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6.3.2026 | Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany have agreed to deepen their cooperation on protecting the civilian population and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the ministries responsible for civil preparedness. The ministers discussed the Memorandum at a videoconference in February, with Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen representing Finland.

28.10.2025 | The interior ministers of Finland, Norway, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Sweden and Denmark will meet in Gdánsk, Poland, on 28 October. The ministers will discuss countering hybrid threats posed by Russia and Belarus, and evacuation practices in the countries in the Baltic Sea region. Finland will be represented at the meeting by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen.

19.6.2025 | The interior ministers of Finland, Norway, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Sweden will meet in Estonia on 19 and 20 June. The topics on their agenda include border issues and the situation in the Baltic Sea. Finland will be represented at the meeting by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen.

Frontex coordinates cooperation between European border Frontex, the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, coordinates joint operations between European border authorities. EU Member States, countries in the Schengen area and countries outside t...

National risk assessment Finland’s national risk assessment is prepared at regular intervals. The purpose of the national risk assessment is to anticipate relatively sudden incidents potentially targeted at Finland that require the authorities to ...

NATO membership and Finland’s resilience Finland joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in 2023. NATO membership will strengthen Finland’s security as well as the security and stability of the Baltic Sea region and Northern Europe. A...

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...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Government decides to apply for additional funding for detecting and countering drones Type: Press release Publication date: 23.4.2026 13.56 Legislative project launched to enable scratch cards to be ...

Archive: Press releases and news Government decides to apply for additional funding for detecting and countering drones Organization: Ministry of the Interior Type: Press release Categories: Publication date: 23.4.2026 Legislative project launched...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Government decides to apply for additional funding for detecting and countering drones Type: Press release Publication date: 23.4.2026 13.56 Legislative project launched to enable scratch cards to be ...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Government decides to apply for additional funding for detecting and countering drones Type: Press release Publication date: 23.4.2026 13.56 Legislative project launched to enable scratch cards to be ...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Government decides to apply for additional funding for detecting and countering drones Type: Press release Publication date: 23.4.2026 13.56 Legislative project launched to enable scratch cards to be ...

Situation at the eastern border The border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia have been closed since 15 December 2023. The border crossing points for maritime traffic at Haapasaari, the port of Nuijamaa and Santio have b...

9.3.2026 | Finland’s Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen and Lithuania’s Minister of the Interior Vladislav Kondratovič met in Helsinki on 9 March 2026. The ministers discussed, among other things, the Finnish police system, cooperation related to preparedness, and the countries' common security challenges.

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Government decides to apply for additional funding for detecting and countering drones Type: Press release Publication date: 23.4.2026 13.56 Legislative project launched to enable scratch cards to be ...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Government decides to apply for additional funding for detecting and countering drones Type: Press release Publication date: 23.4.2026 13.56 Legislative project launched to enable scratch cards to be ...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Government decides to apply for additional funding for detecting and countering drones Type: Press release Publication date: 23.4.2026 13.56 Legislative project launched to enable scratch cards to be ...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Government decides to apply for additional funding for detecting and countering drones Type: Press release Publication date: 23.4.2026 13.56 Legislative project launched to enable scratch cards to be ...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Government decides to apply for additional funding for detecting and countering drones Type: Press release Publication date: 23.4.2026 13.56 Legislative project launched to enable scratch cards to be ...

News RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Government decides to apply for additional funding for detecting and countering drones Type: Press release Publication date: 23.4.2026 13.56 Legislative project launched to enable scratch cards to be ...