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Back to homepagePrime Ministers of Finland and Spain seek to strengthen cooperation
NordenBladet — Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met in Madrid on Wednesday 26 January. The two prime ministers discussed strengthening their countries’ economic relations and cooperation on a number of EU issues. The security situation
Read MoreEU’s Connecting Europe Facility grants EUR 127 million for a transmission line between Northern Finland and Sweden
NordenBladet — On January 26 2022, the Energy programme committee of the EU’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) decided to grant EUR 127 million for the implementation of a planned electricity transmission line between Northern Finland and Northern Sweden. The amount
Read MoreConfirmed results of county elections now available onlineÂ
NordenBladet — The recount of the votes cast in the 2022 county elections is now complete. The results of the county elections confirmed by the county election boards are available in the Result Service on the Electionsfinland.fi website.Results of the
Read MoreRakennerahastot.fi website updated with information on the new programming period
NordenBladet — The revised rakennerahastot.fi website compiles information on the new programming period of the EU’s regional and structural policy. The website’s functions and structure have been improved and its visual image corresponds with that of the programming period.  “The
Read MoreVoting is now open on ideas submitted by children and young peopleÂ
NordenBladet — Children and young people can now vote on their peers’ ideas on how to strengthen the rights of the child. The call for ideas for children and young people was part of the implementation of Finland’s first National
Read MoreEnergy efficiency agreements: Companies and municipalities cut annual energy use by nearly 9 TWh
NordenBladet — With the measures implemented in 2017–2020, nearly 600 companies and 112 municipalities and joint municipal authorities that have signed voluntary energy efficiency agreements were able to cut energy use by a total of 8.9 terawatt hours (TWh) annually
Read MoreGovernment proposal to amend the Aliens Act for speedier work-based residence permits now out for comments
NordenBladet — The Government wants to speed up the residence permit processes by reforming Chapter 5 of the Aliens Act. It therefore proposes to shorten the processing time for work-based residence permits to an average of 30 days by the
Read MoreNew growth portfolio operating model supports sustainable growth and wellbeing based on skills and innovation
NordenBladet — The new growth portfolio operating model of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment provides a tool for Finnish companies to strengthen their ability to anticipate and concretise future trends and to understand global market opportunities and competitive
Read More275,300 unemployed jobseekers in December
NordenBladet — The number of unemployed jobseekers decreased by 82,000 from December the year before. The number of new vacancies reported in December totalled 90,600. In all, the number of unfilled vacancies amounted to 164,500, which is 71,600 more than
Read MoreEuropean affairs ministers to discuss Commission’s election integrity package and priorities of French EU Council Presidency
NordenBladet — The EU General Affairs Council will meet in Brussels on 25 January. Topics on the agenda for the meeting will include the Commission’s legislative package to strengthen democracy and election integrity, the priorities of the French EU Council
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