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31.1.2019 | Finland’s national risk assessment has been completed. The aim is to anticipate sudden incidents targeted at Finland that call for activities deviating from the norm from the authorities or even requesting help from other countries. The EU’s Civil Protection Mechanism obliges all Member States to carry out a national risk assessment. Finland’s risk assessment was submitted to the European Commission in December 2018.

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...

14.12.2017 | The Ministry of the Interior has published the first national CBRNE Strategy which aims to prevent the misuse of chemical substances (C), biological pathogens (B), radioactive material (R), nuclear weapons (N) and explosives (E).

6.7.2018 | Crisis Management Centre Finland (CMC Finland) will be relocated from Kuopio to Helsinki. The Ministry of the Interior made a decision on the relocation on 5 July 2018. The Crisis Management Centre is one of the authorities involved in the implementation of foreign and security policy in Finland. Strengthening Finland’s position in international crisis management must be done in cooperation with our partners in comprehensive crisis management and other international partners.

15.7.2020 | The majority of Finnish people continue to have confidence in the police. According to the latest Police Barometer survey, a total of 91 per cent of the respondents trust the police a lot or a fair amount. Trust in the police has slightly decreased compared to the previous survey (2018: 95 per cent). Based on the results, the police have succeeded well in performing their most important duties and the work of the police is appreciated.

9.8.2018 | The Ministry of the Interior proposes that an appropriation totalling EUR 1,485 million be allocated to its administrative branch in 2019. This is, as a whole, an increase of nearly EUR 10 million on the approved 2018 Budget figure.

12.12.2016 | Finland sends maternity packages and other material assistance to Mosul for winter Ministry of the Interior Publication date 12.12.2016 13.42 Type: Press release Finland has today sent 268 tents, camping mats, blankets, tarpaulins and soap to the ...

4.10.2019 | Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo will attend the meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 8 October. EU home affairs ministers will discuss migration, countering hybrid threats and counter-terrorism, among other topics. The discussions on fighting against terrorism and preventing violent extremism will stress the importance of tackling the phenomenon in all its forms, right-wing violent extremism and terrorism included.

3.10.2016 | Kansainvälisen terveysturvaohjelman Suomen työryhmä sai Damir Čemerin -palkinnon

25.1.2018 | The Government plans to strengthen the powers of the Finnish Border Guard to quickly and effectively intervene in hybrid threats. Better preparedness for hybrid threats would improve the Finnish Border Guard's crisis resilience and capacity to manage large-scale incidents. On 25 January, the Government submitted a proposal for necessary legislative amendments to Parliament. The amendments are scheduled to enter into force as soon as possible.

31.8.2017 | On 31 August 2017, the Government appointed General Staff Officer Jukka Savolainen as Director of the Community of Interest focusing on vulnerabilities and resilience at the European Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats. The appointment is for the period between 1 October 2017 and 31 August 2022.

21.3.2016 | Suomi valmis lähettämään kymmeniä asiantuntijoita Kreikkaan

18.3.2016 | Suomi lähettää materiaaliapua Kreikkaan maahantulijoiden olojen helpottamiseksi

30.9.2016 | Katastrofiriskien ennaltaehkäisy esillä korkean tason YK-vierailun yhteydessä

23.1.2014 | Viron sisäministeri Ken-Marti Vaher vierailee Suomessa

21.9.2015 | Suomi lähettää lämmitettäviä telttoja Unkariin tilapäismajoitukseksi pakolaisille

5.10.2017 | The Internal Security Strategy, A Safe and Secure Life, is a road map for ensuring that Finland will be the safest country in the world, as envisaged in the Government Programme. Good internal security means that everyone can enjoy the rights and freedoms guaranteed by the rule of law without fear or insecurity caused by crime, disorder, accidents or national or international events. The Government adopted a Resolution on the Internal Security Strategy on 5 October.

11.2.2016 | National risks identified in Finland Ministry of the Interior Publication date 11.2.2016 10.59 Type: Press release This is a translation of the press release in Finnish published 11 February 2016 Finland's National Risk Assessment has been release...

13.10.2015 | Suomi tukee EU:n ulkorajojen valvontaa lähettämällä vartiolaivan Välimerelle

20.1.2015 | Suomi lähettää Ukrainaan kylmiin olosuhteisiin soveltuvia majoitustelttoja osana EU:n pelastuspalveluapua

29.1.2014 | Sisäministeri Räsänen: Tehokkaampaa onnettomuuksien ennalta ehkäisyä yhteistyössä Viron kanssa

22.1.2016 | Ministeri Orpo: EU:n vapaan liikkuvuuden periaate vaarassa

1.7.2013 | Minister Räsänen: Finland's outstanding emergency services

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

18.4.2013 | Important international award for the Emergency Response Centre Administration

10.10.2013 | Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen: Oulu stabbing is a shocking act of violence

27.2.2013 | Uuden ulkovartiolaivan kölinlasku STX Finlandin Rauman telakalla