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Back to homepageBetter opportunities for occupational healthcare to participate in COVID-19 vaccine rollout
NordenBladet â Municipalities must in future determine whether occupational healthcare service providers that operate in their areas can participate in the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, if this is necessary to ensure the provision of vaccinations without delays. On Thursday 16
Read MoreOver 10,500 new COVID-19 cases recorded in Finland last week
NordenBladet â More than 10,500 new COVID-19 cases were recorded in Finland between 6 and 12 December. The incidence of new infections continued to increase over the last 14-day period, standing at 360 per 100,000 inhabitants at the end of
Read MoreFinland allocates EUR 125 million to support the world’s poorest countries
NordenBladet â Finland will contribute EUR 125 million to the replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA), which is part of the World Bank Group. The replenishment process was brought forward to help the worldâs poorest countries affected by the
Read MoreCode of Conduct for contracting entities published to promote social sustainability in public procurement
NordenBladet â One of the objectives of the National Public Procurement Strategy is to promote respect for human rights and fundamental labour rights in procurement. To support the achievement of this objective, a Code of Conduct specifying the minimum requirements
Read MoreSustainable living environment through digital data
NordenBladet â The use of information created in zoning and building permit procedures is changing. The built environment information system to be introduced in 2024 will bring this information together in a nationally interoperable and machine readable form.The built environment
Read MoreKaustinen folk fiddle playing and Nordic clinker boat tradition inscribed to UNESCO List of Intangible Cultural Heritage
NordenBladet â UNESCOâs Intergovernmental Committee has inscribed Kaustinen folk fiddle playing to its Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity at its currently ongoing meeting in Paris on December 15. The Nordic clinker boat tradition, which Finland proposed for
Read MoreFinland alleviates Afghansâ distress
NordenBladet â Finlandâs bilateral development cooperation with Afghanistan will remain suspended, but funds will be channelled to humanitarian activities and to responding to peopleâs basic needs. Finlandâs support is delivered through the UN and civil society organisations and it will
Read MoreHow can Finland achieve the 2030 artificial intelligence vision? â Interim report of the Artificial Intelligence 4.0 programme compiles proposals for concrete aims and measures
NordenBladet â The objective of the Artificial Intelligence 4.0 programme is that Finnish industryâs assets in 2030 are sustainability, capacity for renewal, technological leadership and solutions that enable increasing the carbon handprint. The interim report compiles the concrete objectives and
Read MorePrime Minister Marin to attend EU summits in Brussels
NordenBladet â Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend the Eastern Partnership summit on Wednesday 15 December and the European Council meeting and Euro Summit on Thursday 16 December in Brussels.The Eastern Partnership summit is expected to adopt a new Eastern
Read MoreFirst update of the Roadmap for Research, Development and Innovation published
NordenBladet â At its meeting on 14 December 2021, the Ministerial Working Group on Competence, Education, Culture and Innovation approved the first update of the national Roadmap for RDI. The first Roadmap for RDI of Prime Minister Marin’s Government published
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