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Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discusses EU responses to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine
The Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs met on Thursday 13 February to discuss proposals for a new EU sanctions package against Russia and for additional tariffs on imports of agricultural ...
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Finland promotes human rights globally during its three-year membership of UN Human Rights Council
During its membership of the UN Human Rights Council between 2022 and 2024, Finland defended universal human rights and the multilateral rules-based system. Finland’s key priorities were to ensure ...
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Expectations of SMEs show modest recovery, use of AI grows
The economic expectations of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have remained largely unchanged since last autumn, but they show some improvement from a year ago. Lower inflation and interest ...
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Finland to lead the way in organising sustainable meetings – detailed guidelines for domestic events of Finland’s OSCE Chairpersonship
The Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs introduces the guidelines for sustainable meeting practices that it has updated in cooperation with WWF Finland. The principles outlined in these guidelines ...
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The National Prosecution Authority is stopping the use of its X account
We will focus our communication on our LinkedIn and Instagram channels. You can always find topical news and job vacancies on our website at syyttajalaitos.fi. We have primarily used the X service for ...
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Research and Innovation Council to hear stakeholders’ views on national strategic choices for RDI policy and activities
The Research and Innovation Council is identifying national strategic choices for RDI policy and activities before the Government’s mid-term policy review in April. As part of the preparations, the ...
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How the World Views Finland 2025: Finland’s brand remains positive, but global perceptions are divided
Education, good governance, nature, equality and happiness are themes that Finland is known for worldwide, according to Finland Promotion Board’s publication How the World Views Finland. In 2024, ...
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How to instruct different target groups in calling the emergency number
The 112 Day campaign has issued instructions on calling the emergency number for the general public as well as children and young people, older people and foreign-language speakers. Learn more about ...
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Finnish Customs has identified users of Sipulitie – the site had the same administrator as Sipulimarket
In September last year, Finnish Customs closed down the network servers of the Sipulitie marketplace, which had been operating on the encrypted Tor network since 2023, and seized the contents of the ...
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Many things to consider when importing seeds and plants from outside the EU
While it may be easy and convenient to order plants and seeds online, there are a few things that home gardeners need to remember. When ordering live plants and seeds from outside the EU, you need to ...
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Legislative changes improving the status of foreign berry pickers to enter into force in February 2025
Due to the problems encountered in the wild berry sector, foreign berry pickers will enter Finland as seasonal workers from now on. Following the change, it will be easier to monitor that the rights ...
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Speech by Prime Minister Sanna Marin at the annual meeting of Heads of Mission
Prime Minister Sanna Marin's speech at the annual meeting of Heads of Mission, hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland on 23 August 2022. Distinguished Ambassadors, Heads of Missions, In ...