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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.https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-home-affairs-ministers-discuss-the-reform-of-migration-and-asylum-policy-at-their-informal-meeting
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28.9.2021 | The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman investigated the residence permit practice relating to victims of human trafficking. One of the key questions of the study commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment was how the vulnerability of victims of human trafficking has been assessed. According to the study, the assessment was diverse, but varying. Hu...https://intermin.fi/en/-/report-the-special-provision-on-trafficking-in-human-beings-is-rarely-used-as-grounds-for-a-victim-s-residence-permit
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30.8.2021 | The Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU has called an extraordinary meeting of home affairs ministers on Tuesday 31 August. Finland will be represented by Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo. The topics on the agenda will be the migratory and security impacts of the situation in Afghanistan.https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-situation-in-afghanistan
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19.10.2021 | Finland and Sweden have signed an agreement on police cooperation in the border area in Tornionlaakso. Its purpose is to step up police cooperation between the two countries. Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo and Swedish Minister for Home Affairs Mikael Damberg signed the agreement in Tornio on Tuesday 19 October.https://intermin.fi/en/-/agreement-between-finland-and-sweden-to-step-up-police-cooperation-in-the-border-area
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18.2.2022 | On 18 February, the Ministry of the Interior sent out for comments draft amendments to the Aliens Act which would extend the use of a long-term visa known as a D visa. Long-term visas would speed up entry into the country for people who have been issued with residence permits.https://intermin.fi/en/-/comments-invited-on-proposal-for-long-term-d-visa-expediting-entry-for-students-and-researchers
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12.11.2020 | The European Commission issued a comprehensive communication on the reform of migration and asylum policy on 23 September. The communication was accompanied by five legislative proposals. The Government expressed its position on the Commission's proposals in its communications submitted to Parliament on 12 November.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-expresses-position-on-comprehensive-reform-of-eu-migration-and-asylum-policy
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1.11.2021 | A total of 17 projects will receive funding from the last call for proposals of the programming period 2014–2020, organised in May under the Asylum, Migration and Integration Fund (AMIF). EU funding to be granted for the projects will amount to approximately EUR 7.5 million. The funded projects will develop the asylum system and promote receptiveness in society, capacity building for legal migration and the implementation of the return system and Finland’s quota refugee programme.https://intermin.fi/en/-/last-amif-call-for-proposals-to-distribute-eur-7.5-million-in-eu-support-for-projects
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28.1.2021 | On Thursday 28 January, the Government appointed Antti Pelttari, Master of Laws, to continue in his post as the Director of the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service. The post will be filled for the period from 1 March 2021 to 28 February 2026.https://intermin.fi/en/-/antti-pelttari-to-continue-as-director-of-the-finnish-security-and-intelligence-service
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1.10.2021 | On 1 October, the Ministry of the Interior sent out for comments a draft government proposal to amend the Nationality Act. The aim of the amendments is to update and clarify the Act. The intention is not to make it easier or more difficult to acquire or lose citizenship.https://intermin.fi/en/-/amendments-to-clarify-the-nationality-act-circulated-for-comments
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17.1.2018 | The working group preparing the reform of Finland’s fundraising legislation is proposing the enactment of a new Fundraising Act. The new act would replace the current fixed-term money collection licences that are required each time fundraising is arranged with a system of licences granted for an indefinite period, and would enable small-scale civic fundraising to be arranged without the need for an official licence.https://intermin.fi/en/-/rahankerayslain-taysremontti-toteutumassa-tyoryhma-ehdottaa-merkittavia-helpotuksia-keraysten-jarjestamiseen
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3.12.2020 | On Friday 4 December, Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo will chair the ministerial meeting of the Nordic cooperation group on migration and asylum (NSHF). The meeting will be held via remote connections.https://intermin.fi/en/-/minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo-to-nordic-migration-ministers-meeting
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25.2.2021 | International internet crime and mobile crime are constantly evolving. Proposed amendments to the Europol Regulation concern, for example, exchange of information between Europol and private operators to ensure that prevention of serious international crime and terrorism meets today’s requirements.https://intermin.fi/en/-/europol-regulation-on-the-prevention-of-cross-border-crime-to-be-updated
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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
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11.2.2021 | Employers should support an employee who is subject to online targeting and shaming on social media or otherwise because of his or her duties. In addition, the police must ensure uniform practices in the investigation of online targeting and shaming. This will improve the position of the victim and safeguard legal protection, says the Ministry of the Interior's working group.https://intermin.fi/en/-/employers-should-support-victims-of-online-targeting-and-shaming-more-effectively-in-future
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24.11.2021 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to assess the possible needs for legislative amendments to prepare for hybrid influencing that exploits migration. The project will assess the means of the current legislation that can be used to prepare for and respond to such hybrid influencing, as well as possible needs to amend the legislation in the administrative branch of the Ministry of the Interior.https://intermin.fi/en/-/new-project-to-examine-needs-for-legislative-amendments-to-address-use-of-migration-in-hybrid-influencing
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3.6.2021 | On Thursday 3 June, the Government appointed Laura Yli-Vakkuri, Master of Laws, as Director General of the International Affairs Unit in the Ministry of the Interior for the period 1 July 2021 to 30 April 2026.https://intermin.fi/en/-/yli-vakkuri-appointed-director-of-international-affairs-unit
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9.6.2022 | Border security will be strengthened by improving the ability of the Finnish Border Guard to prepare for and respond to incidents under normal conditions. The proposed amendments will also improve the Border Guard’s preparedness for emergency conditions. The Border Guard Act will be amended to help prepare for hybrid influence activities that exploit migration, for example. The Government submitted the proposal for amending the Board Guard Act to Parliament on 9 June.https://intermin.fi/en/-/amendments-to-the-border-guard-act-help-prepare-for-hybrid-influence-activities-that-exploit-migration
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5.5.2021 | In line with the Government Programme, the Action Plan for the Prevention of Irregular Entry and Stay has been updated for the period 2021–2024. The purpose of the Action Plan is to tackle comprehensively irregular entry and stay, cross-border crime and the emergence of a parallel society outside the Finnish society.https://intermin.fi/en/-/action-plan-for-the-prevention-of-irregular-entry-and-stay-updated
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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
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31.3.2021 | On 31 March 2021, the Government proposed new legislation to improve the legal status and earnings opportunities of foreign berry pickers and to make the competitive environment equal to companies in the sector. As foreign berry pickers have not been deemed to be in an employment relationship but instead to work as entrepreneurs, their status is currently unregulated from a legal point of view.https://intermin.fi/en/-/1410877/improvements-to-the-status-of-foreign-berry-pickers