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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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