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24.1.2014 | Community events to promote good relations

13.8.2013 | Equality Conference Boahttevuohta - Moving forward together in Inari on 14-15 August

31.5.2020 | The restrictions put in place to mitigate the COVID-19 epidemic are being phased out gradually and in a controlled manner starting on 1 June. The aim is to curb the epidemic while minimising the adverse impact on people, businesses, society and the exercise of fundamental rights. From the beginning of June, certain restrictions will be alleviated, including the restrictions on gatherings, the organisation of events and the opening of public spaces.

17.5.2019 | Hate speech is such a serious problem that the Government must define policies for its eradication. A working group that examined the phenomenon proposes that an action plan against hate speech be drawn up, a centre of expertise be established, and the relevant legislation be amended. Hate speech has harmful consequences not only for the victim but also for democratic society as a whole, the rule of law, and freedom of expression.

4.10.2019 | En tredjedel av de kommunala beslutsfattarna och närmare hälften av riksdagsledamöterna eller deras assistenter har blivit utsatta för hatretorik på grund av sina förtroende- eller tjänsteuppdrag. Dessutom bedömer två av tre beslutsfattare att hatretorik i den offentliga debatten har ökat under de senaste åren. Uppgifterna framgår av en färsk studie.

25.10.2018 | In order to reduce the negative economic, social and health impacts of gambling, the Government is proposing requiring players to identify themselves when they play slot machines found in shops or kiosks, for example. The proposal on this matter was submitted to Parliament on 25 October.

21.3.2019 | The Security Committee has granted its 2018 Timanttiteko (Diamond Act) award to the group in charge of implementing the National Climate Change Adaptation Plan for 2022. The award was presented on 21 March 2019 at the Erve Forum, an annual cooperation event for security professionals organised by the State Security Networks Group.

4.10.2019 | Kolmannes kuntapäättäjistä ja melkein puolet kansanedustajista tai heidän avustajistaan on ollut vihapuheen kohteena luottamus- tai virkatehtäviensä takia. Lisäksi kaksi kolmesta päättäjästä arvioi julkisessa keskustelussa esiintyvän vihapuheen lisääntyneen viime vuosina. Tulokset käyvät ilmi tuoreesta tutkimuksesta.

25.2.2020 | Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo awarded Medals of Merit First Class for Civil Defence and Medals of Merit Second Class for Civil Defence on 24 February. These Medals of Merit are awarded for meritorious or highly meritorious work for the good of civil defence.

14.12.2018 | A new Migration Review has been published. The report provides a concise summary of Finland’s migration-related policies, key legal amendments and up-to-date statistics. It also includes an extensive media review.

26.3.2020 | On 25 March 2020, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment appointed a joint ministerial working group to assess the need for entry into the country of employees working in essential sectors in the state of emergency caused by the coronavirus outbreak.

22.5.2018 | A new Migration Review has been published. The Review discusses labour migration developments in the light of statistics, the latest legislative changes that have facilitated work permit processes, the progress made in the reform of the Common European Asylum System by the EU and the latest trends in the asylum situation.

6.11.2019 | Ett seminarium om säkerhetsforskning samlar den 6–7 november i Helsingfors internationella experter inom säkerhetsbranschen för diskussion av säkerhetsforskningens nuläge och utmaningar i Europa. Seminariet är ett sidoevenemang till Finlands EU-ordförandeskap och arrangeras av inrikesministeriet tillsammans med Europeiska kommissionen. Inrikesminister Maria Ohisalo är huvudtalare vid seminariet.

6.11.2019 | Turvallisuustutkimuksen seminaari kokoaa Helsinkiin 6.-7.11. kansainvälisiä turvallisuusalan asiantuntijoita keskustelemaan turvallisuustutkimuksen nykytilasta ja haasteista Euroopassa. Seminaari on Suomen EU-puheenjohtajakauden oheistapahtuma ja sen järjestämisestä vastaa sisäministeriö yhdessä Euroopan komission kanssa. Sisäministeri Maria Ohisalo on seminaarin pääpuhuja.

23.2.2021 | I ett forskningsprojekt som beställts av statsrådet utreds hurdana kompletterande migrationsvägar olika länder har för personer som vistas utomlands och som är i behov av internationellt skydd. Särskild fokus ligger på vägar som baserar sig på arbete och studier. Den internationella jämförelsen kan bidra till att stödja såväl Finlands tankar om behovet av kompletterande vägar som det internationella samfundets strävanden efter nya lösningar.

16.1.2020 | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) will hold a ministerial meeting in Paris on 17 January. The topics on the agenda are migration and integration. Finland will be represented by Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo.

20.12.2019 | The start of 2020 will see the entry into force of amendments to acts and decrees related to the police, immigration and rescue services. This press release provides a summary of the most important changes.

