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  1. Identity Card Act will be amended – in future applicants will be fingerprinted - Ministry of the Interior

    29.6.2021 | A provision on fingerprinting that supplements the relevant EU Regulation will be added to the Identity Card Act. In future, fingerprints will be taken from any person applying for an identity card, except for a person under the age of 12 or from a person in respect of whom fingerprinting is physically impossible, for example. The President of the Republic approved the amendment on 29 June. The Act will enter into force on 2 August 2021.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/identity-card-act-will-be-amended-in-future-applicants-will-be-fingerprinted

  2. Study explores combined effects of Aliens Act amendments – many recommended measures now under preparation - Ministry of the Interior

    16.2.2021 | A study commissioned by the Government investigated the combined impacts of the amendments made to the Aliens Act in 2015–2019 on the status of people applying for and receiving international protection and on the realisation of the best interests of the child. The decision to carry out the study was based on an objective set in the Government Programme, which states that the Government will investig...
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/study-explores-combined-effects-of-aliens-act-amendments-many-recommended-measures-now-under-preparation

  3. Legislation on family reunification to be examined in light of promoting the interests of the child - Ministry of the Interior

    15.7.2020 | The Ministry of the Interior is preparing an amendment to the Aliens Act with the aim of ending the application of the requirement for sufficient financial resources for minor sponsors, who have been granted a residence permit based on international protection. In this context, the idea is to clarify what are the effects of the requirement for sufficient financial resources on the protection of fam...
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/legislation-on-family-reunification-to-be-examined-in-light-of-promoting-the-interests-of-the-child

  4. Amendments to the Border Guard Act and the Emergency Powers Act help prepare for hybrid influence activities that exploit migration - Ministry of the Interior

    19.5.2022 | Border security will be strengthened by improving the ability of the Finnish Border Guard to prepare for and respond to incidents under normal conditions. The Ministry of the Interior has sent a draft government proposal on amending the Border Guard Act out for comments. The aim is to make the necessary amendments to the Border Guard Act to help prepare for hybrid influence activities that exploit migration, for example.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/amendments-to-the-border-guard-act-and-the-emergency-powers-act-help-prepare-for-hybrid-influence-activities-that-exploit-migration-

  5. Enough time and resources should be reserved for the comprehensive reform of the Aliens Act - Ministry of the Interior

    23.1.2023 | A study commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior explored ways to anticipate future needs for amendments when drafting legislation. To this end, the study looked into the amendments made to the Aliens Act and the motivations behind them. The study was carried out by Åbo Akademi University in cooperation with researchers from the University of Turku.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/enough-time-and-resources-should-be-reserved-for-the-comprehensive-reform-of-the-aliens-act

  6. Proposal for amending the Rescue Act and the Act on the Emergency Services Academy sent out for comments - Ministry of the Interior

    8.4.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft proposal for amending the Rescue Act and the Act on the Emergency Services Academy. Comments on the draft will be accepted until 20 May 2022.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/proposal-for-amending-the-rescue-act-and-the-act-on-the-emergency-services-academy-sent-out-for-comments

  7. Government proposes legislative amendments to improve status of victims of human trafficking - Ministry of the Interior

    20.10.2022 | The Government aims to improve the status of victims of human trafficking and strengthen their right to services, regardless of the progress of related criminal proceedings in a human trafficking case. The purpose is to loosen the link between assistance to victims and criminal proceedings by amending the Act on the Reception of Persons Applying for International Protection and on the Identification of and Assistance to Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposes-legislative-amendments-to-improve-status-of-victims-of-human-trafficking

  8. Last AMIF call for proposals to distribute EUR 7.5 million in EU support for projects - Ministry of the Interior

    1.11.2021 | A total of 17 projects will receive funding from the last call for proposals of the programming period 2014–2020, organised in May under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF). EU funding to be granted for the projects will amount to approximately EUR 7.5 million. The funded projects will develop the asylum system and promote receptiveness in society, capacity building for legal migration and the implementation of the return system and Finland’s quota refugee programme. 
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/last-amif-call-for-proposals-to-distribute-eur-7.5-million-in-eu-support-for-projects