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17.11.2022 | The Government proposes approximately EUR 217 million for the Ministry of the Interior's branch of government in the amendment to the 2023 budget proposal.https://intermin.fi/en/-/fence-on-the-eastern-border-and-rescue-services-to-receive-the-largest-budget-increases-in-the-ministry-of-the-interior-s-branch-of-government
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24.2.2022 | A working group chaired by the Ministry of the Interior has assessed legislation falling within the purview of the Ministry and the need for amendments to prepare for hybrid influencing that exploits migration. The study suggests that practical amendments for responding to hybrid influencing and managing situations could be made to the Aliens Act, the Act on the Reception of Persons Applying for Internatio...https://intermin.fi/en/-/legislative-amendments-could-strengthen-preparedness-for-hybrid-influencing-that-exploits-migration
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18.10.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft proposal on the levels and system of qualifications and degree programmes in rescue services and emergency response centre operations. The draft proposal contains two alternatives for education and training in rescue services and one for education and training in emergency response centre operations. Comments on the draft will be accepted until 14 November 2022.https://intermin.fi/en/-/proposal-for-restructuring-the-education-and-training-in-finland-s-rescue-services-and-emergency-response-centre-operations-sent-out-for-comments
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19.1.2022 | On 19 January, the Ministry of the Interior sent out for comments draft legislative amendments that would support preparedness for a possible mass influx of migrants. This is a follow-up to the government proposal for amending the reception act last year. The need for change has been identified in the development work that the authorities have been carrying out since 2015.https://intermin.fi/en/-/additional-legislative-amendments-concerning-preparedness-for-mass-influx-of-migrants-circulated-for-comments
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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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9.6.2023 | Finland will send emergency aid to southern Ukraine through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. In response to Ukraine's request, Finland will deliver water purification material and food packages to the country. In addition, preparations are being made to send additional assistance on the basis of updated requests from the Ukrainian authorities. The human and environmental impacts of the explosion of the Kakhovka dam that took place on Tuesday 6 June are significant.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-to-send-emergency-aid-to-ukraine-following-destruction-of-kakhovka-dam
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2.9.2022 | In the supplementary budget in July, the Government allocated additional funds to Ukraine amounting to EUR 70 million. Half of these funds has now been granted to improving food security and reproductive health services, ensuring the payment of teachers’ salaries, and to providing accommodation in Ukraine for those who have lost their homes.https://intermin.fi/en/-/194055633/finland-gives-humanitarian-assistance-temporary-accommodation-units-and-public-administration-support-to-ukraine
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7.7.2022 | A new national information system for incident and accident prevention will be procured for the rescue services. The purpose of the procurement is to enhance, harmonise and make transparent the processes of incident and accident prevention, data transfer and practices in rescue services and to enable electronic services for customers. The reform aims to improve the effectiveness of incident and accident prevention and the equality among clients.https://intermin.fi/en/-/digital-services-to-enhance-fire-inspections-and-other-incident-and-accident-prevention
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26.11.2021 | Finland has received EU funding to build a rescue team for fighting forest fires. The European Commission granted co-financing for a joint project of the rescue departments of South Karelia, North Karelia, South Savo, North Savo and Kymenlaakso for the procurement of special equipment required for a rescue team fighting forest fires.https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-granted-finland-funding-for-fighting-forest-fires
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5.11.2021 | In June, the Ministry of the Interior set up a project to define long-term objectives for Finland’s comprehensive migration policy. As part of the project, citizens and immigrants are now invited to express their views on the subject.https://intermin.fi/en/-/express-your-views-on-immigration-policy-in-otakantaa.fi
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27.10.2022 | In its fourth supplementary budget for 2022, the Government has proposed a total of EUR 9.0 million in additional funding for the administrative branch of the Ministry of the Interior and EUR 6.0 million in funding outside of the budgeted spending limits for a pilot section of a fence on the eastern border.https://intermin.fi/en/-/funding-for-a-pilot-section-of-a-fence-on-the-eastern-border-increasing-the-number-of-rescue-workers-and-developing-police-ict-services
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19.11.2021 | On 19 November 2021, the Ministry of the Interior set up a project to prepare a proposal for legislation to address the dissemination of terrorist content online. The aim of the project is to make the national legislation comply with the EU Regulation.https://intermin.fi/en/-/ministry-of-the-interior-prepares-legislation-to-comply-with-eu-regulation-on-addressing-dissemination-of-terrorist-content-online
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14.10.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior has launched a legislative project to make executive assistance provided by the police to child welfare and emergency social services free of charge. Free executive assistance cannot be implemented without a legislative amendment. The free executive assistance provided by the police would concern, for example, the search for a child who has left a child welfare institution without permission and the return of the child to the child welfare institution.https://intermin.fi/en/-/free-provision-of-executive-assistance-to-child-welfare-and-emergency-social-services-by-the-police-made-statutory
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31.8.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project to prepare urgent and necessary amendments to the Rescue Act. The aim is to update the Rescue Act on the basis of a preliminary study and the comments received on it during the consultation round.https://intermin.fi/en/-/rescue-act-to-be-reformed-on-basis-of-preliminary-study-and-comments-received-during-consultation-round
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30.6.2021 | Finland needs a migration policy that brings together the areas of responsibilities of different operators. On 30 June, the Ministry of the Interior set up a project to define long-term objectives for Finland’s comprehensive migration policy.https://intermin.fi/en/-/ministry-of-the-interior-determines-objectives-for-finland-s-comprehensive-migration-policy
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1.6.2022 | A new fast track service enables specialists, growth entrepreneurs and their family members to obtain a residence permit within 14 days. The service will be launched at the beginning of June. This service pledge is one of the Government's many measures to streamline the immigration of experts.https://intermin.fi/en/-/1410877/fast-track-speeds-up-immigration-of-experts-and-growth-entrepreneurs-
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12.11.2021 | At the initiative of the Ministry of the Interior, the Finnish Government commissioned a study examining the types of complementary pathways for legal migration available in different countries for use by people in need of international protection. The focus of the study was on labour-based and study-based complementary pathways. The results confirm that there is a need for legal pathways, as has been discussed in Finland, and they support the EU in seeking new solutions to migration.https://intermin.fi/en/-/persons-in-need-of-international-protection-could-be-admitted-on-grounds-of-work-or-studies-finland-explores-the-possibilities-of-testing-the-model
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1.9.2022 | A study commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior will examine whether the future needs for legislative amendments can be anticipated in law drafting and how such needs could be prepared for. The study will consider the amendments made to the Aliens Act and their causes. The research will be carried out by Åbo Akademi University in cooperation with researchers from the University of Turku.https://intermin.fi/en/-/study-of-the-aliens-act-will-examine-whether-the-need-to-amend-legislation-can-be-anticipated
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9.1.2023 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen are visiting Kyiv, Ukraine, on 9 January. In Kyiv, the ministers are meeting Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, Minister of Energy, Minister of Internal Affairs and the Mayor of Kyiv.https://intermin.fi/en/-/194055633/ministers-skinnari-and-mikkonen-are-visiting-ukraine
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23.2.2021 | The research project ordered by the Government surveys what types of complementary pathways for legal migration are available in different countries for use by people residing abroad who are in need of international protection. The focus is on work- and study-based pathways. This international comparison can help to support the consideration of the need of complimentary pathways in Finland as well as the international community’s efforts to find new solutions.https://intermin.fi/en/-/the-study-surveys-what-types-of-work-and-study-based-pathways-for-legal-migration-are-available-in-different-countries-for-use-by-people-in-need-of-international-protection