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Recruitment and training of experts The Crisis Management Centre (CMC Finland) is responsible for the recruitment and training of Finnish experts for international civilian crisis management missions. The purpose of the recruitment process is to f...

Ministry of the Interior, an expert organisation The Ministry of the Interior's work has relevance for society. For employees, the Ministry provides a vantage point for examining internal security. Our motivated and competent employees work to ens...

Finnish experts serving in operations Decisions to take part in civilian crisis management are based on Finland's foreign and security policy and justice and home affairs objectives, national capabilities, and the needs in crisis areas. Our focus ...

Rekrytering och utbildning av experter Krishanteringscentret ansvarar för rekryteringen och utbildningen av experter som Finland sänder ut till internationella uppdrag inom civil krishantering. Det främsta målet med rekryteringen är att även med k...

2.4.2025 | Libya has requested technical expertise from EU Member States through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to determine the cause of a series of house fires. One expert from Finland will participate remotely in the technical group between 2 and 11 April 2025.

2.4.2025 | The earthquake and its aftershocks in Myanmar on Friday 28 March have caused extensive damage. By decision of the Ministry of the Interior, Finland will send an expert to Bangkok through the EU's Civil Protection Mechanism to support the coordination of assistance to Myanmar. The Finnish expert will be posted to Myanmar for two weeks (2 to 15 April 2025).

1.3.2024 | Tjeckien har via EU:s civilskyddsmekanism begärt hjälp med beredskapen för terrängbränder. Finland svarar på begäran genom att till landet sända en expert på riskhantering som ska delta i EU:s internationella team. 

1.3.2024 | Czechia has requested assistance in preparing for wildfires through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Finland responds to the request by sending a risk management expert to join the EU’s international team in the country. 

24.11.2023 | Island begärde bistånd via EU:s civilskyddsmekanism den 20 november på grund av ökad seismisk aktivitet på Reykjaneshalvön. Begäran om bistånd gäller expertis särskilt inom beredskapsplanering och högkapacitetspumpning. Avsikten är att utreda möjligheterna att kyla ned flytande lava med hjälp av högkapacitetspumpar.

17.11.2023 | Egypten begärde bistånd via EU:s civilskyddsmekanism den 1 november till följd av den pågående konflikten i Gaza. Begäran om bistånd gäller medicinsk utrustning och medicinska team. Dessutom behövs experthjälp för att stödja evakueringen av EU-medborgare.

6.2.2023 | Finland is rapidly sending a team of experts to Türkiye to assist in rescue efforts following a major earthquake. The experts will be deployed through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism.

9.11.2023 | Utbildningen ordnas som en del av rescEU-projektet för CBRN-lagerhållning, som inleddes i Finland i början av 2023. I projektet lagras personlig skyddsutrustning, mätinstrument, snabbtester, motgifter och läkemedel med vilka man förbereder sig på kemiska (C), biologiska (B), radiologiska (R) och nukleära (N) hot (CBRN). De första 30 experterna utbildas 2024 och resten 2025.

5.3.2024 | Ukraine has requested assistance through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism in preparing for threats related to chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear agents. Finland responds to the request by sending an expert to join the EU’s international team.

5.3.2024 | Ukraina har via EU:s civilskyddsmekanism begärt hjälp med beredskapen inför kemiska, biologiska, radiologiska och nukleära hot. Finland svarar på begäran genom att sända en expert som ska delta i EU:s internationella team.

6.9.2022 | Finland has sent an expert in international civil protection to Pakistan to assist in coordinating humanitarian aid related to monsoon floods. The expert left Finland on Tuesday 6 September.

25.7.2023 | By decision of the Ministry of the Interior, Finland is preparing to send 48 rescue workers to Portugal to help manage wildfires. The Emergency Services Academy Finland is the employer of the rescue service personnel who will be deployed to Portugal.

29.7.2022 | By decision of the Ministry of the Interior, Finland is sending 50 rescue workers to Greece to help manage wildfires. The Emergency Services Academy is the employer of the posted experts.

31.10.2022 | Finland has sent two international civil protection experts to Havana, Cuba, to support the training of local urban search and rescue personnel. Having identified a lack of expertise among Havana’s local authorities in conducting rescue from collapsed structures, Cuba requested international assistance to train urban search and rescue workers. The experts left Finland on Monday 31 October.

4.3.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send three experts to Moldova to assist in coordinating the humanitarian assistance needed by people fleeing Ukraine. The experts left Finland on Friday morning.

