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Tiedote 18.10.2018 13.32 fi sv en

The Government has proposed a new Water Transport Act, which would ensure that all water transport legislation is up to date and found in one place. The aim of the reform is to facilitate automation as well as to increase the safety of water transport and responsible boating. The new law would also bring clarity to the roles and tasks of authorities.
Tiedote 17.10.2018 13.51 fi sv en

The majority of Finns would like to forgo the daylight saving time practice. Opinions on whether to permanently transition to winter time, i.e. normal time, or summer time are considerably more divided.
Tiedote 12.10.2018 14.40 fi sv en

Finland aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from shipping and to have global negotiations on concrete measures for reducing these emissions initiated next year. The issue of greenhouse gas emissions from shipping will be negotiated in the meeting of the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) in London on 22–26 October 2018.
Tiedote 12.10.2018 13.24 fi sv en

The Government proposes that the use of larger snowmobiles should be allowed on suitable designated snow mobile routes.
Tiedote 11.10.2018 15.48 fi sv en

The Government is proposing that when drivers are required during traffic surveillance to prove their right to drive, they could do so using an electronic mobile driving licence. The electronic application would be a free, optional service to be used in addition to traditional driving licences.
Uutinen 09.10.2018 08.59 fi sv en

The appointments of almost all the current unit directors at the Ministry of Transport and Communications will end at the end of 2018. Minister Anne Berner announced the ap-pointments of new directors on 4 October 2019. Their assignments will start in the begin-ning of 2019.
Tiedote 08.10.2018 16.00 fi sv en

The message in a new Special Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is clear: The climate is warming at an alarming rate. Swift and radical changes are needed in order to ensure that temperatures do not rise more than 1.5 °C above pre-industrial levels. The same also applies to transport. One fifth of Finland’s greenhouse gases come from transport and the majority of these from road traffic.
Tiedote 02.10.2018 13.36 fi sv en

The Digital infrastructure strategy prepared at the Ministry of Transport and Communications has been published. According to the strategy, the digital infrastructure promotes competitiveness and wellbeing by enabling the utilisation of, for example, data economy and artificial intelligence in both the private and public services.
Tiedote 01.10.2018 14.08 fi sv en

The auction of 3.5 GHz spectrum arranged by the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority was concluded on 1 st October 2018. The winning operators are Telia Finland Oyj, Elisa Oyj and DNA Oyj. The auction generated EUR 77 605 000 in revenue to the state.
Tiedote 28.09.2018 11.50 fi sv en

The Government proposes to Parliament that the so-called EUCARIS Treaty be adopted and implemented in Finland. The EUCARIS Treaty concerns a European information system enabling information exchanges on vehicles and rights to drive between central authorities.

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