2021
Read MoreWhat is Antarctica — and how does it relate to Finland?
NordenBladet — Antarctica, located around the geographical South Pole, and the surrounding islands south of 60 degrees South latitude together form the Antarctic region. Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest place on earth. It does not belong to any
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Finland: Restrictions on entry into Finland extended until 17 April
NordenBladet — On 11 March, the Government decided to extend the restrictions on entry into the country until 17 April 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, and there are no adequate measures available yet to replace the restrictions. For
Read MoreFinland: Government submits proposal to amend Communicable Diseases Act with regard to restrictions on food and beverage service businesses after lockdown
NordenBladet — On 11 March, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal for an act on temporarily amending the Communicable Diseases Act. According to the proposal, a government decree issued under the temporary provisions of the Act could impose stricter
Read MoreFinland: Mika Nordman to head digital services at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
NordenBladet — Mika Nordman has been appointed Director (Digital Services) at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment for a term of five years starting on 1 April 2021. The Government decided on the appointment on 11 March 2021. Mika
Read MoreFinland: New decree restricting activities of food and beverage service businesses from 13 March
NordenBladet — The Government has amended the decree restricting the activities of food and beverage service businesses due to the COVID-19 epidemic. With the amendment, the restrictions that previously applied to regions in the community transmission phase of the epidemic
Read MoreFinland: European Battery Alliance aims to strengthen the sector by promoting skills and raw material production
NordenBladet — Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä has been invited to the fifth meeting of the European Battery Alliance on Friday 12 March 2021. Commissioners Maroš Šefčovič and Thierry Breton have convened this high-level meeting, which will be organised
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