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13.4.2018 | Finland's new National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security was published on Friday 13 April. This is Finland's third National Action Plan (NAP), extending from 2018 to the end of 2021. Through the NAP, Finland aims to contribute effectively to sustainable peace by strengthening women's participation.

7.9.2017 | The licensing process for firearms will be reformed by amending the Firearms Act and some of the related acts. The licencing process will become smoother and quicker without compromising firearms safety. The Government proposed on 7 September that the relevant legislative amendments be approved. The President of the Republic is to approve the amendments on 8 September. The amendments will enter into force on 1 December 2017, and in certain parts, in December 2018.

13.1.2014 | Valtiosihteeri Nahkala: Väkivaltainen ekstremismi ei vielä ole merkittävä ongelma Suomessa

21.12.2017 | New legislation is proposed for the processing of personal data by the police. The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft law concerning the processing of personal data by the police. The new personal data act of the police would replace the existing provisions concerning the processing of personal data by the police. The new act must fulfill the requirements of the EU’s upda...

12.12.2017 | The Ministry of the Interior has circulated for comment the Government’s draft proposal concerning the European Union Directive on conditions of entry and residence of third-country nationals for the purposes of research, studies, training and voluntary service. Residence permits for researchers and students would be extended and job-seeking and entrepreneurship would be encouraged through a residence permit granted for this.

3.4.2018 | A new shelter has been opened in Järvenperä, Espoo. The shelter is called Turvakoti Pellas. This is a practical example of the prevention of violence against women and domestic violence, and one way to help the victims. Establishing more shelters regionally is one of the goals of the Action Plan to prevent violence against women and domestic violence. The Action Plan was drawn up by an intersecto...

14.1.2014 | Final Declaration from Nordic ministerial meeting on the establishment of a network for the preventing of extremism

12.1.2016 | Irakilainen virkamiesdelegaatio vierailee Suomessa

28.6.2017 | The legislation on Finland’s preparedness to provide and receive international assistance will be specified within the mandate of the Ministry of the Interior. The President of the Republic approved the amendments on 28 June.

26.9.2017 | The Ministry of the Interior published an annual report 2017 on the implementation of the National Action Plan for the Prevention of Violent Radicalisation and Extremism.

28.6.2017 | Combating of money laundering and financing of terrorism will be enhanced through new legislation. On 28 June, the President of the Republic approved the Act on the Combating Money Laundering and Financing of Terrorism and certain related acts, which implement the EU’s Fourth Anti-Money Laundering Directive and the EU Regulation on payer information accompanying transfers of funds.

23.1.2014 | Sisäministeriössä käynnistyy hanke seksuaalisen väkivallan vähentämiseksi

11.11.2024 | Cashing Out Joint report by the Nordic countries on cross-border money laundering via cash transportation Foreword As the global economy is getting more and more digitized, criminals are still using cash to carry out their criminal activity, as ca...

17.3.2020 | The Government resolution to slow the spread of coronavirus infections and to protect at-risk groups, issued on 16 March 2020, states as follows (section 2):

21.3.2017 | Finns would like to be able to discuss asylum policy without the fear of being stigmatised; the discourse should be relevant and fact-based. The issues that were highlighted in the discourse on asylum policy were social polarisation, promotion of integration activities during the asylum seeking process and the impact of the asylum seeker situation on security.

3.4.2017 | The Ministerial Working Group on Immigration has adopted the Action Programme for the Prevention of Illegal Entry and Stay for 2017–2020. The current programme is more extensive and covers a longer period of time than the Action Plan for the Prevention and Management of Illegal Stay approved last December. This is the third in a series of programmes first established in 2012.

13.8.2013 | Equality Conference Boahttevuohta - Moving forward together in Inari on 14-15 August

23.5.2018 | The history of the Finnish flag is an expedition into our Finnish identity and our national mindscape. One hundred years ago, the fight for our own flag had to do with the past and our right to define the essence of Finnish identity. After a long and multifaceted debate, the blue and white colours were chosen to symbolise the national identity of Finland.

19.4.2017 | A working group is proposing the adoption of intelligence legislation in Finland which aims to improve our protection capabilities against serious threats to national security. Such threats include terrorism, espionage by foreign states or disruption of critical infrastructure. The purpose of this legislation is to enable effective information gathering on these threats, and in this way to support the decision-making of the state leaders.

29.6.2016 | Perheenyhdistämisen muutokset voimaan 1.7.

24.9.2015 | Perheenyhdistämisen kriteerejä tiukennetaan EU-direktiivin mukaisesti

7.4.2016 | Perheenyhdistämisen edellytyksiin tiukennuksia

4.5.2018 | Finland is known around the world as a country with strong expertise in crisis management. Nearly half of the Finnish civilian crisis management experts come from the Ministry of the Interior’s branch of government. The strength of Finnish crisis management is the work done to promote the equality and the integrated approach, in other words cooperation between different parties in stabilising conflict-affected countries.

19.6.2018 | The conflict between Palestine and Israel has continued for 70 years. The EUPOL COPPS civilian crisis management mission works to put to rest the long-lasting crisis and achieve basic security in the region. The Palestinian question was created by people, and people can also resolve it.

21.1.2014 | Good Relations awareness raising en

26.8.2015 | Kansainvälistä pelastustoimintaa harjoitellaan Kittilässä syksyllä 2015

10.9.2014 | Finnish gambling model

17.3.2016 | Sisäministeri Orpo ja komissaari Avramopoulos keskustelivat Euroopan turvapaikanhakijatilanteesta ja Dublin-asetuksen muuttamisesta

8.4.2014 | Violent extremism in Finland, situation overview published

2.10.2013 | Good Relations –hankkeen työpajan raportti on verkossa

3.9.2014 | Good Relations -hanke antaa eväitä hyvien etnisten suhteiden edistämiseen alue- ja paikallistasolla

3.9.2014 | Good Relations project contributes to promoting good ethnic relations at local and regional levels

10.4.2013 | Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen: The incorrect register entry to be thoroughly investigated

5.11.2014 | Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen: Terrorism to be fought on many fronts

18.7.2013 | Ministeri Räsänen: Kyberuhkien torjunta vaatii kaikkien yhteiskunnan toimijoiden huomion

31.12.2014 | Uusi yhdenvertaisuuslaki voimaan ensi vuoden alusta

6.2.2014 | Diversity Experts are trained in the Good Relations Project

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

17.9.2013 | "Tuntemattoman pelko on inhimillistä"

17.9.2013 | "Tuntemattoman pelko on inhimillistä"

19.12.2012 | National Discrimination Tribunal's press release 19 Dec. 2012

13.11.2013 | Anna Abreu, Daco Junior and Michaela Moua appointed goodwill ambassadors for fight against racism

15.3.2010 | Vähemmistövaltuutetun virkaan jätti hakemuksensa määräaikaan mennessä 30 hakijaa. Virka tuli avoimeksi viran edellisen haltijan siirryttyä uusiin tehtäviin. Virka täytetään määräajaksi, enintään viideksi vuodeksi kerrallaan.

6.10.2010 | The working group set up to look into a ban on begging proposes the amendment of the Public Order Act to ban begging and unauthorised camping. The working group also proposes that the Ministry of Justice criminalise organised begging in the Criminal Code. The aim of the amendments and other measures proposed by the working group is to prevent organised begging and the related exploitation of beggars.