Sök
- Fess-sök
-
25.9.2025 | The Government proposes amendments to acts governing the use of biometric data stored in the registers of the police and the Finnish Immigration Service. Improving the use of biometric data would particularly support the investigation of the most serious crimes. The Government submitted the proposal to Parliament on 25 September.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposal-on-the-use-of-biometric-data-will-enhance-prevention-of-the-most-serious-crimes
-
15.1.2026 | Veikkaus Oy’s monopoly on running gambling games will end. Under the new Gambling Act, the running of betting games, online slot and casino games, and online money bingo will be opened to competition under a licensing system. In its session on 15 January, the Government proposed that the President of the Republic approve the Gambling Act on 16 January. Most provisions of the new act will enter into force on 1 July 2027.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finland-to-open-some-gambling-services-to-competition
-
22.12.2025 | The Ministry of the Interior has circulated for comment the draft government proposal on the national legislative amendments that relate to the implementation of the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum. The deadline for comments is 2 February 2026.https://intermin.fi/en/-/legislative-amendments-related-to-the-eu-pact-on-migration-and-asylum-circulated-for-comment
-
5.3.2026 | The EU home affairs ministers will gather in Brussels on 5 March for a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. The agenda includes the state of the Schengen area and partnerships with third countries concerning migration. Finland will be represented at the meeting by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen, who will underline the importance of preventing illegal entry and stay.https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-voluntary-returns-and-migration-partnerships
-
30.3.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has set up a project to improve the efficiency of asylum procedures, bringing together key administrative branches and actors.https://intermin.fi/en/-/large-project-to-make-asylum-procedures-more-efficient
-
6.3.2026 | Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany have agreed to deepen their cooperation on protecting the civilian population and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the ministries responsible for civil preparedness. The ministers discussed the Memorandum at a videoconference in February, with Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen representing Finland.https://intermin.fi/en/-/baltic-sea-countries-and-nordic-countries-work-together-to-strengthen-civil-preparedness
-
19.2.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has today sent out for comments a draft government proposal for legislation on police criminal intelligence. The reform would enable the use of criminal intelligence methods in the fight against serious crime on a threat-informed basis. The deadline for submitting comments is 16 April 2026.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposal-for-legislation-on-police-criminal-intelligence-sent-out-for-comments
-
8.4.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior will allocate around EUR 44 million in EU funding to projects on border management, crime prevention and migration. The projects will improve the capabilities of security authorities, develop information systems, and secure resources for the authorities to manage migration. The funding will be granted from the EU Home Affairs Funds, under the autumn 2025 call for proposals.https://intermin.fi/en/-/eur-44-million-in-eu-funding-to-improve-border-management-internal-security-and-migration-management
-
16.4.2026 | The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum establishes a common EU system to strengthen external border control, ensure effective identification of third-country nationals and enhance procedures for asylum and return. The Pact will be implemented in Finland through a series of national legislative amendments. The Government submitted a proposal on these amendments to Parliament on 16 April.https://intermin.fi/en/-/government-proposal-implementing-eu-pact-on-migration-and-asylum-submitted-to-parliament
-
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
-
26.5.2026 | The Finnish Ministry of the Interior has set up a legislative project to extend the validity of the Act on Temporary Measures to Combat Instrumentalised Migration (‘Border Security Act’). The purpose of the act is to respond to efforts to put pressure on Finland through the instrumentalisation of migrants.https://intermin.fi/en/-/finnish-government-prepares-to-extend-validity-of-border-security-act-1
-
25.6.2026 | The Government has submitted a government proposal for legislation on police criminal intelligence to Parliament. The proposal includes an amendment to the Police Act that would introduce provisions on criminal intelligence methods and their use in threat‑informed criminal intelligence. It would also strengthen the police’s secret intelligence collection powers used to prevent and detect individual offences.https://intermin.fi/en/-/police-criminal-intelligence-to-be-strengthened
-
9.6.2026 | The EU’s new Pact on Migration and Asylum will improve the control of the EU’s external borders and increase the efficiency of asylum and return procedures. The Government proposed that the President of the Republic approve the relevant bills for acts on Tuesday 9 June. The acts will enter into force on 12 June.https://intermin.fi/en/-/eu-pact-on-migration-and-asylum-to-become-applicable-in-june
-
8.6.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has sent out for comments a draft government proposal for legislation on combating organised crime. The proposed act would lay down provisions on a new centre for the analysis of organised crime and on the centre’s tasks and powers. The deadline for submitting comments is 3 August 2026.https://intermin.fi/en/-/legislation-on-combating-organised-crime-sent-out-for-comments
-
10.7.2026 | The Finnish Ministry of the Interior requests views on a draft government proposal to extend the validity of the Act on Temporary Measures to Combat Instrumentalised Migration, known as the Border Security Act. The purpose of the act is to prevent the use of instrumentalised migration to put pressure on Finland.https://intermin.fi/en/-/views-invited-on-legislative-proposal-to-extend-validity-of-border-security-act
-
Interoperabilityhttps://intermin.fi/en/projects-and-legislation/interoperability-of-data-within-eu-information-systems-for-security
-
Accident prevention is a joint efforthttps://intermin.fi/en/rescue-services/accident-prevention/sweeping
-
Questions and answers about civilian intelligence legislation The aim of civilian intelligence legislation is to improve the capability of Finnish society to protect against threats to national security. What does civilian intelligence legislation...https://intermin.fi/en/national-security/civilian-intelligence/faq
-
Hankkeen tavoitteena on selvittää rahapelijärjestelmän uudistamista hallitusohjelman mukaisesti ja valmistella ehdotus lisenssijärjestelmään siirtymistä koskevaksi säädösperustaksi.https://intermin.fi/hankkeet/hankesivu?tunnus=SM053:00/2023
-
Helping Ukrainians People in Finland want to help Ukrainians in their time of need, and many have been asking the Finnish authorities how they can help Ukrainians. People are also asking how they can help Ukraine’s neighbouring countries who are u...https://intermin.fi/en/helping-ukrainians