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  1. News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Temporary protection for Ukrainians fleeing war extended until 4 March 2028 Type: Press release Publication date: 31.7.2026 13.13 Proposal to supplement legislation on Finnish Border Guard’s criminal ...
    https://intermin.fi/en/current-issues?decisionId=6640
  2. 21.1.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has published three new guides containing practical instructions on how to use and maintain civil defence shelters and on how to draw up emergency plans. The guides are intended, for example, to support building owners (such as housing companies) and other building operators.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/new-guides-provide-advice-on-planning-and-maintenance-of-civil-defence-shelters
  3. 17.6.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments draft amendments to the Act on the Reception of Persons Applying for International Protection and on the Identification of and Assistance to Victims of Trafficking in Human Beings. The amendments aim to weaken the link between the provision of assistance to victims of human trafficking and criminal proceedings. In accordance with the Governm...
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/comments-invited-on-legislative-amendments-to-improve-status-of-victims-of-human-trafficking
  4. 8.12.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior has commissioned the Emergency Services Academy Finland to prepare a report on the current state and development needs of the fixed public warning system. The report will be completed in December 2026.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/ministry-of-the-interior-commissions-report-on-development-needs-for-public-warning-system
  5. 9.4.2026 | Verkossa tapahtuva lapsiin kohdistuva seksuaaliväkivalta ja -hyväksikäyttö on yksi aikamme vakavimmista rikollisuuden muodoista. Ilmiö ei tunne valtioiden rajoja, ja se rehottaa niin avoimessa kuin pimeässä verkossa. Joka vuosi rikolliset jakavat miljoonia hyväksikäyttöä kuvaavia tiedostoja, mikä osoittaa verkon keskeisen roolin rikollisen toiminnan mahdollistajana.
    https://intermin.fi/-/lapsiin-kohdistuvan-seksuaalivakivallan-torjunta-verkossa-edellyttaa-yhteista-saantelya-ja-uusia-tyokaluja
  6. 23.9.2021 | A new act will be enacted for the management of the European Union’s Home Affairs Funds. The act on the programming period 2021–2027 lays down provisions on managing the programmes under the Funds and on implementing the aid system. On 23 September, the Government submitted to Parliament its proposal for an act on Home Affairs Funds.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/new-act-to-manage-eu-home-affairs-funds-during-2021-2027-programming-period
  7. 15.7.2021 | In future, the rescue authorities may order, for example, owners of large shopping centres or hospitals to acquire and maintain equipment which ensures the operability of broadband services for public authority communications. The President of the Republic approved the legislative amendment on 15 July. The amendment will enter into force on 1 August 2021.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/use-of-broadband-services-for-public-authority-communications-to-be-ensured-at-security-critical-sites
  8. 23.8.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior is launching a series of immigration dialogues. The idea is for various actors across Finland to organise discussions on immigration this autumn. The aim of the discussions is to increase understanding of different perspectives and the changing nature of immigration.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/immigration-dialogues-invite-people-to-discuss-immigration
  9. 28.10.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to conduct a preliminary study concerning the needs for amendments in the Aliens Act and how the reform should implemented.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/reform-of-the-aliens-act-to-be-launched-with-a-preliminary-study
  10. 20.3.2026 | Finland will receive EUR 17 million from the European Union to strengthen the surveillance of the eastern border and the Gulf of Finland and improve Finland's ability to maintain an up-to-date picture of the situation. With support from the EU Instrument for Financial Support for Border Management and Visa Policy (BMVI), the Finnish Border Guard will acquire unmanned surveillance systems that are resistant to interference with satellite positioning systems (GNSS disruptions).
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-to-provide-finland-with-eur-17-million-for-surveillance-of-eastern-border-and-gulf-of-finland
  11. 4.5.2020 | A research project will examine the combined effects of the amendments to the Aliens Act and the practices of applying the Act with regard to the status of those requesting and receiving international protection. In particular, the project will examine whether the amendments have had an impact on safeguarding the best interests of the child.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/ulkomaalaislakiin-tehtyjen-muutosten-yhteisvaikutusta-selvitetaan
  12. 16.12.2021 | The reception act will be amended so that the Finnish Immigration Service will have central responsibility for preparedness planning concerning the organisation of reception services in the event of a mass influx of migrants. The President of the Republic approved the bill for the act on Thursday 16 December. The act will enter into force on 1 January 2022.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/amendment-to-the-reception-act-clarifies-responsibilities-for-preparing-for-mass-influx-of-migrants
  13. 22.4.2021 | The implementation programme of the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF) will receive an additional resettlement appropriation of EUR 5.7 million, which the European Commission will pay to Finland. The funding will be allocated to measures related to the reception and integration of quota refugees who arrived in Finland in 2020. During the previous monitoring period from October 2019 to October 2020, 572 quota refugees arrived in Finland.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/additional-funding-of-around-eur-5.7-million-to-the-asylum-migration-and-integration-fund-
  14. 14.1.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior’s project examined ways to clarify the picture of migration to Finland in the next few years and its impacts on the Finnish migration administration, especially the Finnish Immigration Service. The aim is to ensure that the migration administration meets the needs of society by means of smooth services.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/more-detailed-information-will-be-used-in-the-future-to-develop-the-finnish-immigration-service
  15. 13.10.2020 | The Ministerial Working Group on Health and Social Services has reviewed the comments received during the consultation round, organised from 15 June to 25 September, on the health and social services reform and outlined policies and made changes to the draft government proposal. The draft bill will be submitted to the Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis (FCRIA) on 14 October 2020. The Government proposal is due to be submitted to Parliament in early December 2020.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-has-decided-on-changes-to-the-draft-bill-on-organisation-of-rescue-services-based-on-comments-received
  16. 18.3.2021 | On 18 March 2021, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal on national legislation supplementing the EU regulations on the use of the Schengen Information System (SIS). The role of the SIS is to support checks at the external Schengen borders and improve cooperation and exchanges of information between law enforcement and judicial authorities across Europe.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/bills-on-updating-the-provisions-on-schengen-information-system-were-submitted-to-parliament
  17. 3.2.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior is preparing a national plan that will form the basis for identifying critical entities and guide resilience development in all sectors.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/national-plan-will-strengthen-resilience-of-critical-entities
  18. 6.11.2019 | The Security Research Event (SRE) will bring together international security experts in Helsinki on 6–7 November 2019 to take stock of the state of play and the challenges of security research in Europe. This side event of Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union will be co-hosted by the Ministry of the Interior and the European Commission. One of the keynote speakers will be Finland’s Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/euroopan-turvallisuustutkimuksen-nykytilanne-ja-haasteet-esilla-helsingissa
  19. 22.12.2021 | The Lotteries Act that regulates gambling will be amended. The focus of the reform is on preventing harm caused by gambling, combating marketing that violates the Lotteries Act, and directing the demand for gambling towards activities that are covered by the Lotteries Act. The President of the Republic approved the bill on 22 December 2021. The amendments will enter into force on 1 January 2022.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/reform-of-lotteries-act-aims-to-combat-negative-impacts-of-gambling-more-effectively
  20. 7.10.2021 | The Government proposes that the reception act be amended so that the Finnish Immigration Service would have central responsibility for preparedness planning concerning the organisation of reception services in the event of a mass influx of migrants. The amendment would improve preparedness for large numbers of migrants and clarify the division of duties between the authorities. The Government submitted a proposal on the amendment to Parliament on 7 October.
    https://intermin.fi/en/-/amendment-to-the-reception-act-would-clarify-responsibilities-for-preparing-for-mass-influx-of-migrants