Proposal for introducing possibility of requesting administrative review of automatic decisions by the Finnish Immigration Service sent out for comments
5.8.2022 15.37

The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft for amendments to the special legislation on migration. The purpose is to enable automated decision-making in the activities of the Finnish Immigration Service. This would make it possible to resolve simpler matters as efficiently as possible.
Finland to send experts in international civil protection to combat forest fires in Greece
29.7.2022 11.05

By decision of the Ministry of the Interior, Finland is sending 50 rescue workers to Greece to help manage wildfires. The Emergency Services Academy is the employer of the posted experts.
National Action Plan for the Prevention of Violent Radicalisation and Extremism is progressing
21.7.2022 13.10

The National Action Plan for the Prevention of Violent Radicalisation and Extremism for 2019–2023 has now reached its halfway point, and despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, reasonable progress was made in 2021. The main focus of the measures implemented in 2021 was on organising different types of training online, according to the annual report.
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Minister of the Interior Mikkonen and German Minister of the Interior Nancy Faeser to meet in Helsinki
Press release
10.8.2022 14.07
Finland also helps Ukrainians by participating in patient evacuations
Press release
22.7.2022 15.12
Bonfires may not be lit while forest and grass fire warnings are in force
Press release
21.6.2022 13.44
Mikko Jalo appointed as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Mikkonen
Press release
10.6.2022 12.47
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