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News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finland sends expert to Greenland to support disaster preparedness Type: Press release Publication date: 24.9.2026 14.28 European experts observe blast tests on civil defence shelters in Rovaniemi Typ...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finland sends expert to Greenland to support disaster preparedness Type: Press release Publication date: 24.9.2026 14.28 European experts observe blast tests on civil defence shelters in Rovaniemi Typ...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finland sends expert to Greenland to support disaster preparedness Type: Press release Publication date: 24.9.2026 14.28 European experts observe blast tests on civil defence shelters in Rovaniemi Typ...

22.12.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior has issued decrees on fees charged by the police and the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service. The decrees will enter into force on 1 January 2026 and be effective until 31 December 2026.

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finland sends expert to Greenland to support disaster preparedness Type: Press release Publication date: 24.9.2026 14.28 European experts observe blast tests on civil defence shelters in Rovaniemi Typ...

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Inrikesministeriets beskrivning av handlingars offentlighet Detta är en beskrivning av handlingars offentlighet i enlighet med 28 § i lagen om informationshan-tering inom den offentliga förvaltningen (906/2019, informationshanteringslagen). Syftet...

21.4.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project to prepare amendments to the Lotteries Act and the Gambling Act concerning the claiming of winnings, with the aim of making it possible to give scratch cards as gifts. The project will run until 31 December 2026.

Hankkeen tavoitteena on selvittää rahapelijärjestelmän uudistamista hallitusohjelman mukaisesti ja valmistella ehdotus lisenssijärjestelmään siirtymistä koskevaksi säädösperustaksi.

Syftet med lagberedningsprojektet är att bereda ändringar i lotterilagen (1047/2001) och penningspelslagen (10/2026) i fråga om inlösen av vinster i snabblotter med penningvinster.

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Finland sends expert to Greenland to support disaster preparedness Type: Press release Publication date: 24.9.2026 14.28 European experts observe blast tests on civil defence shelters in Rovaniemi Typ...

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Lagar och förordningar inom polisens ansvarsområde Polisens uppgifter och befogenheter regleras i huvudsak i lagar som inrikesministeriet och justitieministeriet har beredningsansvar för. Inrikesministeriet svarar för beredningen av polislagen och...

Questions and answers on gambling system reform General information on the gambling system reform Why switch over to a licensing system and retain a partial monopoly system instead of, for example, strengthening the current system based on the Vei...

Gambling legislation helps to prevent and reduce gambling-related harm In Finland, gambling games are run by the state-owned company Veikkaus Oy. In line with the Government Programme, the gambling system will be reformed by introducing licences t...

25.10.2018 | In order to reduce the negative economic, social and health impacts of gambling, the Government is proposing requiring players to identify themselves when they play slot machines found in shops or kiosks, for example. The proposal on this matter was submitted to Parliament on 25 October.

25.10.2018 | För att förebygga och minska de ekonomiska, sociala och hälsomässiga skadeverkningar som penningspelandet ger upphov till måste spelarna i fortsättningen identifiera sig när de spelar penningautomatspel i t.ex. butikers eller kioskers utrymmen. Regeringen lämnade en proposition om detta till riksdagen torsdagen den 25 oktober.

31.1.2020 | The Ministry of the Interior has launched a project focused on a reform to the Lotteries Act. In line with the Government Programme, the goal is to determine any needs to reform the Lotteries Act, especially with an eye on further enhancing the prevention and reduction of the harmful effects of gambling. Moreover, legislative means to support the operating conditions of Veikkaus Oy and strengthen the exclusive right system will also be examined

23.5.2018 | Inrikesministeriet fortsätter reformen av lotterilagen. Den föregående ändringen av lotterilagen fokuserade på att sammanslå penningspelssammanslutningarna. Det nya bolaget Veikkaus Ab inledde sin verksamhet vid ingången av 2017. I det projekt som nu inleds bereds de författningsändringar som gäller införande av obligatorisk identifiering av spelaren i samband med spel på spelautomater samt tillstånd i fråga om varulotteri, gissningstävlingar, bingo och varuvinstautomater.

23.5.2018 | The Ministry of the Interior has launched a new project to reform the Lotteries Act. The previous reform of the Lotteries Act focused on the merger of the gambling operators. The new Veikkaus — a fully State-owned Finnish gambling company — started operating at the beginning of 2017. The current project will prepare legislative amendments concerning the introduction of compulsory identification...