Tag: Finnish Government
Elisa Gebhard appointed Special Adviser to the Prime Minister
NordenBladet — Prime Minister Sanna Marin has invited Master of Laws Elisa Gebhard to be her Special Adviser. Gebhard, who took up her...
The exceptional circumstances of 2020 showed in consular assistance
NordenBladet — In 2020, the Unit for Consular Assistance provided nearly twice as much guidance compared to the previous year. In the spring,...
Discretionary government grants to civil society organisations operating in the field of foreign and...
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has granted EUR 1 026 000 in discretionary government grants to 14 civil society organisations (CSOs)...
Discretionary government grants for civil society organisations’ Europe information in 2021
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has granted EUR 445,000 in discretionary government grants to civil society organisations’ (CSOs) Europe information. Grants...
EU Ministers for Employment, Social Affairs and Equality to discuss priorities for social dimension...
NordenBladet — On 22 February, the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the EU will hold an informal videoconference of EU Ministers for...
Online survey on the climate plan attracted 18,000 responses
NordenBladet — The Ministry of the Environment organised an online survey to gather people’s views and opinions on how emissions can be reduced...
Evaluation: Coronavirus pandemic reduced tourist spending by over 40% in Finland in 2020
NordenBladet — Domestic and foreign tourists spent 9.3 billion euros in Finland in 2020, which represents a fall of 42% from the amount...
Finland: EU foreign ministers to discuss Russia and meet US foreign minister
NordenBladet — The EU foreign ministers will convene in Brussels on Monday 22 February. Finland’s representative at the meeting will be Minister for Foreign...
Finland: Amendments to Communicable Diseases Act approved — regional authorities to have more means...
NordenBladet — The amendments to the Communicable Diseases Act have been approved, and they will enter into force on 22 February 2021. They will...
Finland: Young ambassadors for peace resolve conflicts and break the chain of revenge
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has launched projects to promote peace and reconciliation in Iraq, Afghanistan and Somalia. The aim of the...