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Ministeri Harakka: Viestintäverkkojen kapasiteetti riittää poikkeustilanteessakin

Tiedote 27.03.2020 14.04 fi sv en

Suuri osa yhteiskuntamme toiminnoista rakentuu tällä hetkellä viestintäverkkojen päälle. Verkkojen toimivuus kriisitilanteissa on elintärkeää.
Liikenne- ja viestintäministeriön tietopaketti: Koronavirus ja liikennejärjestelmä sekä viestintäverkot ja -palvelut

Tiedote 18.03.2020 17.05 fi sv en

Tätä sivua käytetään liikenne- ja viestintäministeriön infosivuna koronavirustilanteessa. Sivua päivitetään säännöllisesti. Päivitetty viimeksi 2.4.2020.
Transport of dangerous goods under emergency conditions ensured

Tiedote 02.04.2020 13.42 fi sv en

The Government has issued decrees that will bring into effect special agreements on the transport of dangerous goods.
Licence of Basso Media will not be revoked by Government

Tiedote 02.04.2020 13.40 fi sv en

On 2 April 2020, the Government made a decision that the programme licences of Oy Basso Media Ltd for semi-national and local radio broadcasting will not be revoked despite a change in the effective control of the company.
Updates to list of events of major importance for society

Tiedote 02.04.2020 10.30 fi sv en

The Ministry of Transport and Communications will start updating the list of events of major importance for society. Events designated by decree as being of major importance for society refer to events that have to be broadcast by television in the area of Finland so that they are available to a substantial proportion of the public free of charge either as live or recorded broadcasts.
Opinions invited on proposals to amend Rail Transport Act and Act on Transport Services

Tiedote 31.03.2020 14.43 fi sv en

On 25 March 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Communications sent draft amendments to the Rail Transport Act and the Act on Transport Services out for comments. Some of the tasks related to the maintenance of rail traffic fleet and rail registers would be transferred from the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency to the EU Agency for Railways.
Monitoring group to support the utilisation of data and data economy

Tiedote 25.03.2020 09.50 fi sv en

The Ministry of Transport and Communications has set up a working group to support and coordinate the work of different administrative branches in promoting the data economy. All ministries are involved in the group's work.
Minister Harakka: Communications network capacity adequate even in exceptional situations

Tiedote 27.03.2020 14.04 fi sv en

Most of our society’s activities are currently built on communications networks. It is vital that they remain functional also in crises.
Summer-time begins this weekend – Finland ready to abandon time changes

Tiedote 26.03.2020 09.12 fi sv en

Summer-time, or daylight saving time, begins in the night between this Saturday and Sunday. The clocks will be turned forward one hour on Sunday, 29 March, at 03.00. Summer-time will end in the last weekend in October when the clocks are set back by one hour.
Temporary exemptions to driving times and rest periods due to coronavirus situation

Tiedote 26.03.2020 13.45 fi sv en

On 26 March 2020, the Government decided to issue a decree on extending the driving times and shortening the rest periods of drivers of buses and heavy goods transport vehicles by road due to the coronavirus situation. The purpose of the Decree is to ensure domestic goods transport and society’s security of supply.
Opinions invited on amendment to the Decree on Television and Radio Operations

Tiedote 01.04.2020 08.40 fi sv en

The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a legislative project to postpone the start of the subtitling obligation for live television broadcasts until 1 January 2021. On 25 March 2020, the Ministry sent a draft decree on the matter for comments.
Amendments to Decrees on road ferries, manning of ships and certification of seafarers circulated for comments

Tiedote 24.03.2020 09.20 fi sv en

On 17March 2020, the Ministry of Transport and Communications sent draft decrees on road ferries, and on the manning of ships and certification of seafarers out for comments. Both amendments are based on the new Water Traffic Act, which will enter into force at the beginning of June. The aim is also to improve the overall safety of water transport.
Ministry of Transport and Communications information pack: Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the transport system, communication networks and services

Tiedote 20.03.2020 15.50 fi sv en

This is the Ministry's information page on matters concerning the coronavirus outbreak. The information will be updated regularly. It was last updated on 2 April 2020.
EU transport ministers discussed the effects of the coronavirus in the transport sector

Tiedote 20.03.2020 15.40 fi sv en

On 18 March, EU transport ministers held a video conference to discuss the effects of the coronavirus in the transport sector as well as the necessary measures to minimise disturbances in the internal market. In the meeting, Finland was represented by Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka.
Tiedote 18.03.2020 09.32 fi sv en

On Wednesday, 18 March, Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will attend a video conference of transport ministers organised by the Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Shared use of infrastructure in communications network construction: significant savings possible in Finland

Tiedote 14.03.2020 11.30 fi sv en

Press release by the Ministry of Transport and Communications and the Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Uutinen 13.03.2020 16.46 fi sv en

Taina Pieski, M.A., has been reappointed as Director of the International Affairs Unit at the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
Supplements planned for the new Road Traffic Act – technical amendments and less parking tickets

Tiedote 13.03.2020 09.08 fi sv en

The Government plans on introducing supplements for the new Road Traffic Act. They are based on amendments elsewhere in legislation that have been adopted after the approval of the Road Traffic Act and give reason to specify the Act. The Road Traffic Act is to enter into force on 1 June. The planned changes are mainly technical in nature.
Tiedote 09.03.2020 10.38 fi sv en

Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will represent Finland at the Informal Meeting of EU Transport Ministers in Opatija, Croatia, on 10–11 March 2020. The meeting will focus on maritime transport.
Tiedote 04.03.2020 11.08 fi sv en

The preparation for Finland’s first National Transport System Plan continues. A parliamentary steering group has outlined three targets for the Plan. An action programme for the Plan will be drawn up on the basis of the targets:

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