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Civil preparedness strengthened through international cooperationhttps://intermin.fi/en/rescue-services/international-assistance/international-cooperation-in-civil-preparedness
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International and EU cooperation The general premise of the international and EU activities in the Ministry of the Interior’s branch of government is to comprehensively promote the objectives of the security-focused Government Programme, Finland’s...https://intermin.fi/en/ministry/international-and-eu-cooperation
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15.2.2026 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen is currently visiting Iraq, where she will meet the Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, Minister of the Interior Abdul Amir al-Shammari and other leaders of the country’s government. The purpose of the meetings is to strengthen the bilateral relations between Finland and Iraq in the internal security sector and to promote cooperation in questions concerning returns.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-of-the-interior-rantanen-visits-iraq
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Removal and departure from the country If a person does not meet the conditions for legal stay in Finland, they are required to leave the country. This applies, for example, to persons whose asylum or residence permit application has been rejected...https://intermin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/migration/removal-and-departure-from-the-country
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30.9.2025 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen will chair the ministerial meeting of the Nordic cooperation group on migration and asylum (NSHF) in Helsinki on 30 September and 1 October. At the meeting, the Nordic ministers responsible for migration will discuss current migration issues.https://intermin.fi/en/-/nordic-countries-share-common-objectives-to-restrict-immigration
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13.11.2025 | Nordic ministers responsible for civil preparedness or their deputies will meet in Helsinki on 13 November. This so-called Haga ministerial meeting will be chaired by Finnish Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen. The ministers will discuss topical issues related to crisis preparedness in the Nordic countries.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-rantanen-the-nordic-countries-must-continue-to-work-together-to-strengthen-the-preparedness-of-civilian-authorities
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Questions and answers on gambling system reform General information on the gambling system reform Why switch over to a licensing system and retain a partial monopoly system instead of, for example, strengthening the current system based on the Vei...https://intermin.fi/en/projects/reform-of-the-gambling/questions-and-answers
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22.1.2025 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen visited Somalia on 21 January. She met Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and Minister of Internal Security Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail. The purpose of the meetings was to strengthen bilateral relations between Finland and Somalia in the internal security sector, and to promote cooperation and exchange of best practices in return and readmission issues.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-of-the-interior-rantanen-visited-somalia
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2.9.2025 | Ms Henna Virkkunen Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Mr Magnus Brunner European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration 29 August 2025 Dear Vice-President, Dear Commissioner, More than four years have passed since the beg...https://intermin.fi/documents/1410869/4024872/Joint+letter_drones_2025-08-29.pdf/faf18fb2-9cc4-6cf5-a180-c23d542ae4c3?t=1756801222241
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28.5.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo travelled to Kyiv on Wednesday 28 May at the invitation of Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.https://intermin.fi/en/-/194055633/prime-minister-petteri-orpo-in-kyiv-finland-and-ukraine-will-establish-a-coalition-to-support-the-construction-of-civil-defence-shelters
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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.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-provides-expert-assistance-to-investigate-house-fires-in-libya
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22.10.2020 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will take part in three video meetings with the other Nordic prime ministers on 27 and 28 October. Several other Finnish ministers will also participate in a series of virtual meetings taking place during the week when the Nordic Council would normally hold its plenary session. This year’s Session Week was to be held in Reykjavik but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.https://intermin.fi/en/-/194055633/prime-minister-marin-and-several-other-ministers-to-attend-virtual-nordic-meetings
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16.4.2026 | Ministers responsible for internal security and preparedness (or their deputies) from Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden will meet in Helsinki on 16 April to discuss how the EU can prepare for security threats and various crises. Sauli Niinistö, former President of Finland, and Hadja Lahbib, the EU Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, will deliver the opening addresses.https://intermin.fi/en/-/european-coalition-for-civil-preparedness-and-resilience-to-meet-in-helsinki-russia-is-the-most-serious-security-threat-to-europe
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13.3.2026 | The EU ministers responsible for energy issues will convene in Brussels on 16 March 2026. The meeting agenda will include the European grids package for 2028–2034, the action plan for affordable energy, and energy security. Finland will be represented by Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala.https://intermin.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-energy-ministers-meeting-to-be-marked-by-iran-war-and-european-competitiveness-issues
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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.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-rantanen-and-lithuanian-minister-of-the-interior-vladislav-kondratovic-meet-in-finland
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21.5.2026 | On 21 May 2026, the Government adopted a national plan on the resilience of critical entities (the CER strategy). The plan’s objective is to enhance the resilience of critical entities. Cooperation between critical entities and authorities will enhance resilience and harmonise it at both EU and national level.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-adopts-plan-on-resilience-of-critical-entities
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27.10.2025 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen will meet Austria's Federal Minister for the Interior Gerhard Karner on 27 October. The ministers will travel together to Vaalimaa, Finland's eastern border, where they will receive a briefing on the situation at the eastern border, on the progress of the construction of the border fence, and on border arrangements.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-of-the-interior-rantanen-and-austria-s-federal-minister-for-the-interior-gerhard-karner-to-meet-in-finland
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Stricter conditions for permanent residence permits Conditions for obtaining a permanent residence permit will be tightened. The President of the Republic approved the relevant amendments to the Aliens Act on 22 December. The amendments entered in...https://intermin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/migration/government-programme-measures-to-reform-migration-policy/permanent-residence-permits
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Finnish citizens have rights and obligations A citizen of a foreign country who resides permanently in Finland may acquire Finnish citizenship by submitting an application to the Finnish Immigration Service. The basic requirement for the acquisiti...https://intermin.fi/en/areas-of-expertise/migration/nationality/preconditions-for-and-effects-of-acquiring-finnish-citizenship
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Government Programme measures to reform border security The Government Programme aims to ensure Finland's border security in all situations. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and other changes in the security environment require that border secu...https://intermin.fi/en/border-management/government-programme-measures-to-reform-border-security