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  1. 20.6.2018 | Action against trafficking in human beings should be coordinated at the government level. The Government needs to have a permanent coordinator, and such a position should be established at the Ministry of the Interior. These are the findings of a recent report that looked into the coordination and reporting of human trafficking issues by the Government.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/ihmiskaupan-vastaisen-toiminnan-valtioneuvostotason-koordinointia-tarvitaan
  2. 5.10.2017 | The Internal Security Strategy, A Safe and Secure Life, is a road map for ensuring that Finland will be the safest country in the world, as envisaged in the Government Programme. Good internal security means that everyone can enjoy the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the rule of law without fear or insecurity caused by crime, disorder, accidents or national or international events. The Government adopted a Resolution on the Internal Security Strategy on 5 October.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/sisaisen-turvallisuuden-strategia-rakentaa-maailman-turvallisinta-maata
  3. 21.12.2017 | New legislation is proposed for the processing of personal data by the police. The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft law concerning the processing of personal data by the police. The new personal data act of the police would replace the existing provisions concerning the processing of personal data by the police. The new act must fulfill the requirements of the EU’s upda...
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/poliisin-henkilotietojen-kasittelya-koskevia-saannoksia-uudistetaan
  4. 20.9.2018 | In the future, the reserve police could be deployed during a state of emergency as well as during disorder in a normal situation. This will allow for a more effective response to a changed security situation and new threats and strengthen the operational capability of the Finnish police in extensive and wide-reaching incidents and security situations. On 20 September, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament for legislation on reserve police and certain related acts.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/reservipoliisi-olisi-poliisin-apuna-yllattavissa-poikkeuksellisissa-ja-tilapaisissa-tilanteissa
  5. 11.7.2018 | Minister of the Interior Kai Mykkänen will attend the informal meeting of the EU Justice and Home Affairs Council in Innsbruck on 12–13 July. The topics to be addressed at the meeting include European border management, a crisis-resilient asylum system and themes related to police cooperation. As part of the work to reform the Common European Asylum System (CEAS), the Council will also discuss m...
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-n-sisaministerit-kokoontuvat-epaviralliseen-oikeus-ja-sisaasioiden-neuvostoon
  6. 13.4.2018 | Finland's new National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security was published on Friday 13 April. This is Finland's third National Action Plan (NAP), extending from 2018 to the end of 2021. Through the NAP, Finland aims to contribute effectively to sustainable peace by strengthening women's participation.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/suomen-kolmas-naiset-rauha-ja-turvallisuus-toimintaohjelma-julkaistiin
  7. 31.5.2020 | The restrictions put in place to mitigate the COVID-19 epidemic are being phased out gradually and in a controlled manner starting on 1 June. The aim is to curb the epidemic while minimising the adverse impact on people, businesses, society and the exercise of fundamental rights. From the beginning of June, certain restrictions will be alleviated, including the restrictions on gatherings, the organisation of events and the opening of public spaces.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/194055633/changes-to-restrictions-imposed-due-to-covid-19-epidemic-as-of-1-june
  8. 13.10.2020 | The Ministerial Working Group on Health and Social Services has reviewed the opinions submitted in the round of comments held from 15 June to 25 September 2020 on its draft government proposal. As a result, the Government has made a number of policy adjustments and amendments to the draft. A total of 804 comments were received. The draft proposal will be submitted to the Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis on 14 October 2020 and presented to Parliament in early December 2020.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/1271139/government-amends-its-draft-proposal-on-health-and-social-services-reform-in-response-to-comments-received
  9. 12.6.2025 | The Government will tighten conditions for family reunification, in other words residence permits issued to foreign nationals on the basis of family ties. In its session on 12 June, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic approve the relevant amendments to the Aliens Act on 13 June. The amendments will enter into force on 16 June.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-to-tighten-conditions-for-family-reunification
  10. 10.12.2025 | The wellbeing services county reform is progressing towards the set objectives throughout Finland, but there are still many issues left to address. This is according to a broad-based interim evaluation of the wellbeing services county reform made by an independent expert group.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/1271139/interim-evaluation-wellbeing-services-county-reform-progressing-but-corrections-needed-to-achieve-objectives
  11. 13.9.2017 | The EU home affairs ministers will meet at the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels on 14 September. They will discuss counter-terrorism action and assess the current situation following the recent terrorist attacks in Europe. Finland’s representative at the meeting will be Minister of the Interior Paula Risikko, who will give an update on the situation in Finland.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-n-sisaministerit-keskustelevat-terrorismin-torjunnasta
  12. 28.6.2017 | The legislation on Finland’s preparedness to provide and receive international assistance will be specified within the mandate of the Ministry of the Interior. The President of the Republic approved the amendments on 28 June.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/suomen-valmiuksia-antaa-ja-vastaanottaa-kansainvalista-apua-parannetaan
  13. 3.2.2025 | Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a proposal for amending the regulation on biometric data stored in the registers of the police and the Finnish Immigration Service. An objective of the Government Programme is to strengthen crime prevention and improve the conditions for using biometrics in law enforcement and crime prevention. The Ministry proposes that biometric data co...
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/proposal-to-amend-regulation-on-biometric-data-in-crime-prevention-circulated-for-comments
  14. 17.3.2020 | The Government resolution to slow the spread of coronavirus infections and to protect at-risk groups, issued on 16 March 2020, states as follows (section 2):
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/194055633/employees-in-sectors-critical-to-the-functioning-of-society
  15. 13.8.2013 | Equality Conference Boahttevuohta - Moving forward together in Inari on 14-15 August
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/equality-conference-boahttevuohta-moving-forward-together-in-inari-on-14-15-august
  16. 27.3.2025 | Finland’s Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project to strengthen the administrative approach to combating organised crime and the related exchange of information as outlined in the Government Programme.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/new-legislation-to-step-up-fight-against-organised-crime
  17. 19.4.2017 | A working group is proposing the adoption of intelligence legislation in Finland which aims to improve our protection capabilities against serious threats to national security. Such threats include terrorism, espionage by foreign states or disruption of critical infrastructure. The purpose of this legislation is to enable effective information gathering on these threats, and in this way to support the decision-making of the state leaders.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/suomi-tarvitsee-siviilitiedustelua-kansallisen-turvallisuuden-suojaamiseen
  18. 3.4.2017 | The Ministerial Working Group on Immigration has adopted the Action Programme for the Prevention of Illegal Entry and Stay for 2017–2020. The current programme is more extensive and covers a longer period of time than the Action Plan for the Prevention and Management of Illegal Stay approved last December. This is the third in a series of programmes first established in 2012.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/194055633/third-programme-for-the-prevention-of-illegal-entry-and-stay
  19. 14.1.2014 | Final Declaration from Nordic ministerial meeting on the establishment of a network for the preventing of extremism
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/final-declaration-from-nordic-ministerial-meeting-on-the-establishment-of-a-network-for-the-preventing-of-extremism
  20. 10.10.2024 | The Ministry of the Interior is requesting comments on a draft proposal for amending the Act on the Bank and Payment Account Monitoring System. The consultation round ends on 21 November 2024.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/proposal-to-improve-authorities-electronic-access-to-information-on-account-transactions-sent-out-for-comments