8.2.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send two experts to Madagascar, where tropical cyclone Batsirai has caused extensive damage due to heavy rains, strong wind and floods. Pelastusopisto – Emergency Services Academy Finland is the employer of the posted experts.

14.4.2022 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send two experts to Poland and Slovakia to assist in coordinating the humanitarian assistance needed by people fleeing Ukraine. The experts left Finland on Wednesday evening. The Emergency Services Academy Finland is the employer of the posted experts.

26.2.2021 | Lagstiftningen om rekrytering av experter inom civil krishantering ses över. Ändringarna hänför sig bland annat till de grunder som begränsar mandatperioderna för personer som sänds till uppdrag i utlandet. Lagförslaget är nu på remiss.

11.3.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send two experts to Bata, Equatorial Guinea, where an explosion at a munitions depot has caused extensive destruction. Equatorial Guinea has requested international assistance in the rescue operations following the explosion accident. The Emergency Services Academy Finland will serve as the employer of the posted experts.

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.  

1.6.2022 | Expressfilen för experter och tillväxtföretagare samt deras familjemedlemmar gör det möjligt att få uppehållstillstånd inom 14 dygn. Expressfilen inleds i början av juni. Servicelöftet är en av de många åtgärder som regeringen vidtar för att göra yrkeskunnigas invandring smidigare.

6.2.2014 | Diversity Experts are trained in the Good Relations Project

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. 

6.8.2020 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send expert and material assistance to Beirut through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism due to an explosion. Lebanon has requested international assistance from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, where Finland is a member.

3.12.2019 | Anti-trafficking coordinators and rapporteurs on human trafficking from EU Member States will meet on the invitation of EU Anti-Trafficking Coordinator Myria Vassiliadou in Brussels on 4–5 December. The meeting is organised as part of Finland's Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

3.12.2019 | Samordnarna för arbetet mot människohandel och människohandelsrapportörerna från EU-medlemsländerna sammanträder i Bryssel 4–5.12. Inbjudan kom från EU:s samordnare för arbetet mot människohandel Myria Vassiliadou. Mötet ordnas som en del av Finlands EU-ordförandeskap.

6.8.2020 | Inrikesministeriet har beslutat sända expert- och materielhjälp till Beirut via Europeiska unionens civilskyddsmekanism på grund av en explosionsolycka. Libanon har begärt internationellt bistånd hos EU:s civilskyddsmekanism. Finland är medlem i mekanismen.

12.8.2020 | Some of the Finnish civil protection experts deployed through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism will return home from Beirut after their mission ends. The task of the experts ends in Beirut because the focus of international assistance has shifted from acute rescue operations to the reception of material assistance and other assistance activities.

25.4.2017 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send two urban search and rescue experts to Bhutan through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. The experts will be investigating the possibility of establishing a training centre to develop urban search and rescue operations in Bhutan. The operation is estimated to last from mid-May to early June.

13.11.2014 | Kaksi suomalaista asiantuntijaa Sierra Leoneen

9.9.2014 | Suomalaisasiantuntijat koordinoimassa avustustarvikkeiden toimituksia Syyriaan

29.9.2017 | Finland sends experts to Dominica to assist in relief and recovery after Hurricane Maria Ministry of the Interior Publication date 29.9.2017 14.48 | Published in English on 2.10.2017 at 11.27 Type: Press release 103/2017 Press release from the Min...

16.9.2019 | Konferensen om förebyggande av våldsbejakande radikalisering (Conference on Preventing Violent Radicalisation) samlar ett stort antal internationella experter i Finlandiahuset den 17–18 september. De kommer att utifrån forskningsdata, praktisk erfarenhet och myndighetsperspektiv diskutera förebyggande av våldsbejakande radikalisering.

18.1.2018 | A new type of residence permit will be introduced for growth or startup entrepreneurs. The application process for an extended permit will also be simplified, and the validity period of a first residence permit for specialists will be extended. The Government submitted the new bill amending the Aliens Act for approval on Thursday 18 January. The President of the Republic is to approve the bill on Friday 30 January.

21.3.2016 | Suomi valmis lähettämään kymmeniä asiantuntijoita Kreikkaan

27.9.2019 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send expert and material assistance to Albania through the EU Civil Protection Mechanism to help with the recovery efforts following earthquakes and floods. Albania has requested international assistance from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, to which Finland belongs.

