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Back to homepageFinland: New project to promote allocation of funding to sustainable development
NordenBladet — The Government’s objective is to direct more private funding towards sustainable investments in the future. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has launched a project aimed at identifying both the opportunities and financing challenges of sustainable business
Read MoreFinland: Request for opinions: Amendments to Communicable Diseases Act aim to curb spread of COVID-19 in cross-border traffic
NordenBladet — The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health requests opinions on the draft government proposal for temporarily amending the Communicable Diseases Act to curb the spread of the COVID-19 epidemic in cross-border traffic. The aim of the proposal is
Read MoreFinland: Working Life Barometer 2019: More employees consider today’s working life mentally strenuous
NordenBladet — Digitalisation and increase in knowledge work are reflected in working life. According to the Working Life Barometer 2019, working in haste was normal for many wage and salary earners, with almost one-third of them working in haste on
Read MoreFinland holds lead role in UN’s Generation Equality campaign – We welcome you to join discussion on technology and innovations to support equality
NordenBladet — On 24 November 2020, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will organise a public webinar on equality, technology and innovation. The themes will be promoted under Finnish leadership in the global Generation Equality campaign.How should technology and innovations be
Read MoreFinland: Working group to explore ways to improve information security and data protection in critical sectors of society
NordenBladet — On 9 November 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Communications appointed a working group to identify needs to amend the legislation on information security and data protection in sectors of key importance for the functioning of society and
Read MoreHallmarking of articles of precious metals will end in Finland – Tukes is collecting information on the impact
NordenBladet — Eurofins Labtium Oy has announced that it will discontinue the hallmarking of articles of precious metals on 31 January 2021. As a consequence of this decision, there will no longer be an operator in Finland that can inspect
Read MoreFinland: Hiilestä kiinni – Catch the carbon research and innovation programme to produce climate-sustainable land use solutions, extensive call for applications now open
NordenBladet — The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has opened an extensive call for applications for research and development funding aimed to produce information on how the climate-sustainability of agriculture, forestry and other land uses can be strengthened. The total
Read MoreFinnish Defence Forces to procure tactical lights and visual identification beacons
NordenBladet — Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen has authorised the Defence Forces Logistics Command to conclude an agreement to procure tactical weapons-mounted lights, helmet lights and visual identification beacons from two Finnish importers. The procurement follows extensive field tests carried
Read MoreFinland’s Special Envoy for 2020 Afghanistan Conference holds meetings in Doha, Qatar
NordenBladet — As final preparations are made for the 2020 Afghanistan Conference on 23-24 November, Special Envoy Janne Taalas visited Doha to provide briefings on the upcoming pledging event.The 2020 Afghanistan Conference will set out the shared development objectives and
Read MoreFinland: Amendment to the Money Collection Act concerning voluntary carbon offsetting sent out for comments
NordenBladet — The Ministry of the Interior sent the draft government proposal on amending the Money Collection Act out for comments on 6 November 2020. By this amendment, voluntary carbon offsetting services would be excluded from the scope of application
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