8.5.2019 | Written by the Ministry of the Interior, the Migration Review provides current information about developments in labour migration and the asylum-seeker situation as well as about recent legislative amendments.

23.2.2021 | Valtioneuvoston tilaamassa tutkimushankkeessa selvitetään, millaisia täydentäviä maahanmuuton väyliä eri maissa on käytössä ulkomailla oleskeleville, kansainvälisen suojelun tarpeessa oleville henkilöille. Erityisenä painopisteenä ovat työ- ja opiskeluperusteiset väylät. Kansainvälinen vertailu voi osaltaan tukea sekä Suomen pohdintaa täydentävien väylien tarpeesta että kansainvälisen yhteisön pyrkimyksiä uusiin ratkaisuihin.

12.11.2021 | På initiativ av inrikesministeriet lät statsrådet göra en undersökning där man utredde vilka kompletterande migrationsvägar det finns i olika länder för personer som är i behov av internationellt skydd. Fokus låg på vägar som baserar sig på arbete och studier. Forskningsinformation stöder Finlands överväganden av behovet av migrationsvägar och EU:s ansträngningar för att finna nya lösningar.

18.2.2021 | According to the annual report, work on preventing violent extremism and radicalisation has proceeded well despite the coronavirus pandemic.

19.6.2019 | On Wednesday 19 June, the Government appointed Master of Science Olli-Poika Parviainen as State Secretary to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo, Doctor of Philosophy Minna Kelhä as State Secretary to Minister of Education Li Andersson, and Doctor of Political Science Pilvi Torsti as State Secretary to Minister of Employment Timo Harakka. Their term, starting on 19 June, is the same as that of the ministers.

12.11.2021 | I ett forskningsprojekt som beställts av statsrådet har utretts vilka kompletterande migrationsvägar det finns för personer som är i behov av internationellt skydd. Särskilt fokus lades på arbets- och studiebaserade vägar. Antalet program för kompletterande vägar ökar i snabb takt, och dessa har potential att tillgodose behoven hos såväl människor i behov av skydd som mottagarsamhällen.

12.11.2021 | I ett forskningsprojekt som beställts av statsrådet har utretts vilka kompletterande migrationsvägar det finns för personer som är i behov av internationellt skydd. Särskilt fokus lades på arbets- och studiebaserade vägar. Antalet program för kompletterande vägar ökar i snabb takt, och dessa har potential att tillgodose behoven hos såväl människor i behov av skydd som mottagarsamhällen.

23.1.2020 | The majority of Finnish people consider Finland a safe country. People’s concerns and fears can be divided into social and personal factors generating insecurity. Another factor influencing people’s sense of security is the level of trust individuals have in their own abilities and the abilities of their community and society to protect them against threats and overcome different kinds of disturbances in society.

12.11.2021 | Valtioneuvosto teetti sisäministeriön aloitteesta tutkimuksen, jossa selvitettiin, millaisia täydentäviä maahanmuuton väyliä eri maissa on kansainvälistä suojelua tarvitseville henkilöille. Painopisteenä olivat työ- ja opiskeluperusteiset väylät. Tutkimustieto tukee Suomen pohdintoja väylien tarpeesta ja EU:n pyrkimyksiä uusiin ratkaisuihin.

16.9.2021 | The government proposal on the introduction of a long-term national D visa in Finland promotes labour migration and includes the preparation of a fast track pledge. According to the proposal, the national D visa would first cover specialists, growth or start-up entrepreneurs and their family members.

12.11.2021 | Valtioneuvoston tilaamassa tutkimushankkeessa selvitettiin, millaisia täydentäviä maahanmuuton väyliä kansainvälisen suojelun tarpeessa oleville henkilöille on olemassa. Erityisenä painopisteenä olivat työ- ja opiskeluperusteiset väylät. Täydentävien väylien ohjelmien määrä kasvaa nopeasti, ja niillä on potentiaalia vastata niin suojelun tarpeessa olevien ihmisten kuin vastaanottavien yhteiskuntien tarpeisiin.

12.11.2021 | Valtioneuvoston tilaamassa tutkimushankkeessa selvitettiin, millaisia täydentäviä maahanmuuton väyliä kansainvälisen suojelun tarpeessa oleville henkilöille on olemassa. Erityisenä painopisteenä olivat työ- ja opiskeluperusteiset väylät. Täydentävien väylien ohjelmien määrä kasvaa nopeasti, ja niillä on potentiaalia vastata niin suojelun tarpeessa olevien ihmisten kuin vastaanottavien yhteiskuntien tarpeisiin.

19.12.2019 | From the beginning of 2020, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will be responsible for the administration of labour migration matters. This transfer of duties was agreed on in the Government Programme. The objective is to link labour and student migration more closely to employment, industrial, innovation, education and immigration policies.

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. 

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.

