New programme to boost employment through public procurement
A new programme for boosting employment through procurement launched at the beginning of August aims to increase support for employment through public procurement. The programme can help support access to employment for people with partial work capacity, for example.
Updates to the decree on infrastructure support for electric vehicles and the use of biogas in transport
On 23 July 2020, the government issued an updated decree on infrastructure support for electric vehicles and the use of biogas in transport for 2018–2021. The objective of this support, which has been granted since 2018, is to promote the use of electricity and biogas in road transport by driving investment in the expansion of the electric vehicle (EV) charging and gas refuelling network.
Working group to explore possibilities to promote energy sector integration
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has appointed a working group on energy sector integration tasked with presenting concrete solutions on how to promote sector integration. The working group’s term runs from 1 August 2020 to 30 June 2021. It will submit a mid-term report on 1 February 2021 and a final report on 30 June 2021.
Upper age limit for after-care provided to unaccompanied young people arriving in Finland raised to 25
Starting from 15 July 2020, young people who have entered Finland as unaccompanied minors and who have been granted a residence permit will be entitled to after-care until the age of 25. The President of the Republic approved the amendment to the Act on the Promotion of Immigrant Integration on 9 July 2020.
Talent Boost
The objective of the Government’s joint Talent Boost programme is to make Finland more attractive to international talents and to channel the expertise of international talents already in Finland to support growth, internationalisation and innovation in Finnish companies.
Low-carbon roadmaps 2035
The Government will work to ensure that Finland is carbon neutral by 2035 and carbon negative soon after that. In accordance with the Government Programme, sectoral low-carbon roadmaps will be drawn up in cooperation with companies and organisations in the relevant sectors.
Tuula Haatainen
Minister of Employment