At its meeting on Friday 29 November, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs received an update on the EU’s climate targets and outlined Finland’s positions on the Commission’s proposal ...

On Thursday 28 November, the Government submitted to Parliament a cultural policy report that outlines the long-term objectives and action plan for cultural policy until the 2040s. The report ...

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah visits Canada with a delegation of the Finnish forestry and bioeconomy actors on 24–28 November. Minister Essayah will deliver the keynote speech at ...

Nepal, Finland’s long-term partner country in development cooperation, is expected to graduate from a Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026. Finland and Nepal established diplomatic relations ...

The Nordic ministers responsible for gender equality and LGBTI issues met in Stockholm today on 27 November 2024. The meeting discussed, among other things, how gender equality and human rights are ...

The roadmap of the Natural Resources Institute Finland presents two alternative scenarios for the change in the use of peatland fields in different regions. The plan was drawn up together with ...

With over 800 million* annual spectators, domestic violence is the most watched combat sport in the world. Released on 26 November, Life at the Ringside is a documentary film by the Finnish Institute ...

On Tuesday 19 November 2024, Finland's Ministry of Defence opened a new electronic service, the Property surveillance e-service, where private individuals and companies outside the EU and the EEA can ...

Finland's Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a defence ministers' meeting of the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) on Thursday 21 November 2024. Minister Häkkänen will also attend the ...

At its meeting on 19 November 2024, the ministerial working group endorsed the submission of the updated roadmap under the EU Digital Decade 2030 programme to the European Commission. The ministerial ...