5.5.2022 | On 5 May 2022, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior will hold an invitational discussion on Finland’s priorities and objectives for developing the EU’s civilian crisis management and on our national capabilities for comprehensive crisis management. 

21.7.2022 | The National Action Plan for the Prevention of Violent Radicalisation and Extremism for 2019–2023 has now reached its halfway point, and despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, reasonable progress was made in 2021. The main focus of the measures implemented in 2021 was on organising different types of training online, according to the annual report.

21.12.2022 | The start of 2023 will see the entry into force of amendments to acts and decrees. This press release provides a summary of the most important changes. 

29.5.2023 | According to the 2023 survey, the attitudes of Finns towards rescue services have remained positive. World events, such as Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, are clearly reflected in how Finns perceive the likelihood that potential risks may materialise. Similarly, Finns see civil defence as more necessary than before.

13.11.2023 | To prevent labor exploitation and human trafficking, foreign workers need to have access to information in their native language about working in Finland.

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21.3.2024 | According to a survey commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior, Ukrainians who arrived in Finland as refugees after February 2022 are satisfied with their life in Finland and more interested than before in staying in the country. The online survey was completed by 1,300 Ukrainians in November 2023.

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17.9.2013 | "Tuntemattoman pelko on inhimillistä"

4.7.2024 | New legislative amendments will prevent the evasion of provisions on entry more effectively than before. In its session on 4 July, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic approve the amendments to the Aliens Act and the Researchers and Students Act. The President of the Republic is scheduled to approve the amendments on 5 July, and they will enter into force on 1 September 2024.

14.1.2014 | Final Declaration from Nordic ministerial meeting on the establishment of a network for the preventing of extremism

13.1.2015 | Ebola-epidemia osoittaa: terveysturvallisuutta on vahvistettava yhdessä

8.12.2020 | The Government proposes that wellbeing services counties be established and healthcare, social welfare and rescue services be reformed. The proposed counties would be established as soon as possible after the passing and approval of the relevant bills. The bills would enter into force in stages, the first ones on 1 July 2021 and the last ones on 1 January 2023. However, Parliament needs to pass the legislative package before the reform can enter into force.

22.12.2014 | Designer drugs to be covered under the Narcotics Act

6.11.2013 | Poliisin tietoon tullut viharikollisuus väheni

10.10.2025 | A study commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior looks at how Ukrainians are managing in Finland, focusing on their employment, future plans and whether they intend to return to Ukraine after their temporary protection ends. Progress in language skills and registering with municipal services after leaving the reception system have helped Ukrainians settle in Finland. However, the relatively low employment rate remains a challenge.

26.8.2013 | Annual Report on Immigration 2012 released

14.6.2018 | Based on a report made by the Finnish Immigration Service, decisions on asylum applications largely meet the criteria laid down in the law. Deficiencies in the quality of interpretation of asylum interviews and processing of asylum applications were, however, detected. It is likely that the number of deficiencies became bigger than normal following a sudden tenfold increase in asylum seekers in 2015 and a need to quickly increase the amount of human resources required for the process.

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...

20.12.2018 | The start of 2019 will see the entry into force of amendments to acts and decrees related to the police, immigration, rescue services and civilian crisis management. This press release provides a summary of the most important changes.

16.4.2018 | The position and role of women and children in radical Islamist terrorist organisations are under special review in the new situation overview of violent extremism. According to the 2017 overview, more than half of the suspected crimes reported to the police where an extremist motive was indicated were associated with violent right-wing extremism.

8.5.2017 | Cybercrime volumes have increased and will keep growing significantly. In particular, the number of online frauds has grown. Police is constantly developing capabilities to investigate cybercrime. Cybercrime constantly adopts new forms and the authorities need to keep pace with these developments.

17.3.2020 | The Government resolution to slow the spread of coronavirus infections and to protect at-risk groups, issued on 16 March 2020, states as follows (section 2):

1.9.2017 | European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats starts operating in Helsinki Ministry of the Interior Publication date 1.9.2017 12.53 Type: News item Press Release of the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats on S...

5.6.2020 | The Government has finalised the policy outlines for the health and social services reform, on the basis of which preparations for the reform will continue. The aim is to circulate the draft bills on the restructuring of health and social services for comments in June.

27.6.2019 | The survey report provides information on the standards and efficiency of the asylum procedure and the asylum applicants’ legal protection. The survey, examining the entire procedure and all authorities involved, was the first of its kind.

13.4.2018 | Finland's new National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security was published on Friday 13 April. This is Finland's third National Action Plan (NAP), extending from 2018 to the end of 2021. Through the NAP, Finland aims to contribute effectively to sustainable peace by strengthening women's participation.

21.10.2014 | Permanent Secretary Päivi Nerg: Today’s security challenges call for more intense collaboration internationally to reinforce Europe’s internal security