Published: 02:10 am,Saturday 13 December 2025
EU to closely monitor Finland’s excessive deficit
The Council of the European Union will adopt the recommendations for corrective measures in January when deciding to open an excessive deficit procedure, said the Ministry of Finance in a press release on Friday. “Finland will be subject to closer monitoring by the EU. We will continue our ongoing
Published: 01:31 am,Saturday 13 December 2025
President cancels US visit to join Ukraine peace talks in Berlin
President Alexander Stubb has cancelled his visit to Texas in United States scheduled for December 15 and 16, said the President Office in a press release on Friday. Instead, the President will take part in discussions in Berlin on peace negotiations concerning Ukraine on December 15. Several European heads of
Published: 02:35 am,Saturday 13 December 2025
Defence Forces to buy system services from Finnish companies
The Finnish Defence Forces will also procure support services for military aviation, maritime defence, intelligence, surveillance and command and control from the Finnish companies Patria Aviation Oy and Insta Group Oy. The main part of deliveries will take place in 2026–2030, said the Ministry of Defence in a
Published: 02:16 am,Friday 12 December 2025
EHIC validity extended from 2 years to 5 years
The validity period of the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) will be extended to five years from the existing two years, said the national social insurance institution- Kela on Thursday. The card holders need not to do anything in this regard as Kela will automatically renew EHIC cards at
Published: 21:01 pm,Wednesday 10 December 2025
Report finds flaws in wellbeing services county reform
An evaluation report showed various shortcomings of the wellbeing services county reform and made a series of recommendations for improvement of the situation. An independent group of experts conducted a broad-based interim evaluation of the wellbeing services county reform, which was published on Wednesday, said a government press release. It
Published: 01:14 am,Thursday 11 December 2025
Minister refers citizens´ protection as Finland signs EU migration statement
Finland together with 26 other European member states on Wednesday signed EU joint statement on migration at the informal ministerial conference of the Council of Europe held in Strasbourg, said the Ministry of the Interior in a press release. Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen represented Finland at the
Published: 20:27 pm,Tuesday 9 December 2025
Man gunned down in Helsinki, several held
One person was killed and another injured when they came under gun attack in an apartment at Konala.in Helsinki on Tuesday morning, police said. The incident took place at about 4:40 a.m. at Kolsarintie area in the locality. Responding to an alarm, Police and emergency service people rushed to the
Published: 02:13 am,Wednesday 10 December 2025
Govt moves to strengthen Border Guard’s powers
The government has prepared a proposal to extend the Finnish Border Guard’s powers in normal conditions, especially at the internal borders of the Schengen area and in sea areas. The Ministry of the Interior has sent out the proposal for comments for bringing necessary amendments to the Border Guard
Published: 01:04 am,Wednesday 10 December 2025
Espoo to raise parking fines, expand paid parking areas
The City of Espoo will apply for authorisation by the Ministry of the Interior to increase parking fines imposed in zone 1 from 60 euros to 80 euros. The city will also increase the parking fees and expand the paid parking areas, said the city in a press release
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