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  1. 20.8.2014 | Right to choose -hanke käyntiin – tasavallan presidentti Sauli Niinistö toimii hankkeen suojelijana
    https://intermin.fi/-/right-to-choose-hanke-kayntiin-tasavallan-presidentti-sauli-niinisto-toimii-hankkeen-suojelijana
  2. 20.8.2014 | Right to choose -hanke käyntiin – tasavallan presidentti Sauli Niinistö toimii hankkeen suojelijana
    https://intermin.fi/sv/-/right-to-choose-hanke-kayntiin-tasavallan-presidentti-sauli-niinisto-toimii-hankkeen-suojelijana
  3. 7.9.2023 | At its meeting on 7 September, the Government decided that Finland would no longer grant temporary protection and new residence permits to those third-country nationals who have fled Ukraine and who were not granted international protection or a permanent residence permit by Ukraine. This decision will not affect the protection already granted or the validity of the residence permits already issued.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/changes-to-temporary-protection-for-third-country-nationals-who-have-fled-ukraine
  4. 6.9.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent a draft proposal for an amendment to the Aliens Act out for comments. The amendment would allow a residence permit and an alien’s passport to be issued to applicants whose lack of a travel document is the sole impediment to issuing a residence permit.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/new-proposal-to-increase-flexibility-with-regard-to-travel-document-requirement-when-issuing-residence-permits
  5. 18.2.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project to review the provisions on the Assistance System for Victims of Human Trafficking. This builds on the Government Programme, which states that the status of victims will be improved, regardless of the progress of related criminal proceedings in a human trafficking case.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/legislative-amendments-to-improve-status-of-victims-of-human-trafficking
  6. 11.6.2020 | On 11 June 2020, the Government adopted a strategy and an action plan for tackling the grey economy and economic crime for 2020–2023. The tackling of the grey economy will focus on prevention, more effective access to information and cooperation between authorities.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/1410877/hallitus-torjuu-harmaata-taloutta-laajalla-toimenpideohjelmalla
  7. 29.12.2022 | A temporary amendment to the Aliens Act will ensure the validity of residence permits issued in Finland to beneficiaries of temporary protection for as long as the temporary protection is in effect in the EU. A person's first residence permit will be issued directly for the entire period of validity of the temporary protection. Moreover, those who have already received residence permits will not need to apply for an extension separately.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/ukrainians-enjoying-temporary-protection-to-have-extended-residence-permits-without-application-procedure
  8. 17.11.2022 | The Government proposes an amendment to the Aliens Act to enable clients of the Finnish Immigration Service to request an administrative review of decisions concerning residence permits for specialists and the EU Blue Card. The proposal aims to allow the Service to make automated decisions on these case types. The Government submitted its proposal to Parliament on 17 November.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/proposal-to-enable-requests-for-an-administrative-review-of-certain-decisions-of-the-finnish-immigration-service-free-of-charge
  9. 19.9.2022 | The Government proposes amendments to the emergency response centre legislation to update the provisions on the processing of personal data in centre operations to comply with the EU data protection legislation.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposes-to-update-emergency-response-centre-legislation-to-comply-with-the-eu-data-protection-legislation
  10. 2.9.2021 | The recruitment procedure for civilian crisis management experts to be sent abroad will be developed. The Government submitted a legislative proposal on the matter to Parliament on 2 September. The aim is for Finland to have at its disposal a sufficiently large, diverse and competent group of experts for civilian crisis management tasks. Attention will also be given to the impact of civilian crisis management work on the human resources of public sector employers.  
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/recruitment-procedure-for-civilian-crisis-management-experts-to-be-reformed
  11. 20.12.2022 | Amendments to the Aliens Act will extend the use of a long-term visa known as a D visa. The amendments will contribute to promoting education-based and labour-based immigration and streamline entry procedures. The President of the Republic approved the amendments on 20 December.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/long-term-d-visa-will-expedite-entry-into-the-country-for-students-and-researchers-who-have-been-issued-with-residence-permits
  12. 22.9.2022 | The Government proposes several amendments to the Rescue Act and the Act on the Emergency Services Academy. For example, it is proposed that the obligation to purchase and maintain smoke detectors in apartments be transferred from residents to building owners.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/it-is-proposed-that-the-responsibility-for-smoke-detectors-be-transferred-from-the-resident-to-the-owner-of-the-building
  13. 27.9.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft of a temporary amendment to the Aliens Act that would ensure the validity of residence permits issued in Finland to recipients of temporary protection for as long as the temporary protection is in effect in the EU. With the amendment, first residence permits would be issued directly for the entire period of validity of the temporary protection.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/amendments-to-aliens-act-would-streamline-extension-of-temporary-protection-for-ukrainians
  14. 3.11.2022 | A temporary amendment to the Aliens Act would ensure the validity of residence permits issued in Finland to recipients of temporary protection for as longs as the temporary protection is in effect in the EU. With the amendment, first residence permits would be issued directly for the entire period of validity of the temporary protection. Moreover, those who have already received residence permits would not need to apply for an extension separately.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposes-streamlining-extension-of-temporary-protection-for-ukrainians
  15. 17.6.2021 | The Finnish Immigration Service has introduced a new function in the service system to make it easier for seasonal workers to change employers while they are in Finland. The relevant amendment to the Decree of the Ministry of the Interior on Chargeable Services of the Finnish Immigration Service is based on an amendment to the Seasonal Workers Act. Both the amendment to the Seasonal Workers Act and the amendment to the Decree will enter into force on 17 June 2021.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/changing-employers-made-easier-for-seasonal-workers
  16. 22.1.2021 | On 22 January, the Government decided at an extraordinary meeting to tighten border traffic and the recommendations on testing and quarantine.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/194055633/government-decides-to-tighten-border-traffic
  17. 24.3.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft proposal on amendments to the emergency response centre legislation. The legislative amendments concern the Act on Emergency Response Centre Operations and related acts. Comments on the draft will be accepted until 13 May 2022.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/proposed-amendments-to-emergency-response-centre-legislation-sent-out-for-comments
  18. 4.8.2023 | Summary: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues. As a result of the war, around four million Ukrainians have applied for temporary protection in the Member States of the European Union. Other migration to the EU is also growing. Both the number of asylum applications submitted in the EU and irregular migration to the EU are on the rise. At the moment, migration pressure is concentrated on the Central Mediterranean route from Tunisia and Libya to Italy.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/an-overview-of-migration-to-the-eu-and-finland-1-2023
  19. 16.6.2022 | Amendments to the Aliens Act would extend the use of a long-term visa known as a D visa. The amendments would contribute to promoting education-based and labour-based immigration and streamline entry procedures. The Government submitted a proposal on the amendments to Parliament on 16 June.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/long-term-d-visa-would-expedite-entry-into-the-country-for-students-and-researchers-who-have-been-issued-with-residence-permits
  20. 22.1.2021 | On 22 January, the Government decided to tighten the restrictions on entry into Finland. The new restrictions will enter into force on 27 January and will remain in force until 25 February. The new restrictions aim to reduce cross-border traffic in order to prevent the spread of the new COVID-19 variants. The epidemiological situation in Finland differs considerably from that in other Schengen countries.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/restrictions-on-entry-into-finland-to-be-tightened-on-27-january