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9.5.2019 | The Acts on the Processing of Personal Data by the Police and the Border Guard will be amended in order to bring them in line with the new EU data protection requirements. In addition, passenger information collected by air carriers may in future be utilised more extensively in prevention of terrorism and serious crime.https://intermin.fi/en/-/poliisin-ja-rajavartiolaitoksen-henkilotietolait-ja-matkustajarekisteridirektiivin-taytantoonpanolaki-voimaan-1-6-
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Data protection and processing of personal data at the Ministry of the Interior Contact information Data Protection Officer Data Protection Officer Mikko Levämäki tietosuojavastaava.sm(at)gov.fi Controller Ministry of the Interior, PO Box 26, FI-0...https://intermin.fi/en/data-protection
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8.6.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has today sent out for comments a draft government proposal to supplement an earlier legislative proposal on criminal intelligence. The aim of the proposal is to ensure that the Police Act provides sufficient support for combating crime and that threat‑informed criminal intelligence can be used effectively to intervene in criminal activity such as serious gang crime and organised crime. The deadline for submitting comments is 3 August 2026.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposal-to-supplement-legislative-proposal-on-criminal-intelligence-sent-out-for-comments
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3.6.2026 | The Government's second supplementary budget for the year proposes funding for the Finnish Border Guard and the police to strengthen counter-drone capabilities and to make removals from the country more effective. Funding will also be provided for a new citizenship test. The Government submitted its second supplementary budget proposal for 2026 to Parliament on Wednesday 3 June.https://intermin.fi/en/-/supplementary-budget-allocates-funding-for-drone-defence-removals-from-the-country-and-citizenship-test
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18.6.2026 | The interior ministers of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany or their representatives have gathered for a meeting of the ministerial group on Baltic Sea Security on 17 and 18 June. The representatives of the countries will discuss drone-related threats in the region and joint measures to respond to these threats. The meeting is chaired by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen.https://intermin.fi/en/-/ministerial-group-on-baltic-sea-security-in-helsinki-joint-measures-to-respond-to-drone-related-threats-complement-national-preparedness
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28.4.2026 | The upcoming supplementary budget will significantly improve the counter-drone capabilities of the Border Guard and the police. The Government agreed on this in its spending limits session last week. Discussions will continue in the supplementary budget session at the end of May.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-rantanen-the-government-will-strengthen-drone-defence
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8.6.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft government proposal for legislation on combating organised crime. The proposed act would lay down provisions on a new centre for the analysis of organised crime and on the centre’s tasks and powers. The deadline for submitting comments is 3 August 2026.https://intermin.fi/en/-/legislation-on-combating-organised-crime-sent-out-for-comments
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28.4.2020 | The loss limits of Veikkaus Oy's fast-paced gambling games are to be lowered. The maximum loss limit will be lowered to EUR 500 (now 2,000) per month and EUR 500 (now 1,000) per day. Amendments to the Act will enter into force on 1 May and will remain in force until 30 September 2020. The aim of the amendments is to prevent and reduce more effectively economic, social and health harm caused by gambling during the coronavirus epidemic.https://intermin.fi/en/-/netissa-pelattavien-veikkaus-oy-n-rahapelien-tappiorajoja-lasketaan
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8.4.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior will allocate around EUR 44 million in EU funding to projects on border management, crime prevention and migration. The projects will improve the capabilities of security authorities, develop information systems, and secure resources for the authorities to manage migration. The funding will be granted from the EU Home Affairs Funds, under the autumn 2025 call for proposals.https://intermin.fi/en/-/eur-44-million-in-eu-funding-to-improve-border-management-internal-security-and-migration-management
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25.6.2026 | Today, the Government submitted its legislative proposal to amend the Firearms Act. The amendment aims to improve the applicability of firearms legislation and to address the deficiencies found in the implementation of the Firearms Directive.https://intermin.fi/en/-/relaxing-of-regulations-on-deactivated-and-permanently-inoperable-firearms
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9.3.2026 | Finland’s Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen and Lithuania’s Minister of the Interior Vladislav Kondratovič met in Helsinki on 9 March 2026. The ministers discussed, among other things, the Finnish police system, cooperation related to preparedness, and the countries' common security challenges.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-rantanen-and-lithuanian-minister-of-the-interior-vladislav-kondratovic-meet-in-finland
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10.4.2026 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen is currently visiting Türkiye to meet with the Turkish Minister of Interior Mustafa Çiftçi. Topics on the ministers’ agenda include the effects of the situation in the Middle East on migration as well as counterterrorism and police cooperation.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-of-the-interior-rantanen-on-visit-to-turkiye
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18.6.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior is requesting views on a draft proposal concerning the use of intelligence collection methods in premises used for permanent residence. The aim is to improve the ability of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service to safeguard national security.https://intermin.fi/en/-/legislative-proposals-concerning-intelligence-collection-methods-sent-out-for-public-consultation
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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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4.12.2025 | Today, the Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to remove obstacles to information sharing between the police and other authorities in combating crime. The proposal includes amendments to provisions on access to information and disclosure of information. These changes aim to enable better exchange of information for preventing, detecting and investigating offences, for example.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-to-streamline-exchange-of-information-between-authorities-in-combating-crime
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4.12.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a government proposal for an act on the automated search and exchange of data for police cooperation and for amending the Act on the Processing of Personal Data by the Police. The proposal introduces amendments to national legislation required by the EU Regulation on the automated search and exchange of data for police cooperation (the Prüm II Regulation). The deadline for submitting comments is Monday 19 January 2026.https://intermin.fi/en/-/exchange-of-information-between-eu-law-enforcement-authorities-to-become-more-effective
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24.9.2025 | Government Report on Internal Security 11 September 2025 Government Report on Internal Security 2025 • In September 2025, the Finnish Government submitted its Report on Internal Security to Parliament. The report was prepared under the lead of the...https://intermin.fi/documents/1410869/246806106/Valtioneuvoston-selonteko-sisaisesta-turvallisuudesta-2025-EN-esittelydiat.pdf/3267c0c1-1c0b-d1d6-306c-d431d1e4979a?t=1758716060588
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18.6.2025 | Ministry of the Interior – Branch of government Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen State Secretary Heikki Tamminen Permanent Secretary Matti Sarasmaa Finnish Border Guard • Border Guard Headquarters • Border Guard Districts • Coast Guard Distr...https://intermin.fi/documents/1410869/15717343/SMhallinnonala_organisaatio_en_1.pdf/b584b66e-60ab-443a-96f5-eac2bcf8aeff?t=1750241995288
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30.3.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to improve the efficiency of asylum procedures, bringing together key administrative branches and actors.https://intermin.fi/en/-/large-project-to-make-asylum-procedures-more-efficient
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16.4.2026 | On 16 April 2026, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to tighten the provisions concerning removal from the country and entry bans. The enforcement of deportation decisions would be expedited. In addition, an entry ban could in future be imposed in advance if a person is considered a serious danger to security.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposes-faster-enforcement-of-deportation-decisions-and-introduction-of-entry-ban-to-be-imposed-in-advance