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Back to homepageMinister Blomqvist participates in a conference on sustainable Nordic democracy
NordenBladet — Minister for Nordic Cooperation Thomas Blomqvist will participate virtually in a conference on strong democratic systems typical of the Nordic countries. The conference, which will be held in Copenhagen on 8 December aims to show how sustainable democracy
Read MoreClimate Policy Roundtable meets to discuss low-carbon construction
NordenBladet — The Climate Policy Roundtable will hold its 12th meeting on Thursday 9 December. The main theme is low-carbon construction.Construction and buildings produce about a third of Finland’s greenhouse gas emissions. Emissions from the construction sector must be reduced
Read MoreStudy: Why is labour productivity development lagging in Finland? “Plenty of room for improvement in resource reallocation”
NordenBladet — Labour productivity in Finland’s national economy has been stagnating at the 2007 level for more than a decade. How is the development of labour productivity affected by resource allocation and structural changes in different sectors? According to a
Read MoreDefence Forces to upgrade fire control system on Leopard 2 main battle tanks
NordenBladet — The Ministry of Defence has authorised the Defence Forces to sign an agreement with the German Krauss-Maffei Wegmann GmbH & Co KG to upgrade the fire control system of the Army’s Leopard 2 A4 and 2 A6 main
Read MoreSpaceFinland website compiles the most interesting space news from Finland
NordenBladet — Finland wants to be actively involved in the growing space sector. In future, the most interesting news about space-related research and business activities as well as Finland’s space administration and international cooperation will be available on the new
Read MoreDigitalisation and transformation of work pose new demands on integration measures – Nordic countries to share best practices at ministerial meeting Â
NordenBladet — Digitalisation, new forms of working, growing skills requirements and demographic change require an even better integration policy. The Nordic ministers responsible for integration will discuss integration at a virtual meeting organised by Finland in its role as President
Read MorePrime Minister Marin’s second COVID-19 test negative
NordenBladet — The COVID-19 test taken by Prime Minister Sanna Marin on Monday 6 December has come back negative. The Prime Minister will return to the office on 7 December. Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi
Read MoreInstructions to ministers concerning Foreign Minister Haavisto’s coronavirus infection
NordenBladet — Due to the positive coronavirus test result received by Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto on Saturday evening, the Government has implemented precautionary measures.The Director of Government Security has instructed ministers and certain public officials to avoid contacts
Read MoreMinister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto has received positive result from the coronavirus test
NordenBladet — The Minister for Foreign Affairs is asymptomatic. For the time being, he is working remotely from his home.The Prime Minister’s Office and the Ministry for Foreign Affairs have launched the necessary measures. Source: Valtioneuvosto.fi
Read MorePrime Minister of Sweden to visit Helsinki
NordenBladet — The Prime Minister of Sweden, Magdalena Andersson, will visit Finland on Wednesday, 8 December, at the invitation of Prime Minister Sanna Marin. During her visit, Prime Minister Andersson will also meet with President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö.Prime
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