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  1. 23.3.2023 | The provisions on the processing of personal data in emergency response centre operations will be updated to comply with the EU data protection legislation. The legislative amendments will not affect the right of the Emergency Response Centre Agency’s operators to process personal data needed in their work.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/emergency-response-centre-legislation-to-be-updated-to-comply-with-eu-data-protection-legislation
  2. 8.10.2015 | Barents Rescue -harjoitus opetti yhteistyötä rajojen yli
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/barents-rescue-harjoitus-opetti-yhteistyota-rajojen-yli
  3. 28.3.2023 | Russia has destroyed people's homes and healthcare infrastructure in Ukraine. There is a great need for assistance in Ukraine. Since March 2022, Finland has provided Ukraine with necessary civilian material assistance. Most recently, Finland has sent, for example, one thousand maternity packages to Ukraine in February and March 2023. 
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-sends-one-thousand-maternity-packages-to-ukraine
  4. Public warning system is being improved Finland's public warning system uses several channels to issue emergency warnings. It is designed to reach as many people in the affected area as possible. The system largely relies on analogue radio and dig...
    https://intermin.fi/en/projects/developing-the-public-warning-system
  5. 29.7.2022 | By decision of the Ministry of the Interior, Finland is sending 50 rescue workers to Greece to help manage wildfires. The Emergency Services Academy is the employer of the posted experts.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-to-send-experts-in-international-civil-protection-to-combat-forest-fires-in-greece
  6. 28.9.2015 | Barents Rescue -harjoitus kokoaa neljän maan pelastusalan ammattilaiset ja vapaaehtoiset Leville
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/barents-rescue-harjoitus-kokoaa-neljan-maan-pelastusalan-ammattilaiset-ja-vapaaehtoiset-leville
  7. 5.9.2017 | Finland, Norway, Sweden and Russia are participating in a Barents Rescue Exercise in Petrozavodsk, Russia, between 4 and 8 September 2017. Barents Rescue Exercises are held every two years, and the previous one was organised in Finland in 2015. This year’s exercise is already the eighth of its kind.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/barentsin-alueen-pelastusyhteistyota-harjoitellaan-petroskoissa
  8. 4.10.2018 | On 4 October, the Government appointed Kimmo Kohvakka, Master of Arts in Military Science, as Director General for Rescue Services. He will take up his new post on 1 November and his term of office will last for five years.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/kimmo-kohvakka-nimitettiin-pelastusylijohtajaksi
  9. 4.3.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send three experts to Moldova to assist in coordinating the humanitarian assistance needed by people fleeing Ukraine. The experts left Finland on Friday morning.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-sends-experts-in-international-civil-protection-to-moldova
  10. 15.6.2020 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of the Interior request comments on the draft government proposal concerning the health and social services reform and the organisation of rescue services from the municipalities and joint municipal authorities of mainland Finland and other parties mentioned in the request for comments. The deadline for submitting comments is 25 September 2020.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/1271139/sosiaali-ja-terveydenhuollon-ja-pelastustoimen-jarjestamisen-uudistusta-koske-vat-hallituksen-lakiluonnokset-lausuntokierrokselle
  11. 6.2.2023 | Finland is rapidly sending a team of experts to Türkiye to assist in rescue efforts following a major earthquake. The experts will be deployed through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-sends-expert-assistance-to-turkiye-
  12. 14.4.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send two experts to Poland and Slovakia to assist in coordinating the humanitarian assistance needed by people fleeing Ukraine. The experts left Finland on Wednesday evening. The Emergency Services Academy Finland is the employer of the posted experts.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-sends-experts-in-international-civil-protection-to-poland-and-slovakia
  13. 8.2.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send two experts to Madagascar, where tropical cyclone Batsirai has caused extensive damage due to heavy rains, strong wind and floods. Pelastusopisto – Emergency Services Academy Finland is the employer of the posted experts.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-sends-an-expert-in-international-civil-protection-to-madagascar
  14. 30.5.2023 | On 30 May 2023, Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen will attend an informal meeting of EU civil preparedness ministers in Brussels on CBRN threats (chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear). The coordination meeting was convened by Commissioner for Crisis Management Janez Lenarčič and the Swedish Minister of Civil Defence Carl-Oskar Bohlin.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-mikkonen-to-travel-to-brussels-for-informal-ministerial-meeting-on-cbrn-threats
  15. 11.2.2023 | Finland has provided material assistance in the form of emergency accommodation for approximately 3,000 people in Türkiye. Preparations are also underway to deliver material assistance to Syria quickly. The need for assistance in the rescue and clearance operations is great in the aftermath of the earthquake. The first instalment arrived in Türkiye today and was delivered through NATO’s Euro-Atlantic Disaster Response Coordination Centre (EARDCC).
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-sent-emergency-accommodation-to-turkiye-material-assistance-to-syria-is-also-under-preparation
  16. 6.9.2022 | Finland has sent an expert in international civil protection to Pakistan to assist in coordinating humanitarian aid related to monsoon floods. The expert left Finland on Tuesday 6 September.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-has-sent-an-expert-in-international-civil-protection-to-pakistan
  17. 30.6.2022 | A working group appointed by the Ministry of the Interior has drawn up the first national radiation measurement strategy. The aim of the strategy is to ensure that Finland is prepared for managing various radiation hazards and to improve the readiness for radiation measurement to safeguard the functioning of society and its vital functions.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/first-national-radiation-measurement-strategy-is-ready
  18. News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Government to promote operation of existing shooting ranges and establishment of new ones Type: Press release Publication date: 1.10.2026 13.53 EU home affairs ministers to discuss improving effective...
    https://intermin.fi/en/current-issues
  19. 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
  20. 25.4.2017 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send two urban search and rescue experts to Bhutan through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The experts will be investigating the possibility of establishing a training centre to develop urban search and rescue operations in Bhutan. The operation is estimated to last from mid-May to early June.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/suomi-lahettaa-kaksi-rauniopelastusasiantuntijaa-bhutaniin