16.9.2019 | The Conference on Preventing Violent Radicalisation will bring together a wide range of international experts at Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, on 17–18 September 2019. They will discuss the prevention of violent radicalisation from the viewpoint of research, practical experiences and the work of public authorities.

27.9.2019 | Inrikesministeriet har inom ramen för Europeiska unionens civilskyddsmekanism beslutat sända expert- och materialhjälp till Albanien på grund av jordbävningar och översvämningar. Albanien har via EU:s civilskyddsmekanism begärt internationellt bistånd för att hantera läget. Finland deltar i civilskyddsmekanismen.

21.3.2016 | Suomi valmis lähettämään kymmeniä asiantuntijoita Kreikkaan

21.3.2014 | Sisäministeri Räsänen: Rajavartiolaitoksesta on kehittynyt kansainvälisesti tunnustettu rajaturvallisuusosaaja

28.9.2015 | Barents Rescue -harjoitus kokoaa neljän maan pelastusalan ammattilaiset ja vapaaehtoiset Leville

26.4.2016 | Finland to facilitate granting of residence permits to foreign investors, entrepreneurs and leading experts Ministry of the Interior Publication date 26.4.2016 12.58 Type: Press release This is an English translation of a press release published o...

Finland's objectives for civilian crisis management Finland's participation in civilian crisis management is guided by the National Strategy for Civilian Crisis Management of 2014 and the Act on the Participation of Civilian Personnel in Crisis Ma...

Civilian crisis management The aim of civilian crisis management is to build stability in conflict areas through civilian means, for example by training or advising authorities in conflict-affected countries or by monitoring the implementation of ...

Civil krishantering Den civila krishanteringen har som mål att stabilisera läget i konfliktdrabbade områden i världen genom icke-militära metoder, t.ex. genom att utbilda eller vägleda myndigheterna i konfliktdrabbade länder eller genom att följa ...

Finlands mål Finlands deltagande i den civila krishanteringen styrs av den nationella strategin för civil krishantering från 2014 samt av lagen om civilpersonals deltagande i krishantering, som uppdaterades vid ingången av 2019. Finlands mål är at...

Civilian crisis management agencies and responsibilities The Ministry of the Interior is responsible for maintaining, further developing and coordinating national civilian crisis management capabilities. Key national capabilities to increase Finla...

Organisation och ansvarsfördelning I Finland ansvarar inrikesministeriet för upprätthållandet, utvecklingen och samordningen av den nationella beredskapen för civil krishantering. Med tanke på stärkandet av Finlands synlighet och deltagande är en ...

International operations of the rescue services International cooperation with the European Union, United Nations, NATO, the Nordic countries and other neighbouring countries is part of the daily work of the rescue services. Finland may provide in...

Civilian assistance sent from Finland to Ukraine and neighbouring regions A highly exceptional aid operation is underway in Europe. Extensive amounts of assistance have been sent to Ukraine and neighbouring countries through the European Union Civ...

Finlands deltagande i civil krishantering Besluten om att delta i civil krishantering baserar sig på Finlands utrikes- och säkerhetspolitiska mål, behoven i krisområdet, den nationella beredskapen och målen för rättsliga och inrikes frågor. Finlan...

Frontex samordnar samarbetet mellan de europeiska gränsmyndigheterna Frontex, det vill säga Europeiska gräns- och kustbevakningsbyrån, samordnar det operativa samarbetet mellan de europeiska ländernas gränsmyndigheter. I Frontex verksamhet deltar ...

Internationella insatser hör till räddningsväsendet Ett kontinuerligt internationellt samarbete med Europeiska unionen, FN, Nato, de nordiska länderna och andra grannländer hör till räddningsväsendet. Finland kan på begäran av ett annat land, EU e...

Strategic foresight in the Ministry of the Interior's branch of government Joint strategic foresight activities in the Ministry of the Interior's branch of government include: continuously observing and monitoring of the operating environment iden...

Legislation Provisions of the legal status of civilian crisis management experts the Act on the Participation of Civilian Personnel in Crisis Management (1287/2004) Decree of the Ministry of the Interior on the Terms and Conditions of the Employme...

Statens civila bistånd från Finland till Ukraina och dess närområden I Europa pågår en mycket exceptionell biståndsinsats. Genom Europeiska unionens civilskyddsmekanism (European Union Civil Protection Mechanism) har omfattande mängder bistånd ski...