Current issues - Ministry of the Interior

Minister Mikkonen to travel to Brussels for informal ministerial meeting on CBRN threats

Press release 30.5.2023 9.19

Nine out of ten Finns consider civil defence necessary for security

Press release 29.5.2023 13.00

Education and increased awareness needed to detect and identify human trafficking

Press release 23.5.2023 10.01

Application of the Schengen acquis to be evaluated in Finland

Press release 4.5.2023 10.00

Ministry of the Interior publishes report on the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service

Press release 27.4.2023 10.00

Preliminary study on state monopoly system for gambling now ready

Press release 17.4.2023 10.16

Report: Finland’s cyber security must be developed systematically – cooperation of the authorities and processes require further improvement

Press release 11.4.2023 9.31

Legislative project aims to safeguard the operational capacity of the Border Guard during incidents under normal conditions

Press release 6.4.2023 14.45

Finland sends one thousand maternity packages to Ukraine

Press release 28.3.2023 9.02

Pekka Kokkonen appointed as Senior Police Coordinator of UN Assistance Mission in Somalia

Press release 24.3.2023 14.08

Increases proposed to Ministry of the Interior in technical spending limits

Press release 23.3.2023 15.52

Emergency response centre legislation to be updated to comply with EU data protection legislation

Press release 23.3.2023 14.40

Responsibility for smoke detectors to be transferred from the resident to the owner of the building

Press release 23.3.2023 14.36

Finland sent solar power system and other energy sector assistance to Ukraine

Press release 15.3.2023 15.23

Ministry of the Interior proposes use of State's pre-emption right in real estate transaction in Imatra

Press release 15.3.2023 11.05

Home affairs ministers to discuss migration and EU visa policy

Press release 9.3.2023 8.40

Preparations under way to enhance Border Guard operational capacity and combat crime more effectively

Press release 8.3.2023 14.50

Integration and challenges in finding a job hot topics at immigration dialogues

Press release 8.3.2023 9.40

Persons displaced from Ukraine begin registering municipalities of residence – greater role for municipalities and wellbeing services counties in providing services

Press release 2.3.2023 8.31

Finland sent more material assistance to Türkiye and Syria

Press release 28.2.2023 7.57

Flags to be flown on Government buildings on 24 February in support of Ukraine

Press release 22.2.2023 14.50

Minister Mikkonen to visit Moldova

Press release 22.2.2023 11.34

Emilia Laaksonen to return as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Mikkonen

Press release 21.2.2023 15.57

Finland sends rescue service vehicles and equipment to Ukraine

Press release 17.2.2023 8.30

National Strategy for the Prevention of and Response to Environmental Damage guides preparedness for current and future threats

Press release 16.2.2023 14.55

Finland’s national risk assessment maps out potential risks and supports preparedness

Press release 14.2.2023 14.30

Finland sent emergency accommodation to Türkiye – material assistance to Syria is also under preparation

Press release 11.2.2023 14.27

Finland has civil defence shelters for about 4.8 million people

Press release 9.2.2023 7.00

Finland sends expert assistance to Türkiye

Press release 6.2.2023 19.50

Thousands of people who fled Ukraine may secure a municipality of residence from March

Press release 3.2.2023 10.30

Additional funding proposed for prevention of youth crime and for training in civil defence and individual emergency planning

Press release 2.2.2023 14.57

US. Department of Homeland Security and Finnish Ministry of the Interior enhance internal security cooperation

Press release 1.2.2023 20.54

Minister Mikkonen and Permanent Secretary Pimiä visit the United States

Press release 30.1.2023 11.12

Kauko Aaltomaa took up his duties as Head of Mission of the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Somalia

Press release 26.1.2023 9.59

Home affairs ministers to discuss organised crime and cooperation with third countries on return

Press release 25.1.2023 15.40

Enough time and resources should be reserved for the comprehensive reform of the Aliens Act

Press release 23.1.2023 13.35

Ukrainians will continue to be an important immigrant group

Press release 19.1.2023 12.00

Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen expresses her condolences to Ukraine

Press release 18.1.2023 13.42

EU’s common reserve of rescue equipment and medical supplies to be located in Finland – project budget EUR 242 million

Press release 17.1.2023 12.31

Rescue services responded to over 100,000 emergency calls in 2022

Press release 3.1.2023 9.14

Ukrainians enjoying temporary protection to have extended residence permits without application procedure

Press release 29.12.2022 14.42

Assistance to be given to victims of human trafficking irrespective of the progress of criminal proceedings

Press release 29.12.2022 14.41

You can now send email to the Ministry of the Interior to @gov.fi addresses

Press release 29.12.2022 12.47

More energy sector assistance and hospital supplies to Ukraine – the need for assistance will continue for a long time

Press release 29.12.2022 10.02

Ukrainian refugees offered the opportunity to move from Estonia to Finland

Press release 22.12.2022 13.51

Expansion of the target group for voluntary return to be examined

Press release 22.12.2022 13.15

New year brings changes to the Ministry of the Interior’s administrative branch

Press release 21.12.2022 11.39

Family reunification process for minors to be streamlined in future

Press release 20.12.2022 15.55

Long-term D visa will expedite entry into the country for students and researchers who have been issued with residence permits

