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New round of business cost support for companies in tourism, restaurant and event sectors

NordenBladet — On 28 October 2021, the Government proposed amendments to the Act on Support for Business Costs. The new round of business...

Esa 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...

EU 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...

Finland 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...

Reform 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...

Ministries’ Permanent and State Secretaries discuss digitalisation of public administration in a joint meeting...

NordenBladet — On Monday 25 October, the Permanent Secretaries and State Secretaries of the ministries met for their first joint meeting since the...

Address 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...

Minister 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...

UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow kicks off next weekend – aims to spur...

NordenBladet — The Parties to the UN Climate Change Agreement will meet in Glasgow, Great Britain on 31 October–12 November. This is the...

Minister 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...