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Statute drafting Drafting statutes is one of the most important tasks of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment. The ministry’s remit includes employment, unemployment and public employment services, work environment issues, collective ag...https://tem.fi/en/statute-drafting
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Safety of toys The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is responsible for the regulation of toy safety. The provisions on toy safety lay down general safety requirements for the mechanical, physical, chemical and electrical properties of t...https://tem.fi/en/safety-of-toys
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Electricity market Finland’s electricity market was gradually opened to competition after the passing of the Electricity Market Act in 1995. Since late 1998, all electricity users, including private households, have been able to choose their prefe...https://tem.fi/en/electricity-market
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Monitoring, reporting and verification The rules for the procedure of monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) and the accreditation of verifiers are set out in two Commission Regulations. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment issues...https://tem.fi/en/monitoring-reporting-and-verification-of-eu-ets-emissions-in-2013-2020
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Reserve stocks and preparedness planning secure energy supply In Finland, the security of energy supply is based on the country’s decentralised, diversified and efficient energy production. Stocks of imported fuels and contingency and preparedness...https://tem.fi/en/security-of-energy-supply
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Working at sea The conditions of seamen’s employment contracts differ from other employment relationships. They are laid down in the Seafarers' Employment Contracts Act. The Act applies to work that an employee carries out under a contract on a Fi...https://tem.fi/en/legislation-on-seafaring
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Different terms of employment apply to young workers Young persons aged under 18 are not allowed to perform quite the same work and work on the same terms as adults. The Young Workers’ Act protects young employees from strain caused by overwork. T...https://tem.fi/en/young-workers
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15.5.2026 | 1/4 29 April 2026 VN/14843/2026 GOVERNMENT DECREE ON NUCLEAR FACILITIES – PLAN FOR CARRYING OUT AN ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT The legislation on nuclear energy in Finland is undergoing a reform. In the comprehensive reform, the current Nuclear Energ...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/261861402/Plan%20for%20carrying%20out%20an%20environmental%20assessment%20government%20decree%20on%20nuclear%20facilities.pdf/466cd5e0-378e-5ebf-94a1-56677be35220?t=1778846647216
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20.10.2025 | A decision to phase out imports of Russian natural gas into the European Union was taken today, 20 October, at the meeting of EU energy ministers in Luxembourg. The regulation proposal approved by the Member States is a key step in the EU’s efforts to end its dependence on Russian fossil energy.https://tem.fi/en/-/imports-of-russian-gas-into-the-european-union-to-end
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7.11.2025 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will hold a public consultation from 7 to 23 November 2025 on a draft government decree setting out provisions on a government grant, which the employment authorities could use to help companies hire unemployed young people under the age of 30. This grant is also known as the employment voucher or recruitment subsidy. It would be awarded to businesses to cover half of the young person’s salary for six months.https://tem.fi/en/-/employment-voucher-for-young-people-moves-forward-public-consultation-opens
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22.1.2026 | 1(2) On-board complaint procedure What is the purpose of the on-board complaint procedure? The purpose of the on-board complaint procedure is to have any shortcomings or problems observed on board a ship corrected. Under the Maritime Labour Conven...https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/99758210/On-board+complaint+procedure.pdf/cdf31602-958b-2724-2dfc-365ca6c32b6c?t=1769098424863
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Government decree on nuclear facilities Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment is preparing a Government Decree on Nuclear Facilities. The Decree would be issued under the new Nuclear Energy Act and would lay down provisions on restricting ra...https://tem.fi/en/government-decree-on-nuclear-facilities
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5.6.2025 | On 5 June 2025, the Government submitted to Parliament a proposal for an act on specialised financing activities and their organisation. The act would provide Finnvera with better opportunities to operate effectively as a state-owned specialised financing company and to perform its economic and industrial policy tasks.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-proposes-comprehensive-reform-of-legislation-governing-finnvera
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26.2.2025 | Government proposals submitted during 2024 will reduce the administrative burden on companies by approximately EUR 120 million a year. In addition, at least 133 norms harming businesses and citizens have been dismantled.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-deregulation-measures-bring-large-savings-to-companies-and-make-life-easier-for-citizens
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20.12.2024 | The start of 2025 will see the entry into force of new acts and decrees. The most important changes in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment are summarised below.https://tem.fi/en/-/changes-in-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-at-the-turn-of-the-year-2024-2025
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5.3.2024 | The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission have reached a provisional political agreement on a proposal for a regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour on the Union market. Each EU institution still needs to adopt the regulation in accordance with its own procedures.https://tem.fi/en/-/eu-lawmakers-agree-forced-labour-products-no-longer-allowed-on-the-eu-market
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22.12.2025 | On 22 December 2025, the Government adopted a decree on a new grant that employment authorities can use to help companies hire unemployed young people under 30 years of age. This grant is also known as the employment voucher or recruitment subsidy. The subsidy granted to a company covers half of the young person’s salary for six months, but no more than EUR 1,500 per month.https://tem.fi/en/-/government-adopts-decree-on-employment-voucher-for-young-people-employment-authorities-can-apply-for-funding-soon
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24.2.2026 | Finnish Labour Legislation and Industrial Relations 2 3 1 Introduction............................................................................................................ 4 2 Labour Legislation.................................................https://tem.fi/documents/1410877/2918774/Finnish+Labour+Legislation+and+Industrial+Relations/76c46fce-8a35-458d-890f-ace7acc18d68?t=1771921648020
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Support for biogenic carbon dioxide capture in industry The Finnish Government promotes the capture of biogenic carbon dioxide through investment grants for the construction of capture capacity with a total of 90 million euros. The objective of th...https://tem.fi/en/subsidy-for-the-capture-of-biogenic-carbon-dioxide-from-industry
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The Act on Regional Development and the Administration of Structural Funds (7/2014) entered into force in 2014, and it governs regional development. The Act lays down the goals and programme work of regional development as well as the tasks of the authorities responsible. Moreover, the Act includes special provisions on the structural fund programme and the European Territorial Cooperation programme, namely managing their action plans.https://tem.fi/en/legislation-on-regional-development