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Operating licence of MTV to remain in force

Press release 23.01.2020 14.34 fi sv en

On 23 January 2020, the Government made a decision that the programme licences of MTV Oy for television broadcasting will not be cancelled despite a change in the effective control of the company.
Authorities’ and agencies’ reports on the effects of taxi regulation ready

Press release 21.01.2020 14.00 fi sv en

The Ministry of Transport and Communications has received reports from the Transport and Communications Agency, the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority and the Tax Administration on the effects of the revised taxi regulation. The reports are available in the Government project portal.
Continuation of the broadband aid under way

Press release 20.01.2020 14.40 fi sv en

The Ministry of Transport and Communications will start preparations for continuing government support for broadband construction. The new aid programme would begin in 2021.
Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on transport automation

Press release 16.01.2020 15.20 fi sv en

The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a project to review what type of legislative amendments will be required to support transport automation.
Preparation of the National Transport System Plan at an important stage – it is time to set the objectives

Press release 14.01.2020 16.10 fi sv en

The preparation for Finland’s first National Transport System Plan continues. The Ministry of Transport and Communications presented the draft objectives for the Plan at a seminar on 10 January 2020.
Amendments of a technical nature to the main transport statutes

Press release 14.01.2020 10.45 fi sv en

The Act on the Transport System and Highways and certain other related acts will be amended. With the amendments the statutes will be specified and updated. This is a so-called corrective package that includes amendments which are mainly of a technical nature and involve references to the amended statutes.
Reform of the Vehicle Act circulated for comments

Press release 02.01.2020 13.25 fi sv en

The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the amendments to the Vehicles Act. Comments must be submitted by 13 February 2020.
Provisional agreement reached on social and market aspects of EU Mobility Package for road transport

Press release 27.12.2019 09.13 fi sv en

The Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the European Commission have reached a provisional agreement on the proposals included in the EU Mobility Package I concerning market access for freight and passenger transport, driving and rest times, and rules on posting of transport workers. The aim of the Mobility Package is to harmonise the regulation of commercial freight and passenger transport in the EU and to improve the conditions for supervision.
Cooperation on the North European airspace block discussed in Helsinki

Press release 17.12.2019 13.11 fi sv en

On Tuesday, 17 December 2019, the representatives of Finland's, Norway’s, Estonia's and Latvia's civil and military aviation met in Helsinki to discuss cooperation on airspace management in their regions.
Report on e-services of the Transport Safety Agency completed

Press release 16.12.2019 16.44 fi sv en

The Ministry of Transport and Communications received a report it had requested from the Transport and Communications Agency, Traficom, on the practices relating to the planning, provision and maintenance of electronic services of the Finnish Transport Safety Agency, Trafi. The request relates to the problems identified in December 2018 in the Agency's online services.

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