Press releases
Draft amendments to Private Roads Act sent out for consultation
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:2.4.2026The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft government proposal to amend the Private Roads Act. The proposed amendments respond to the needs identified by the...
Keywords:Government supports modernising EU rules on connectivity
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:1.4.2026The Government submitted its communication to Parliament on 1 April 2026 regarding the European Commission’s proposal for a Digital Networks Act (DNA). The Government supports the proposal’s aims...
Keywords:IMO promotes digitalisation and facilitation of maritime traffic
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:31.3.2026The Facilitation Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) met in London from 23 to 27 March 2026. The Facilitation Committee (FAL) deals with facilitation, digitalisation and...
Keywords:Review of reforming transport taxation and financing completed
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:27.3.2026The Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Ministry of Finance have completed a joint outlook review of the current state of transport taxation and financing, and options for reform. The...
Keywords: Kasvun kaavaGovernment withdraws proposal on legislation supplementing the Gigabit Infrastructure Act
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:26.3.2026The Government withdraws its proposal submitted to Parliament on 21 August 2025 for legislation supplementing the EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act. On 26 March 2026, the Government submitted a...
Keywords:Clocks go forward as summer time begins on Sunday 29 March
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:25.3.2026Winter time ends and clocks are changed to summer time on the night between Saturday and Sunday. Clocks will be changed forward by one hour this Sunday, 29 March 2026, at 3 in the morning.
Keywords:Joint Nordic Strategy for Transport System Preparedness published – closer cooperation for stronger critical connectivity
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:11.3.2026Finland’s Ministry of Transport and Communications published a Joint Nordic Strategy for Transport System Preparedness on 11 March 2026. The strategy was handed over to the Nordic transport...
Keywords:Government proposes legislative amendments to improve operating conditions for transport sector
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:5.3.2026On 5 March 2026, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal to amend the Act on Transport Services, Driving Licence Act, Act on the Organisation of Driver Examinations and Act on the...
Keywords:Government proposes approval of amendments to Convention on Road Signs and Signals
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:5.3.2026On 5 March 2026, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal on approving the amendments made to the international Convention on Road Signs and Signals. The amendments would have only minor...
Keywords:Anna-Mari Ahonen appointed as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:5.3.2026On 5 March 2026, the Government appointed Anna-Mari Ahonen, M.Sc. (Architecture), as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Keywords:Finland to deepen international cooperation in telecommunications
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:3.3.2026Finland has joined the Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT) in connection with the Barcelona Mobile World Congress. The congress also saw the release of the GCOT’s principles for security...
Keywords:Proposal for a Ship Safety Control Act sent out for comments
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:2.3.2026The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft government proposal for revised Ship Safety Control Act. The new act would repeal the current Ship Safety Control Act and...
Keywords:Draft of updated Cybersecurity Glossary sent out for comments
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:27.2.2026The National Cyber Security Office, based at the Ministry of Transport and Communications, and the Finnish Terminology Centre are requesting comments on a draft of an updated Cybersecurity...
Keywords: Orpon hallitusohjelma Uuden aikakauden ulko- ja turvallisuuspolitiikkaMinister Ranne to attend Mobile World Congress
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:26.2.2026Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will attend the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 2 and 3 March 2026. Her agenda will include speaking engagements and international meetings...
Keywords:Government proposes amendments to taxi regulation
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:26.2.2026On 26 February 2026, the Government submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal to amend taxi regulation. The changes would be made to the Act on Transport Services and certain other acts.
Keywords:Minister Ranne in Brussels: Finland’s roads, railways and icebreakers are part of EU’s critical infrastructure
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:24.2.2026Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will travel to Brussels on 24–26 February 2026 to meet key representatives of the European Parliament and of the European Commission.
Keywords:Government proposes to criminalise unauthorised possession of jammers
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:19.2.2026On 19 February 2026, the Finnish Government submitted a legislative proposal to Parliament on amending the legislation on devices intended for deliberate radio interference, also known as jammers....
Keywords:Government proposes amendments to Driving Licence Act to improve traffic safety among young drivers
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:19.2.2026The Government submitted a proposal to amend the Driving Licence Act to Parliament on 19 February 2026. The aim of the legislative proposal is to improve traffic safety for young people in particular.
Keywords:Ministry of Transport and Communications to launch preparation of EUR 1.05 million state aid package for Finnish News Agency STT
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:18.2.2026The Ministry of Transport and Communications published a memorandum on 18 February 2026 on the current state, outlook and measures to boost the competitiveness of the domestic media sector. At the...
Keywords:Minister Ranne and Commissioner Tzitzikóstas learned about icebreaking in Gulf of Finland – Visit began on board icebreaker Sisu
Type:Press release Categories: Publication date:16.2.2026On 16 February 2026, Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism Apóstolos Tzitzikóstas visited the Gulf of Finland to learn about...
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