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Ms Pia Viitanen Finland's new Minister of Housing and Communications
24.05.2013 12.21On 24 May the President of the Republic announced the appointment of Ms Pia Viitanen, Member of Parliament, as Finland's new Minister of Housing and Communications. Ms Viitanen, 46, is a fourth-term MP, elected from the Pirkanmaa constituency.
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New transport policy on display at International Transport Forum
21.05.2013 15.33ITF, the International Transport Forum, will take place in Leipzig on 22-24 May. The focus of the summit will be on transport funding.
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Public information for the use of the whole society
07.05.2013 16.41In its final report, the Open Data working group presents a roadmap and concerted practices for the opening up of public data. The goal is that open data will become a part of the basic activities in the administrative sector.
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IMO gave the Finnish maritime administration compliments and named areas for further development
29.04.2013 10.36The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has completed its audit report on the Finnish maritime administration. The report acknowledges the work of the Finnish administration and includes proposals for developing its activities. -
MINTC invites comments on the Baltic Sea submarine cable project
18.04.2013 16.03The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on the Baltic Sea submarine cable project from all interested parties. This request for comments is open to all, including telecommunications operators, data centre operators, cable suppliers, investors and the authorities. The deadline for the comments is 22 May 2013. -
Pursiainen: Visa-free travel would benefit economic relations between Finland and Russia
15.04.2013 10.11The first seminar on Finnish commerce is being held in St. Petersburg, Russia. Permanent Secretary Harri Pursiainen addressed the seminar on behalf of the Finnish Government on 11 April 2013. - For Finland, Russia constitutes a neighbouring market, and its political and economic developments have a direct impact on trade and transport between the countries and the transit traffic through them. The closer the cross-border relations between the countries are, the more Russians will become interested in Finnish services and the good connections between Finland and the rest of Europe, Pursiainen says.
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Environmental aid for ships open for application
02.04.2013 10.11The application period for investment aid to improve the level of environmental protection of sea-going vessels began on 2 April 2013. Investment aid is to be granted for the purpose of retrofitting vessels with exhaust gas cleaning systems, such as sulphur scrubbers. -
Government in favour of the EU proposal concerning alternative fuels
14.03.2013 15.35The EU Commission has committed itself to the promotion of alternative fuels to increase their use and to enable uniform operation of traffic in the whole of Europe. The government of Finland supports the aim of the Commission. -
Investment aid for ships to ease adaptation to sulphur emission limits
14.03.2013 14.36Finnish shipping companies may receive support for ship investment projects which significantly benefit the environment. On 14 March, the Finnish Government issued an amendment to the Decree on investment aid improving the level of environmental protection of ships. The amendment will enter into force on 1 April 2013, and applications for investment aid may be filed from 2 Apr -
IMO Secretary-General visiting Finland
08.03.2013 11.08The IMO Secretary-General, Mr. Koji Sekimizu, is visiting Finland. During his visit he met Minister of Transport, Merja Kyllönen. Read more about Mr Sekimizu´s visit from his blog.