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6.10.2022 | Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen met the Baltic interior ministers Lauri Läänemetsi (Estonia), Kristaps Eklons (Latvia) and Agnė Bilotaitė (Lithuania) and Undersecretary of State Bartosz Grodecki in Helsinki on 5–6 October. The meeting focused on civil and emergency preparedness, and on critical infrastructure and its protection.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-mikkonen-met-baltic-interior-ministers-and-undersecretary-of-state-of-poland-in-helsinki
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14.10.2021 | The Government has submitted to Parliament a government proposal for supplementary legislation on the Entry/Exit System (EES) and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS). The purpose of the proposal is to make amendments to the national legislation as required by the relevant European Parliament and Council regulations.https://intermin.fi/en/-/legislative-proposal-related-to-the-smart-borders-package-to-parliament
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22.4.2021 | The implementation programme of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) will receive an additional resettlement appropriation of EUR 5.7 million, which the European Commission will pay to Finland. The funding will be allocated to measures related to the reception and integration of quota refugees who arrived in Finland in 2020. During the previous monitoring period from October 2019 to October 2020, 572 quota refugees arrived in Finland.https://intermin.fi/en/-/additional-funding-of-around-eur-5.7-million-to-the-asylum-migration-and-integration-fund-
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21.12.2022 | The start of 2023 will see the entry into force of amendments to acts and decrees. This press release provides a summary of the most important changes.https://intermin.fi/en/-/new-year-brings-changes-to-the-ministry-of-the-interior-s-administrative-branch
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4.7.2018 | 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.https://intermin.fi/en/-/lakihankkeessa-selvitetaan-mahdollisuuksia-muuttaa-uusintahakemuksien-kasittelya
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13.2.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has launched a project to develop a new feature for the Emergency Response Centre Agency’s 112 Suomi app to warn of airborne threats. The project will be carried out with EU funding, and other EU Member States can also benefit from the results of Finland’s development work.https://intermin.fi/en/-/further-development-of-112-suomi-app-to-draw-on-lessons-from-ukraine
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11.4.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft bill which lays down provisions on the authorities competent to counter terrorist content online. The proposal is related to the EU Regulation which aims to improve detection and removal of online content that incites to terrorist acts. The deadline for submitting comments on the proposal is 25 May 2022.https://intermin.fi/en/-/draft-bill-on-terrorist-content-online-sent-out-for-comments
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27.8.2014 | Right to Choose project launched under the patronage of President Sauli Niinistöhttps://intermin.fi/en/-/right-to-choose-project-launched-under-the-patronage-of-president-sauli-niinisto
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Legislation on students and researchers from outside the EU to be amended - Ministry of the Interior
22.3.2018 | Residence permits for researchers and students would be extended and job-seeking and entrepreneurship would be encouraged through a residence permit granted for this. The goal of this act implementing the EU Directive on students and researchers is that most students completing their degrees in EU countries stay and work in the Union.https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-n-ulkopuolelta-tulevia-opiskelijoita-ja-tutkijoita-koskevaa-lainsaadantoa-muutetaan -
3.11.2015 | Suomi tarkistaa maahanmuuttolainsäädäntöä EU:n säännösten mukaisestihttps://intermin.fi/en/-/suomi-tarkistaa-maahanmuuttolainsaadantoa-eu-n-saannosten-mukaisesti
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28.5.2026 | The Government proposes extending the validity of Finnish passports and identity cards to 10 years. On 28 May, the Government submitted to Parliament a draft proposal for amending the Passport Act and the Identity Card Act. The Ministry of the Interior estimates that the acts could enter into force by early 2028 at the latest.https://intermin.fi/en/-/validity-of-passports-to-extend-to-10-years
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4.5.2018 | The changes required by the EU Firearms Directive are being implemented in Member States. In Finland, the Directive causes changes particularly to the Firearms Act. The draft government proposal for implementing the Firearms Directive was circulated widely for comments on 4 May. The basis of the proposal is to prevent specially dangerous firearms and their components from falling into the wrong ha...https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-n-asedirektiivin-tuomat-muutokset-aselakiin-eivat-esta-aseharrastamista
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13.5.2026 | The rescEU Medical Stockpile hosted in Finland reached its full material readiness at the end of April. All products specified in the original plan have now been purchased and stored and they are ready to go. The project was completed on schedule, thanks to seamless cooperation among the different parties.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-s-resceu-medical-stockpile-reached-full-readiness
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11.10.2018 | On 11 October, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament on amendments to the Firearms Act, the Act on Voluntary National Defence and the Conscription Act. The proposal will implement the changes required by the EU Firearms Directive in Finnish legislation.https://intermin.fi/en/-/aselaki-eduskuntaan-direktiivin-edellyttamat-muutokset-eivat-esta-aseharrastamista
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28.12.2017 | The maximum amount for support granted as lump sums for projects financed from the EU Home Affairs Funds rises from EUR 10,000 to 100,000. The Government adopted the decree on the matter on 28 December.https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-n-sisaasioiden-rahastoista-kertakorvauksena-maksettavan-tuen-enimmaismaara-nousee
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24.9.2015 | Perheenyhdistämisen kriteerejä tiukennetaan EU-direktiivin mukaisestihttps://intermin.fi/en/-/perheenyhdistamisen-kriteereja-tiukennetaan-eu-direktiivin-mukaisesti
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12.12.2017 | The Ministry of the Interior has circulated for comment the Government’s draft proposal concerning the European Union Directive on conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training and voluntary service. Residence permits for researchers and students would be extended and job-seeking and entrepreneurship would be encouraged through a residence permit granted for this.https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-n-ulkopuolelta-tulevia-opiskelijoita-tutkijoita-ja-harjoittelijoita-koskeva-lakiluonnos-lausuntokierrokselle
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24.5.2021 | On 24 May, the Ministry of the Interior set up a project to carry out a study on a legislative amendment that would enable the granting of a temporary residence permit and an alien’s passport for a limited period to asylum seekers who have received a negative decision but who have found work. The purpose of the amendment would be to allow a person to travel to obtain a travel document from the authorities of their own country.https://intermin.fi/en/-/project-seeks-solutions-to-address-the-situation-of-those-without-a-right-of-stay-in-the-country
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12.2.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior has prepared legislative amendments to implement the EU directive on access to financial information at national level. The directive contains rules to facilitate the use of information held in bank account registries by the authorities for the purpose of preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting certain offences.https://intermin.fi/en/-/consultation-begins-on-national-implementation-of-eu-directive-on-access-to-financial-information
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14.4.2020 | The information systems used by law enforcement authorities in the EU Member States will be developed to improve their interoperability. The aim is to ensure that the end-users of the systems (the police or border authorities, for example) have rapid and controlled access to the information they need for the performance of their duties.https://intermin.fi/en/-/interoperability-of-eu-information-systems-is-enhanced-to-improve-internal-security-of-the-union