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Tiedote 18.01.2019 10.44 fi sv en

The Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on a framework for the free flow of non-personal data in the European Union obliges Member States to ensure that no unfounded location restrictions will be set on data. The aim of the Regulation is to remove any obstacles to free flow of data in the European Union. This makes the use of information more efficient and improves the functioning and transparency of the internal market.
Tiedote 17.01.2019 15.33 fi sv en

Remote pilotage subject to authorisation will be allowed in those public channels in Finnish waters and in the Saimaa Canal lease area that have been marked as routes requiring pilotage. The Pilotage Act will be amended to allow the pilot to perform his or her duties somewhere else than onboard the vessel. The Government proposed on 17 January 2019 that the Pilotage Act be adopted.
Tiedote 17.01.2019 13.58 fi sv en

In Finland, a new vehicle category, light cars, will be introduced. The speed of the vehicles in that category is limited to 60 km per hour. The aim of the introduction is to provide young people with a new, safer mobility option.
Tiedote 17.01.2019 13.30 fi sv en

In communication services by the public authorities, broadband access will gradually be taken into use. The old network, Finland's Authority Radio Network, will operate alongside the new system until the broadband service is ready and has been taken into use in full.
Tiedote 17.01.2019 09.21 fi sv en

Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner will meet European Commission Director-General for Mobility and Transport Henrik Hololei on Friday 18 January 2019 in Helsinki.
Tiedote 10.01.2019 13.49 fi sv en

The Act on Driving Licences has been amended so that drivers can prove their right to drive using a mobile driving licence. The mobile driving licence is a free, optional service that can be downloaded into a mobile device and used in addition to the traditional driving licence.
Tiedote 10.01.2019 13.48 fi sv en

The maximum length of a vehicle combination in road traffic will increase from 25.25 to 34.5 metres. The maximum permissible mass remains at 76 tonnes. New type of vehicle combinations that differ from the current standards may also be used on the road. A Government decree on the matter will enter into force on 21 January 2019.
Uutinen 02.01.2019 16.30 fi sv en

Minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner and Permanent Secretary Harri Pursiainen have expressed their condolences following the death of State Secretary Sergey Alekseevich Aristov, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Transport and Authorised Delegate for the Saimaa Canal.
Tiedote 28.12.2018 12.15 fi sv en

The use of larger, more powerful snowmobiles will be permitted on snowmobile routes designated for this purpose and separately designated routes.
Tiedote 28.12.2018 12.02 fi sv en

The President of the Republic has approved a new Rail Transport Act. The comprehensive reform of the legislation governing rail transport aims to improve the functioning of the rail market, while it also implements the Fourth Railway Package of the European Union in Finland. The new Act will replace the current Railway Act and the Urban Railway Traffic Act.

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