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6.7.2020 | The EU home affairs ministers will meet at the first informal meeting of Interior Ministers during Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 7 July. The meeting will be held as a video conference. The Ministers will discuss the development of European law enforcement cooperation and search and rescue operations in the Mediterranean Sea. Finland will be represented by Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo-to-attend-the-first-meeting-of-eu-home-affairs-ministers-during-german-presidency
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15.3.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to examine and prepare legislative amendments to enable the introduction of the border procedure in Finland. The border procedure would allow the processing of potentially unfounded asylum applications immediately at the border or in its vicinity. This would prevent asylum applicants from travelling within Finland or from Finland to other EU countries.https://intermin.fi/en/-/ministry-of-the-interior-to-prepare-introduction-of-border-procedure
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7.1.2021 | On 7 January 2021, the Ministry of the Interior sent out for comments a proposal for reforming the Lotteries Act, which regulates gambling in Finland. The key points of the proposal include preventing the harm caused by gambling in an effective manner, combating marketing that violates the Lotteries Act, and securing Veikkaus Oy’s capacity to channel the demand for gambling. The basic premise of ...https://intermin.fi/en/-/proposal-for-reforming-lotteries-act-sent-out-for-comments
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20.12.2019 | The start of 2020 will see the entry into force of amendments to acts and decrees related to the police, immigration and rescue services. This press release provides a summary of the most important changes.https://intermin.fi/en/-/vuodenvaihteen-muutoksia-sisaministerion-hallinnonalal-4
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16.4.2020 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project aiming to assess the relationship between carbon offsetting activities and the Money Collection Act. Based on this assessment, the Money Collection Act will be amended to allow for voluntary carbon offsetting.https://intermin.fi/en/-/paastokompensaation-ja-rahankerayslain-valista-suhdetta-arvioidaan
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25.2.2021 | International internet crime and mobile crime are constantly evolving. Proposed amendments to the Europol Regulation concern, for example, exchange of information between Europol and private operators to ensure that prevention of serious international crime and terrorism meets today’s requirements.https://intermin.fi/en/-/europol-regulation-on-the-prevention-of-cross-border-crime-to-be-updated
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11.12.2020 | EU home affairs ministers will hold an informal videoconference on 14 December 2020. Finland is represented by Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo. The ministers will continue the discussion on the reform of the EU's migration and asylum policy. Other items on the agenda include the future of internal security and cooperation between law enforcement authorities. No decisions will be made at the informal meeting.https://intermin.fi/en/-/home-affairs-ministers-discuss-eu-migration-policy-reform-and-internal-security
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5.11.2020 | On 5 November, the Government submitted to Parliament a draft government proposal to amend the Identity Card Act. The Identity Card Act will be updated as a result of the EU Regulation on identity cards. A provision on fingerprinting supplementing the Regulation would be added to the Identity Card Act.https://intermin.fi/en/-/amendment-of-the-identity-card-act-to-parliament-applicants-to-be-fingerprinted-in-future
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8.7.2022 | The EU home affairs ministers will hold an informal meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council on 11 July in Prague. The meeting will be the first during the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Ministers will discuss the effects of the war in Ukraine on the EU’s internal security, fight against child sexual abuse, and interoperability between EU information systems in the justice and home affairs sector.https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-home-affairs-ministers-discuss-the-effects-of-the-war-in-ukraine-on-the-union-s-internal-security
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17.6.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments draft amendments to 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. The amendments aim to weaken the link between the provision of assistance to victims of human trafficking and criminal proceedings. In accordance with the Governm...https://intermin.fi/en/-/comments-invited-on-legislative-amendments-to-improve-status-of-victims-of-human-trafficking
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8.4.2022 | People who have applied for temporary protection have the right to work in Finland as soon as they have submitted their application. In other words, they do not need to wait for a residence permit or a residence permit card to be issued to be able to work. A certificate of registration is sufficient.https://intermin.fi/en/-/people-fleeing-ukraine-may-start-working-immediately-after-applying-for-temporary-protection
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25.3.2020 | On 25 March 2020, the Government decided to restrict traffic between the Region of Uusimaa and other regions as of 27 March. The restrictions will be in force until 19 April 2020. The purpose of the new restrictions is to prevent coronavirus infections and to slow the spread of the epidemic from Uusimaa to other parts of Finland. On 25 March, the Government submitted to Parliament a decree concerning the use of powers under the Emergency Powers Act relating to the restrictions on movement.https://intermin.fi/en/-/194055633/movement-restrictions-to-uusimaa-the-government-decided-on-further-measures-to-prevent-the-spread-of-the-coronavirus-epidemic
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12.3.2020 | The authorities responsible for internal security are prepared for the spread of the coronavirus. They are looking after everyday security in Finland.https://intermin.fi/en/-/turvallisuusviranomaiset-ovat-varautuneet-koronaviruksen-leviamiseen
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7.10.2021 | National implementation of the EU Directive on access to financial information moves a step closer. On 7 October, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the Act on the Bank and Payment Accounts Control System and the Act on the Financial Intelligence Unit.https://intermin.fi/en/-/national-implementation-of-eu-directive-on-access-to-financial-information-proceeds-to-parliament
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2.6.2020 | The Government negotiated the fourth supplementary budget proposal for 2020 on Tuesday 2 June. In the supplementary budget proposal, appropriation increases of EUR 10 and 5 million are proposed for the police and the Border Guard to ensure their operational capacity.https://intermin.fi/en/-/sisaministerion-hallinnonalalle-lisarahoitusta-toimintakyvyn-turvaamiseen-talouden-elvytystoimiin-ja-koronapandemian-kustannuksiin
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17.12.2020 | The badges and identity cards of the security authorities in the branches of government of the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Finance will be updated as of 1 January 2021. The new badges and cards of the police, the Border Guard, rescue authorities and Customs will reflect the equal treatment of the national languages guaranteed by the Constitution and the Language Act.https://intermin.fi/en/-/authorities-badges-and-identity-cards-to-reflect-equality-of-national-languages
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19.11.2021 | Jukka Vornanen will take up his duties as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen on Friday 19 November. Vornanen will be responsible for matters related to internal security, i.e. the police, border security, emergency response centre operations and rescue services.https://intermin.fi/en/-/jukka-vornanen-to-serve-as-special-adviser-to-minister-of-the-interior-mikkonen
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18.12.2020 | Amendments to legislation and decrees applying to the police, immigration and border control will enter into force at the beginning of 2021, of which the most important ones are explained in this release.https://intermin.fi/en/-/changes-in-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-the-interior-at-the-turn-of-the-year
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18.3.2021 | On 18 March 2021, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal on national legislation supplementing the EU regulations on the use of the Schengen Information System (SIS). The role of the SIS is to support checks at the external Schengen borders and improve cooperation and exchanges of information between law enforcement and judicial authorities across Europe.https://intermin.fi/en/-/bills-on-updating-the-provisions-on-schengen-information-system-were-submitted-to-parliament
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19.9.2023 | In its first budget session, the Government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo decided on solutions that will return Finland to a sustainable growth track. The Government will launch structural reforms to boost employment and growth, which will have positive impacts on general government finances in the next few years. In addition, the Government decided on consolidation measures.https://intermin.fi/en/-/194055633/budget-session-of-prime-minister-orpo-s-government-returning-finland-to-a-sustainable-growth-track