Minister Mykkänen wants to thank all rescue workers:
 Finland has coped well with fighting forest fires

15.8.2018 9.35
Finland has coped well with fighting forest fires
This year’s record-breaking dry and hot summer has meant that Finland has been exceptionally prone to forest fires. The number of forest fires has been considerably higher than before, and fires have been more extensive than in an average year. There have been large forest fires in Southwest Finland, Lapland and Ostrobothnia. We have, however, managed them well. Minister of the Interior Kai Mykkänen wishes to thank all Finnish rescue workers for a job well done.

Residence permits for students and researchers from outside the EU will be extended and job-seeking encouraged

10.8.2018 9.45
Residence permits for students and researchers from outside the EU will be extended and job-seeking encouraged
Residence permits for researchers and students from outside the EU will be extended and job-seeking and entrepreneurship will be encouraged through a residence permit granted for these purposes. The Government submitted the relevant bills for approval on 9 August. The President of the Republic is to approve the bills on 10 August, and they are to enter into force on 1 September 2018.

Security checks at the Finnish Immigration Service will complement the current security measures

9.8.2018 15.17
Security checks at the Finnish Immigration Service will complement the current security measures
In future, it will be possible to conduct security checks on people who enter or are present in the premises of the Finnish Immigration Service. The Government submitted the bill on security measures in the Finnish Immigration Service and the bill amending the Private Security Services Act for approval on 9 August. The President of the Republic is to approve the bills on 10 August, and they are to enter into force on 20 August 2018.

Legislative project investigates possible changes to processing of subsequent applications

4.7.2018 8.29
Legislative project investigates possible changes to processing of subsequent applications
A project appointed by the Ministry of the Interior on 3 July will investigate and draft possible amendments to the Aliens Act concerning the processing of subsequent applications for international protection and the implementation of the Finnish Immigration Service’s decisions enabled by the EU Asylum Procedures Directive. In connection with this project, an amendment required by the Court of Justice of the European Union will also be made to the Aliens Act. Under this amendment, the base date for assessing a refugee’s age in family reunification cases should be the date on which the application for international protection was submitted.
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