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4.12.2023 | The EU home affairs ministers will gather in Brussels on 5 December for a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. Items on the agenda for the meeting include issues related to the Schengen area, improving the efficiency of procedures to return migrants, and the implications of the situation in the Middle East for the EU’s internal security.https://intermin.fi/en/-/home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-more-effective-return-procedures
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20.12.2022 | The President of the Republic approved supplementary legislation on the Entry/Exit System (EES) and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS) on 20 December. The supplementary legislation amends the national legislation as required by the relevant European Parliament and Council regulations.https://intermin.fi/en/-/acts-related-to-the-smart-borders-package-to-enter-into-force-next-year
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11.4.2023 | Cyber security threats have increased and diversified in recent years, calling for the continuous and systematic development of cyber security. A newly published report identifies several development measures that can improve the authorities’ capacity to protect national cyber security, combat serious cyber crime and develop cyber defence.https://intermin.fi/en/-/report-finland-s-cyber-security-must-be-developed-systematically-cooperation-of-the-authorities-and-processes-require-further-improvement
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26.9.2023 | The Ministry of the Interior has launched a project to examine the reception allowance granted to applicants for international protection and beneficiaries of temporary protection. According to the Government Programme, the amount of the reception allowance will be reduced to the minimum amount permitted by the Constitution and the Reception Directive. The aim is to submit a proposal to Parliament for consideration during the 2024 spring session.https://intermin.fi/en/-/ministry-of-the-interior-to-examine-reception-allowance
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24.10.2023 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project on the reform of the gambling system. The project will prepare for the introduction of a licence system for gambling in accordance with the Government Programme.https://intermin.fi/en/-/lakihanke-rahapelijarjestelman-uudistamisesta-alkaa
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22.6.2022 | In future, the border procedure could be introduced by decision of the Government if an exceptionally large number of people were to arrive in Finland over a short period of time or if hybrid influence activities that exploit migration were directed against Finland. The Government submitted the relevant proposal for amending the Aliens Act to Parliament on 22 June. The purpose of the proposal is to make it easier to manage migrants who have made their way towards Finland.https://intermin.fi/en/-/border-procedure-could-be-introduced-at-the-finnish-border-in-situations-of-mass-influx-of-migrants-or-instrumentalisation-of-migration
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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
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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