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18.4.2024 | On 18 April, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal on temporarily reducing the reception allowance and the spending allowance. The act would enter into force as soon as possible and remain in force until the end of 2025.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposes-to-reduce-reception-allowance
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20.12.2023 | Additional common EU reserves will be established in Finland. The new reserves will contain supplies such as medicines, medical supplies and medical devices, and they are part of the rescEU project. Finland has received a total of EUR 305 million in funding from the European Commission for the establishment of the reserveshttps://intermin.fi/en/-/additional-common-eu-reserves-to-be-established-in-finland-value-of-projects-to-rise-to-eur-305-million-1
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16.8.2023 | At the beginning of the year, Finland received substantial funding of EUR 242 million from the EU Commission for the establishment of a CBRN strategic reserve. Material will be stockpiled in the reserve in case of emergencies involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) threats, accidents and situations, especially in Northern and Eastern Europe, says Project Manager Tarja Rantala.https://intermin.fi/en/-/europe-s-largest-cbrn-reserve-to-be-established-in-finland
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30.5.2024 | The EU’s strategic stockpiles in Finland can be deployed in major accidents and emergencies. Supplies must be ready for delivery within 12 hours. An extensive exercise was organised under the lead of the Ministry of the Interior from 27 May to 30 May 2024 where assistance was delivered to an accident area.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-exercises-use-of-eu-strategic-stockpiles
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18.4.2024 | The Government has proposed an amendment to the Citizenship Act that would extend the period of residence required for Finnish citizenship from the current five years to eight years. In addition, only time lived in Finland under a residence permit would be taken into account when calculating the period of residence. The proposal to amend the Citizenship Act was submitted to Parliament in a government session on 18 April.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-submits-proposal-to-parliament-on-stricter-requirements-for-acquiring-finnish-citizenship
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27.6.2024 | In future, the Border Guard will be able to make better use of modern technology in its key statutory duties, such as border control and the maintenance of border security and order along the border. In its session on 27 June, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic approve the amendments to the Border Guard Act and certain related acts. The President of the Republic is scheduled to approve the amendments on 28 June, and they will enter into force on 5 July 2024.https://intermin.fi/en/-/legislative-amendments-to-expand-the-border-guard-s-right-to-use-more-technology-in-statutory-duties-
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18.4.2024 | The Government proposes legislative amendments to prevent the evasion of provisions on entry more effectively than at present. The amendments would prohibit asylum applicants from switching to a work-based or education-based application procedure in order to apply for a residence permit. The amendments would also tighten the identity verification procedure. The Government submitted the proposal to Parliament on 18 April. The proposed acts would enter into force on 1 July 2024.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposal-submitted-to-parliament-to-prevent-evasion-of-provisions-on-entry
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19.1.2024 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a proposal for an act on the protection of infrastructure critical to society and on the improvement of resilience. The legislative project will enhance national security and the resilience of society.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-to-improve-protection-of-infrastructure-critical-to-functioning-of-society
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17.9.2025 | Finland and Norway held a preparedness exercise on 15–16 September to prepare for serious accidents, crises and emergencies. The exercise entailed Finland sending medicinal products and medical supplies to Norway in a fictitious crisis scenario. The exercise was related to the EU’s shared emergency stockpiles, known as rescEU stockpiles, some of which are located in Finland.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-and-norway-hold-exercise-on-cross-border-assistance-in-crisis-situations
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Project launched to review powers of the Border Guard at Schengen borders - Ministry of the Interior
16.10.2023 | A project has been launched to review whether the powers available to the Border Guard at the internal borders of the Schengen area need to be amended. The aim is to promote border security and to find out whether the powers of the Border Guard at internal borders are up-to-date compared to those of the border authorities of other EU Member States.https://intermin.fi/en/-/project-launched-to-review-powers-of-the-border-guard-at-schengen-borders -
8.12.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project concerning the implementation of the EU’s proposed Directive on Critical Entities Resilience (CER), which is currently under consideration in the Union. The project will enhance national security and the resilience of society.https://intermin.fi/en/-/ministry-sets-up-a-project-to-improve-resilience-of-critical-infrastructure-and-to-identify-entities-critical-to-the-functioning-of-society-
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24.4.2025 | The Act on Emergency Warnings will be amended to include a provision on powers of municipal health protection authorities to issue emergency warnings. The Government proposed in its session on 24 April that the President of the Republic approve the amendment to the Act on Emergency Warnings. The President of the Republic is scheduled to approve the amendment on Friday and it will enter into force on 2 May 2025.https://intermin.fi/en/-/new-amendment-to-allow-municipal-health-protection-authorities-to-issue-emergency-warnings
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22.9.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior and the Finnish Defence Forces organised blast tests in Lapland to assess Finnish civil defence shelters. The event was attended by experts from the international Civil Protection Shelter Coalition for Ukraine, led by Finland and Ukraine, as well as from other partner countries interested in developing shelters. An eight-member delegation from Ukrainian ministries responsi...https://intermin.fi/en/-/european-experts-observe-blast-tests-on-civil-defence-shelters-in-rovaniemi
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19.2.2024 | The Ministry of the Interior will set up a legislative project to combat instrumentalised migration and to bolster border security. The term of the project is from 19 February to 31 March 2024. The aim is for a government proposal to be submitted to Parliament in March 2024.https://intermin.fi/en/-/new-legislative-project-to-be-launched-to-combat-instrumentalised-migration
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26.8.2024 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to amend the Emergency Warnings Act to enable municipal health protection authorities to issue emergency warnings if necessary.https://intermin.fi/en/-/municipal-health-protection-authorities-to-be-given-powers-to-issue-emergency-warnings
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17.11.2022 | The provisions of the Police Act on secret intelligence gathering methods and apprehending wanted persons are to be updated and clarified. The Government submitted its proposal to Parliament on 17 November.https://intermin.fi/en/-/changes-proposed-to-police-intelligence-gathering-methods
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25.10.2024 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft government proposal for an act on export authorisation for cartridge components and on acts amending the Firearms Act and chapter 46, section 1 of the Criminal Code. The aim is to prevent the export of cartridge components to Russia in particular. The draft proposal is being circulated for comments until 28 November 2024.https://intermin.fi/en/-/export-of-ammunition-intended-for-civilian-use-to-become-subject-to-authorisation-1
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6.5.2024 | The European Union will begin providing secure satellite connections to its Member States at the end of this year. The plan is to offer Members States high-speed broadband connectivity in areas where no terrestrial connections are available. In April, the Ministry of the Interior launched a preliminary study on the adoption of secure satellite connections.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-to-look-into-adoption-of-secure-satellite-connections
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8.3.2023 | The Ministry of the Interior launched three projects with a view to amending border guard legislation. The amendments would reinforce Border Guard human resources and make better use of technology in maintaining border security. The Border Guard would also be able to combat crime more effectively.https://intermin.fi/en/-/preparations-under-way-to-enhance-border-guard-operational-capacity-and-combat-crime-more-effectively
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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