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Back to homepageEsa Pulkkinen appointed Permanent Secretary in Ministry of Defence
NordenBladet — In its plenary session on 28 October 2021, the Government appointed Esa Pulkkinen to the post of Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Defence for the period of 1 January 2022 to 31 July 2025.Director General Esa Ilmari
Read MoreEU finance ministers support Finland’s recovery plan
NordenBladet — In a video conference held on Thursday 28 October, the EU finance ministers welcomed the assessment of Finland’s Recovery and Resilience Plan. Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko represented Finland in the conference.“I am pleased with the positive feedback
Read MoreFinland ranks fifth in EU Gender Equality Index
NordenBladet — Finland has ranked fifth in the Index measuring gender equality in the European Union. The Index measures the state of gender equality in a number of different domains, such as work, health and power.The European Institute for Gender
Read MoreReform of the Aliens Act to be launched with a preliminary study
NordenBladet — The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to conduct a preliminary study concerning the needs for amendments in the Aliens Act and how the reform should implemented.The preliminary study will comprise an assessment of the
Read MoreMinistries’ Permanent and State Secretaries discuss digitalisation of public administration in a joint meeting at the House of the Estates
NordenBladet — On Monday 25 October, the Permanent Secretaries and State Secretaries of the ministries met for their first joint meeting since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. In their meeting at the House of the Estates, they discussed the
Read MoreAddress of the Ministry of Transport and Communications to change
NordenBladet — As of 1 November 2021, the premises of the Ministry of Transport and Communications will be located at Eteläesplanadi 4, Helsinki. The Ministry’s old premises at Eteläesplanadi 16 will be refurbished. The move to the new address will take place
Read MoreMinister Tuppurainen and “We are Europe” tour to visit Utsjoki
NordenBladet — Residents of the northernmost parts of Finland will have an opportunity to discuss EU issues with Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen in Utsjoki on 2 November. The open discussion forum will focus mainly on cross-border cooperation and
Read MoreUN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow kicks off next weekend – aims to spur countries to achieve faster emission reductions
NordenBladet — The Parties to the UN Climate Change Agreement will meet in Glasgow, Great Britain on 31 October–12 November. This is the first meeting since the start of the term of the Paris Agreement in 2020. The key aim
Read MoreMinister of Defence Kaikkonen to visit Sweden’s SWENEX21 exercise
NordenBladet — Defence Ministers Antti Kaikkonen and Peter Hultqvist will visit the Swedish Navy’s main exercise SWENEX21 on Wednesday 27 October 2021. Some 320 Finnish troops will participate in the exercise.The exercise is part of a programme for the North
Read MoreBarents scholarship of EUR 10,000 goes to Lapland Artists’ Association
NordenBladet — The Artists’ Association of Lapland was a scholarship recipient of the Barents Scholarship for Cultural Cooperation. The scholarship amounts to EUR 10,000. The Barents Scholarships for Cultural Cooperation were awarded on Tuesday 26 October in Tromsø, Norway. Four
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