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Annual holiday The purpose of annual holiday is to provide employees with an opportunity to recover from the stress resulting from work. As a rule, employees are entitled to four weeks of summer holiday and one week of winter holiday. In short emp...

Working time is regulated by the Working Time Act and collective agreements Working time refers to the time employees spend on performing work duties or are obliged to be present at a place of work at the employer’s disposal. Travel time is not re...

National Working Life Development Strategy – Towards the working life of 2035 The working life Development Strategy responds to the need to increase productivity and wellbeing at work. The quality of working life is an important factor in employme...

16.6.2022 | “Terrafame’s battery chemicals plant is a good example of how we are developing the Finnish mining and battery industry towards production of higher value added. Finland is introducing advanced processes and technologies and improving competences in a new area that will enable a responsible green transition,” Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä said at the opening of the plant in Sotkamo on 16 June 2022.

25.3.2021 | A national battery cooperation body will implement the Battery Strategy. The Strategy’s objective is to create a leading battery cluster in Finland by 2025, which will support Finland’s transition to a low-carbon economy. The cooperation body will bring together the different operators in the sector and promote the implementation of the Strategy’s objectives.

3.6.2020 | People accumulate competence and skills needed in working life not only through formal education but also at work and through participation in leisure activities. It is important that we have the ability to identify these existing skills so that they can be put to efficient use in the labour market, and to ensure a better match between employer needs and employee skills.

26.1.2021 | On 26 January 2021, the European Commission approved public support of EUR 2.9 billion proposed by 12 Member States to fund research and innovation projects in the battery sector. This public support is expected to generate private investments of EUR 9 billion. Finland will participate in the project and fund companies in the sector.

26.1.2021 | The electrification of society and the solutions offered by the battery industry will have a significant impact on how climate objectives can be achieved. The National Battery Strategy presents the means by which Finland will become a competitive, competent and sustainable player in the international battery industry. The Strategy is founded on the promotion of responsible battery production and electrification.

8.5.2020 | BDO Audiator Oy has submitted its inspection report to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment regarding business development funding granted by Business Finland in the coronavirus crisis.

26.6.2020 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has launched work to formulate a national battery strategy that will enable Finland to strengthen its role as a pioneer in sustainable battery manufacturing and recycling.

28.2.2020 | Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä will visit Canada and the United States from 1 to 6 March 2020. The aim of the visit is to promote Finnish mining and battery companies’ exports and establishment abroad. The growing popularity of electric vehicles opens up major global business opportunities for the battery industry.

27.1.2020 | Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä will lead a Team Finland visit to France on 29–31 January 2020. The purpose of the visit is to intensify cooperation between Finnish and French companies engaged in the circular economy and in the battery industry, to promote the internationalisation of Finnish companies and to accelerate the global transition to a carbon-neutral economy.

6.2.2019 | – Europe's ability to compete with China and the United States in the global economy is of crucial importance. Reforming our industry for tomorrow's world is key to this competitiveness, said Mika Lintilä, Minister of Economic Affairs, in his speech at the EU Industry Day on 6 February, 2016.

29.5.2017 | The publication “Wood-Based Bioeconomy Solving Global Challenges”, written by top experts from companies, research institutes and universities of Finland, introduces radical product innovations.

6.6.2016 | January 2008 Fennovoima Oy A NEW NUCLEAR POWER PLANT, FINLAND ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT PROGRAMME, INTERNATIONAL HEARING International hearing, summary January 2008 2 (9) 1 INTRODUCTION Fennovoima Oy, a Finnish energy company, has launched a...

25.3.2025 | Den 25 mars 2025 beviljade Europeiska kommissionen sex projekt i Finland statusen strategiska projekt. Sammantaget beviljade kommissionen statusen strategiskt projekt till 47 projekt i Europa. Totalt 170 projekt ansökte om status som strategiskt projekt hos kommissionen före den första tidsfristen 22 augusti 2024. Beslut om projekt i länder utanför EU fattas senare av kommissionen.

17.5.2016 | March 2014 Application for a Supplement to Government Decision-In-Principle M 4/2010 vp pursuant to Section 11 of the Nuclear Energy Act (990/1987), granted on May 6, 2010 This publication is an unofficial translation based on Fennovoima’s applica...

3.6.2016 | MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE ECONOMY ARBETS- OCH NÄRINGSMINISTERIET MINISTRY OF EMPLOYMENT AND THE ECONOMY PL 32 (Aleksanterinkatu 4) PB 32 (Alexandersgatan 4) P.O. Box 32 (Aleksanterinkatu 4) 00023 Valtioneuvosto • Puh. 029 506 0000 00023 Stats...

3.6.2016 | 1 Environmental Impact Assessment Report for a Nuclear Power Plant Environmental Impact Assessment Report for a Nuclear Power Plant February 2014 SUMMARY 2 Environmental Impact Assessment Report for a Nuclear Power Plant Contact information Party ...

5.6.2016 | October 2008 Environmental Impact Assessment Report for a Nuclear Power Plant Contact information Party responsible for the project: Fennovoima Oy Postal address: Salmisaarenaukio 1, FI-00180 Helsinki, Finland Tel. +358 (0)20 757 9200 Contact pers...