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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 ...

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...

28.11.2021 | As of 15.00 on Sunday 28 November, Finland will restrict entry into the country at its external borders for travellers who have been in Botswana, Eswatini, South Africa, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia or Zimbabwe during the 14 days prior to their arrival in Finland. The Government adopted a decision on the matter on 28 November.

5.5.2022 | On 5 May 2022, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Interior will hold an invitational discussion on Finland’s priorities and objectives for developing the EU’s civilian crisis management and on our national capabilities for comprehensive crisis management. 

Tarja Mankkinen, Bryssel Olen Tarja Mankkinen, sisäisen turvallisuuden ja väkivaltaisen radikalisoitumisen torjunnan asiantuntija sisäministeriöstä. Työskentelen parhaillaan Euroopan Unionin komissiossa Brysselissä DG Homen eli sisäasioiden pääosa...

10.6.2025 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen and Nigerian Minister of Interior Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo met in Helsinki on 10 June. Topics on the agenda for their discussions included migration.

24.3.2023 | Superintendent Pekka Kokkonen, Head of the Police Dog Training Centre of the Police University College, has been appointed to serve as Senior Police Coordinator in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).

30.1.2023 | Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen and Permanent Secretary Kirsi Pimiä will visit the United States between 29 January and 3 February. Their visit seeks to deepen bilateral relations with the United States counterparts in the Ministry of the Interior’s branch of government and with key stakeholders. They also aim explore recent developments in the areas of internal and national security and migration in the United States.

11.3.2021 | Informal video conference of home affairs ministers on Friday 12 March. Finland will be represented at the meeting by State Secretary Olli-Poika Parviainen. At their meeting, ministers will hold a policy debate on the proposal for a directive to enhance the resilience of critical entities.

7.10.2020 | On 8 October, Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo will attend an informal meeting of the EU home affairs ministers via video conference. The main theme of the meeting will be the reform of the EU migration and asylum policy. The ministers will now have their first discussion about the reform and the way forward. No decisions will be made at the informal meeting.

17.6.2021 | Entry into Finland from EU and Schengen countries will be allowed for those who have received an approved COVID-19 vaccination series and those who have recovered from COVID-19 less than six months ago prior to entry. Entry into the country will also be allowed for those travelling from EU and Schengen countries because of their work. The changes will enter into force on 21 June. On 17 June, the Governm...

29.11.2019 | Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo will chair the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Brussels on 2 December. This is the last meeting of home affairs ministers to be held under Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Among the items on the agenda are the future of EU migration and asylum policy and of internal security in the EU.

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...

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...

30.10.2014 | Finland to send protective equipment to Ebola-affected countries

30.11.2016 | The ministerial working group on migration discussed an action plan on the prevention and control of illegal residence in the country. The plan has been prepared as a collaborative effort of various ministries and it focuses on the illegal residence in the country of people who have received a negative asylum decision.

20.8.2015 | Suomi valmistautuu 15 000 turvapaikanhakijan vastaanottoon tänä vuonna

29.4.2024 | Pimeässä verkossa tehtävistä palvelupyynnöistä 80 prosenttia liittyy lapsiin kohdistuvaa seksuaaliväkivaltaa kuvaavaan aineistoon (Child Sexual Abuse Material, CSAM), vaikka tähän aihepiiriin liittyviä sivustoja on vain 4 prosenttia kaikista TOR-verkon sivustoista.

17.10.2013 | Good Relations -hanke jalkautuu Helsinkiin, Tampereelle ja Turkuun

10.6.2025 | Inrikesminister Mari Rantanen och Nigerias inrikesminister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo träffades i Helsingfors den 10 juni. Ministrarna diskuterade bland annat migrationen.