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22.2.2023 | Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen will visit Moldova on 22–24 February. During the visit, Mikkonen will meet the Moldovan Minister of Internal Affairs Ana Revenco and the Representative of the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR in Moldova, Francesca Bonelli, among others. The topics of discussion in the meetings during the trip include Ukraine’s refugees and civilian crisis management.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-mikkonen-to-visit-moldova
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30.9.2021 | The final report on the implementation of the action plan for incident prevention for rescue services has now been published. According to the report, closer cooperation between different actors is needed and tools must be developed for qualitative evaluation.https://intermin.fi/en/-/attitudes-and-cooperation-decisive-in-reaching-incident-prevention-targets
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28.8.2023 | Finland's civil defence shelters are largely in good repair, but there is still some need for maintenance and repairs. A new Ministry of the Interior study shows that more than 90 per cent of civil defence shelters would provide people with good protection against the effects of conventional weapons. Shelter equipment is in most need of repair. Based on the report, the Ministry of the Interior has drawn up four recommendations for improving the network of civil defence shelters.https://intermin.fi/en/-/most-civil-defence-shelters-in-finland-are-in-good-condition-but-some-shelter-equipment-needs-maintenance
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31.10.2022 | Finland has sent two international civil protection experts to Havana, Cuba, to support the training of local urban search and rescue personnel. Having identified a lack of expertise among Havana’s local authorities in conducting rescue from collapsed structures, Cuba requested international assistance to train urban search and rescue workers. The experts left Finland on Monday 31 October.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-has-sent-experts-in-international-civil-protection-to-cuba
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6.4.2018 | The Crisis Management Centre (CMC Finland), operating in connection with the Emergency Services College, will move from Kuopio to the Helsinki Metropolitan Area. On the other hand, rescue education will be provided in Kuopio when the operation of the Helsinki Rescue School will cease in connection with the regional government reform. In the future, all rescuers will be trained in Kuopio. Educat...https://intermin.fi/en/-/kriisinhallintakeskus-siirtyy-paakaupunkiseudulle-ja-pelastuskoulutus-keskitetaan-kuopioon
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5.9.2022 | Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen will attend a coordination meeting convened by the European Commission and the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU on Monday 5 September. The meeting will discuss preparedness for wildfires caused by the climate crisis. The meeting will be attended by ministers responsible for the internal security in the EU Member States and senior officials.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-of-the-interior-mikkonen-to-attend-eu-coordination-meeting-on-preparing-for-wildfires
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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
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2.12.2022 | On 2 December 2022, ministers responsible for civil preparedness or their deputies from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland met in Reykjavik in the framework of so-called Haga cooperation. State Secretary Akseli Koskela from the Ministry of the Interior represented Finland at the meeting.https://intermin.fi/en/-/nordic-cooperation-in-civil-preparedness-is-now-more-important-than-ever-before
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30.11.2022 | On 24 November, Finland sent much needed help for the energy sector in Ukraine. The delivery package comprised components of the electricity grid, such as current transformers, circuit breakers and relays. Earlier this autumn, 28 current transformers were delivered to Ukraine.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-supports-energy-sector-in-ukraine
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14.2.2023 | The Ministry of the Interior has published an updated national risk assessment. The previous risk assessment was published in 2018, after which several changes have taken place in Finland’s operating environment. The national risk assessment anticipates sudden incidents targeted at Finland that have an impact on the vital functions of society and require the authorities to adopt exceptional measures or even request help from other countries.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-s-national-risk-assessment-maps-out-potential-risks-and-supports-preparedness
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19.9.2022 | The Government proposes approximately EUR 2,274 billion for the administrative branch of the Ministry of the Interior in the 2023 Budget. This is about EUR 689 billion more than in the Budget approved for 2022. The amount is largely explained by the significant increases for internal security and preparedness in the decision on spending limits which the Government made in the spring after Russia had launched its war of aggression.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposes-a-significant-increase-for-the-appropriations-of-the-ministry-of-the-interior-s-administrative-branch-for-2023
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17.11.2022 | On 17 November 2022, the Government decided that Finland will take ten asylum seekers rescued by the Ocean Viking vessel that docked in France. Priority will be given to vulnerable asylum seekers.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-to-receive-ten-rescued-asylum-seekers-from-france
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3.10.2016 | Kansainvälisen terveysturvaohjelman Suomen työryhmä sai Damir Čemerin -palkinnonhttps://intermin.fi/en/-/kansainvalisen-terveysturvaohjelman-suomen-tyoryhma-sai-damir-cemerin-palkinnon
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11.2.2016 | National risks identified in Finland Ministry of the Interior Publication date 11.2.2016 10.59 Type: Press release This is a translation of the press release in Finnish published 11 February 2016 Finland's National Risk Assessment has been release...https://intermin.fi/en/-/suomen-kansalliset-riskit-kartoitettu
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2.5.2022 | Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen will visit Tallinn on 2–3 May and meet Estonian Minister of the Interior Kristian Jaani. The Ministers will discuss topics including the situation in Ukraine, the reception of people who have fled Ukraine, provision of international assistance and civil defence.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finnish-and-estonian-interior-ministers-meet-in-tallinn
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16.2.2023 | The Government has adopted a resolution on the National Strategy for the Prevention of and Response to Environmental Damage extending to 2035. The Strategy was adopted at the government session on 16 February. Its main objective is to guide the authorities’ preparedness for current and future threats of environmental damage. The Strategy needed to be updated to ensure that the responsibilities of different actors are in line with the current legislation.https://intermin.fi/en/-/national-strategy-for-the-prevention-of-and-response-to-environmental-damage-guides-preparedness-for-current-and-future-threats-
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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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12.12.2016 | Finland sends maternity packages and other material assistance to Mosul for winter Ministry of the Interior Publication date 12.12.2016 13.42 Type: Press release Finland has today sent 268 tents, camping mats, blankets, tarpaulins and soap to the ...https://intermin.fi/en/-/suomi-lahettaa-mosuliin-aitiyspakkauksia-ja-materiaaliapua-talven-varalle
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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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14.12.2021 | Today, ministers responsible for civil preparedness or their deputies from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Iceland and Finland met via videoconference in the framework of so-called Haga cooperation. Finland’s Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen chaired the meeting, which ended Finland’s 2021 chairmanship of the Haga cooperation.https://intermin.fi/en/-/nordic-ministers-and-public-officials-cooperate-closely-on-civil-preparedness