Press release 20.12.2022 15.40

Acts related to the Smart Borders Package to enter into force next year

Press release 20.12.2022 15.31

Study of migration administration structures to develop the best possible model

Press release 20.12.2022 12.33

Finland to receive relocated asylum seekers from the Mediterranean region

Press release 15.12.2022 13.49

Ministry sets up a project to improve resilience of critical infrastructure and to identify entities critical to the functioning of society

Press release 8.12.2022 9.50

Home affairs ministers to discuss migrant smuggling and the situation of Ukrainian refugees

Press release 7.12.2022 15.33

Finland sends school busses to Ukraine

Press release 7.12.2022 6.59

Nordic cooperation in civil preparedness is now more important than ever before

Press release 2.12.2022 13.57

Kirsi Henriksson to continue as Director of Crisis Management Centre

Press release 1.12.2022 13.30

Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen and civil society organisations discussed youth crime and gang activity

Press release 1.12.2022 8.58

Finland supports energy sector in Ukraine

Press release 30.11.2022 16.04

Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen to attend European Commission’s refugee forum – resettlement must continue even in times of crisis

Press release 29.11.2022 15.30

Home affairs ministers to discuss migration to the EU

Press release 24.11.2022 16.01

Proposal to enable requests for an administrative review of certain decisions of the Finnish Immigration Service free of charge

Press release 17.11.2022 13.58

Changes proposed to police intelligence gathering methods

Press release 17.11.2022 13.57

Finland to receive ten rescued asylum seekers from France

Press release 17.11.2022 13.51

Government resolution guides Finland’s counter-terrorism activities

Press release 17.11.2022 13.41

Fence on the eastern border and rescue services to receive the largest budget increases in the Ministry of the Interior’s branch of government

Press release 17.11.2022 13.32

Minister Mikkonen to meet Swedish National Police Commissioner Anders Thornberg

Press release 15.11.2022 10.22

Government proposes amendments to the Lotteries Act due to a new financing model

Press release 10.11.2022 14.38

Finland sent back-up generators and medical supplies to Ukraine

Press release 9.11.2022 14.24

Review of Ukrainians in Finland improves the preparedness of local government and other authorities

Press release 7.11.2022 12.00

Government proposes streamlining extension of temporary protection for Ukrainians

Press release 3.11.2022 13.40

Minister Mikkonen to meet Swedish Minister for Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin

Press release 1.11.2022 14.51

Finland has sent experts in international civil protection to Cuba

Press release 31.10.2022 15.31

Funding for a pilot section of a fence on the eastern border, increasing the number of rescue workers and developing police ICT services

Press release 27.10.2022 13.54

Government proposes legislative amendments to improve status of victims of human trafficking

Press release 20.10.2022 13.49

Proposal for restructuring the education and training in Finland’s rescue services and emergency response centre operations sent out for comments

Press release 18.10.2022 14.14

Home affairs ministers to discuss Ukraine and EU’s migration and asylum reform

Press release 13.10.2022 12.49

Finland sent more of civilian material assistance to Ukraine

Press release 12.10.2022 9.34

Minister Mikkonen met Baltic interior ministers and Undersecretary of State of Poland in Helsinki

Press release 6.10.2022 15.36

Autumn 2022 call for proposals for EU Home Affairs Funds launched

Press release 3.10.2022 9.03

New advisory board appointed to guide and develop rescue services

Press release 29.9.2022 13.55

Interior Minister Mikkonen to meet Malta’s Interior Minister Camilleri in Helsinki on 28 September

Press release 28.9.2022 10.59

Amendments to Aliens Act would streamline extension of temporary protection for Ukrainians

Press release 27.9.2022 10.42

It is proposed that the responsibility for smoke detectors be transferred from the resident to the owner of the building

Press release 22.9.2022 15.30

Government proposes a significant increase for the appropriations of the Ministry of the Interior’s administrative branch for 2023

Press release 19.9.2022 18.35

Government proposes to update emergency response centre legislation to comply with the EU data protection legislation

Press release 19.9.2022 18.35

Commission proposes new measures to prevent and combat child sexual abuse

Press release 15.9.2022 14.00

Ministry of the Interior prepares special act to ensure smooth extension of temporary protection for Ukrainians

Press release 12.9.2022 13.52

Finland could request support from the EU Agency for Asylum in the event of mass influx of migrants

Press release 8.9.2022 13.53

One in three Ukrainians wants to stay in Finland while many are uncertain about the future

Press release 7.9.2022 15.03

Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson to visit Finland

Press release 7.9.2022 13.28

New proposal to increase flexibility with regard to travel document requirement when issuing residence permits

Press release 6.9.2022 15.36

Finland has sent an expert in international civil protection to Pakistan

Press release 6.9.2022 11.38

Minister of the Interior Mikkonen to attend EU coordination meeting on preparing for wildfires

Press release 5.9.2022 7.10

Study of the Aliens Act will examine whether the need to amend legislation can be anticipated

Press release 1.9.2022 15.10

Finland continued to support Ukraine through civilian material assistance during the summer

Press release 24.8.2022 10.47

Immigration dialogues invite people to discuss immigration

Press release 23.8.2022 12.15

Minister of the Interior Mikkonen and German Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser to meet in Helsinki

Press release 10.8.2022 14.07

Proposal for introducing possibility of requesting administrative review of automatic decisions by the Finnish Immigration Service sent out for comments

Press release 5.8.2022 15.37

Finland to send experts in international civil protection to combat forest fires in Greece

Press release 29.7.2022 11.05

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