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Back to homepageFinland: Municipal elections 2021 are approaching – safety taken into account in election arrangements
NordenBladet — Municipal elections will be held in Finland in April 2021. Election day is Sunday 18 April. The advance voting period is in Finland from 7 to 13 April 2021 and abroad from 7 to 10 April 2021.The Ministry
Read MoreFinland: Guidance on group leisure activities for children and young people
NordenBladet — The Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare have drawn up guidelines on principles for organising, restricting and suspending group leisure activities for those under 18 years of age at the different
Read MoreFinland: International evaluation of the Academy of Finland to commence
NordenBladet — A comprehensive international evaluation of the activities of the Academy of Finland will commence. Using international expertise, the evaluation aims to produce an overall picture of the activities of the Academy of Finland and to propose ways to
Read MoreFinland: Changes to travel recommendations: avoid all travel to Brazil, Ireland, Portugal, South Africa and the United Kingdom
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs urges to avoid all travel to the Brazil, Ireland, Portugal, South Africa and the United Kingdom in accordance with the recommendation of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. For all other countries,
Read MoreFinland: EU competitiveness ministers discuss promotion of research careers
NordenBladet — EU competitiveness ministers will discuss research and innovation policy at an informal videoconference on 3 February 2021. The meeting will focus on how the EU can promote attractive research careers in public and private sectors as part of
Read MoreFinland: Final report of the working group: A well-functioning digital society will require investments in information security
NordenBladet — The working group’s final report finds that the level of information security and data protection in sectors critical to society should be increased by means of additional resources and more effective cooperation. The working group would steer the
Read MoreFinland: Strategy on expatriate Finns to give expatriates more opportunities to exert their influence
NordenBladet — The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to prepare Finland’s strategy on expatriate Finns for 2022–2026. The position of expatriates is in a constant state of change, and the aim is to better respond to
Read MoreFinland: Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport circulated for second comments – reduced requirements for ports and authorities
NordenBladet — A revision of the Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport is underway. The draft has been modified based on initial comments, and the requirements for ports and the authorities have been relaxed. The Ministry of Transport and
Read MoreFinland: Proposal to enter Alvar Aalto’s architecture on the UNESCO World Heritage tentative list
NordenBladet — Finland proposes listing a set of 13 sites representing Alvar Aalto’s humane architecture as a cultural heritage site on the tentative list of UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The holy place of worship of Ukonsaari by the Saami people
Read MoreFinland: ISF call for proposals launched – about EUR 4.2 million available for new projects
NordenBladet — Today the Ministry of the Interior has opened a call for proposals under the Internal Security Fund (ISF). About EUR 4.2 million in EU financial support will be made available for projects that meet the objectives of the
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