Press releases
249,800 unemployed jobseekers in September
Press release
24.10.2023 8.05
Amendments to industrial peace legislation sent out for comments
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23.10.2023 18.13
New working group and legislative project launched to streamline offshore wind projects
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23.10.2023 15.15
Urban Policy Committee builds a fair partnership
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19.10.2023 14.28
EU energy ministers aim to reach agreement on new electricity market design
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16.10.2023 16.06
Investment aid for energy infrastructure and electrification and decarbonisation of industry is available until 13th of November
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13.10.2023 15.36
Government submits its proposal on new Emissions Trading Act to Parliament
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13.10.2023 15.18
Preparations begin on thematic agreements between cities and the central government
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12.10.2023 9.05
Budget for 2024 in Parliament: Strong investments in growth in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
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11.10.2023 18.27
EU ministers’ meeting to discuss mental health and digitalisation at work
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9.10.2023 10.06
Minister Mykkänen on Balticconnector disruption: gas system is stable but the disruption highlights importance of preparedness by gas-using businesses
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8.10.2023 13.41
Companies and municipalities reduce annual energy consumption by 12.5 TWh
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3.10.2023 10.01
Working group to prepare the reform and development of employment services
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2.10.2023 15.05
Startup Refugees programme reaches the final of the European Entrepreneurship Promotion Awards
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29.9.2023 13.40
Implementation of EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism starts in October creating new obligations for importers
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29.9.2023 12.34
Government proposes increased transparency on sustainability impacts of large and listed companies
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28.9.2023 11.41
Minister Mykkänen to attend IAEA General Conference in Vienna
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26.9.2023 15.55
249,500 unemployed jobseekers in August
Press release
26.9.2023 8.04
Climate Fund’s Neste shares returned to direct state ownership
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21.9.2023 13.30
Minister of Employment Arto Satonen invites social partners to discuss the Finnish model
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20.9.2023 8.53
Changes to the integration services reform in 2025 – Government proposal circulated for comments
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19.9.2023 16.11
Finland and US to discuss science and technology cooperation in Helsinki
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19.9.2023 10.36
Commissioner Elisa Ferreira to visit Finland
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19.9.2023 9.30
EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson to visit Finland
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15.9.2023 13.20
SME Barometer: Company expectations show positive signs of recovery
Press release
14.9.2023 9.15
News
Working group to draft action programme on employment for people in adverse labour market position
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23.4.2024 10.01
Työkanava Ltd to be dissolved
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17.4.2024 13.46
New obligations proposed for providers of private employment services in maritime sector
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7.3.2024 13.31
EU lawmakers agree: forced labour products no longer allowed on the EU market
News item
5.3.2024 10.40
EU Directive on Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence fails to receive a qualified majority of votes in Coreper
News item
28.2.2024 16.28
Ban on products made with forced labour in the EU market progressing
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26.1.2024 14.34
EU thresholds for public procurement to rise on 1 January 2024
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21.12.2023 11.55
Amendments to the Posted Workers Act
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14.12.2023 14.03
OECD updates its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct
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21.9.2023 11.12
Report: Developing public procurement requires proactive and comprehensive analysis
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27.6.2023 14.03
Column
Nuclear energy kolumn: It is worth hopping on a plane to Brussels
11.4.2024 15.17
Nuclear energy is produced for good reasons. In the early days of January, the coldest winter conditions for decades raised electricity consumption in Finland to a maximum of 15 gigawatts, which is the biggest quantity for nearly a decade. There was indeed demand for electricity produced with nuclear energy. The more challenging energy market situation has increased support for the use of nuclear energy across Europe.