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15.4.2026 | Kuopion Energia Oy has submitted to the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment an environmental impact assessment (EIA) programme concerning its plan to build a small nuclear power plant in Kuopio for district heating production. The EIA programme is a plan prepared by the party responsible for the project that details the necessary analyses and organisation of the environmental impact assessment procedure.

Relationship between online platforms and businesses Prohibition procedure of online intermediation services and search engines From 12 July 2020, the new national act has assigned jurisdiction on the Market Court to consider cases concerning the ...

Licensees responsible for nuclear waste management Photo: Posiva Nuclear waste management means all measures necessary to recover, store, handle and permanently dispose of nuclear waste, including measures associated with the decommissioning of a ...

Loviisa power plant Photo: Fortum There are two active nuclear power plant units in the Loviisa nuclear power plant area. Fortum Power and Heat Oy owns the nuclear power plant units in Loviisa. The units were commissioned for commercial use in 197...

Olkiluoto power plant Photo: TVO There are three operational nuclear power plant units at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant area. The boiling-water type power plants Olkiluoto 1 and 2 both have an electrical output of 890 MW. Their operating licen...

The Operational Programme for aid to the most deprived persons defines the principles for food aid in the EU

Environmental impact assessment procedure for Loviisa nuclear power plant -EIA programme On 13 August 2020, Fortum Power and Heat Ltd submitted an environmental impact assessment programme (EIA programme) under the Environmental Impact Assessment ...

Environmental impact assessment report for Loviisa nuclear power plant On 14 January 2022, the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment released its reasoned conclusion on the environmental impact assessment report of Fortum Power and Heat Oy’s...

Nuclear power forms the basis of Finland's electricity production Photo: TVO Approximately 40% (39% in 2024) of the electricity produced in Finland comes from nuclear energy. Nuclear energy plays a major role in the implementation of the Finnish C...

Nuclear facilities include nuclear power plants and facilities for nuclear waste management Finland has five active nuclear reactors with a combined gross output of approximately 4,400 MW. In total, the power plants produce more than 30 TWh of ele...

30.3.2023 | On 30 March 2023, the Government granted Fortum Power and Heat Oy an operating licence for the disposal facility for low and intermediate level waste, located in the Loviisa power plant area. The new licence, which will be in force until 2090, will replace the current one expiring in 2055.

Preparedness for serious disruptions and emergency conditions in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Finland’s security of supply relies on well-functioning markets and investments by private sector actors,...

Digital Markets Act Regulation on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act) The objective of regulation is to create uniform regulation to prevent unfair trading practices that companies and consumers encounter when ...

Security Strategy for Society On 16 January 2025, the Government adopted, as a resolution, the Security Strategy for Society prepared by the Security Committee. The purpose of the strategy is to provide a common concept for comprehensive security ...

10.2.2022 | On 10 February 2022 the Government decided on the grant authorisations under the EU’s regional and structural policy programme, Innovation and Skills in Finland 2021−2027; and the Finnish structural funds programme, Sustainable growth and jobs 2014–2020, to the intermediary bodies in 2022. At the same time, the Government decided how to distribute the funds of the Interreg programmes for the per...

18.11.2021 | The low employment rate of people with impaired capacity to work is a common problem in the Nordic countries. However, a new kind of intermediate labour market, a social economy and social entrepreneurship can offer solutions that improve the employment of people with impaired capacity to work.

9.2.2021 | At the request of Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen, Director General of Finnish Customs Hannu Mäkinen has formulated a proposal to improve the opportunities of people with partial work ability to find employment. Mäkinen proposes that Finland should take Sweden’s Samhall company as a model, but adapt it to the Finnish needs.

Other funding targets under the Sustainable Growth Programme in the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and government agencies under its purview The Sustainable Growth Programme includes investments and reforms that support the European U...

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22.9.2025 | Employment services and the service process for jobseekers will be reformed to better meet individual needs, in line with the Programme of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s Government. The aim is that more people would find employment quicker. The Government proposes amendments to the legislation on the service process of jobseekers and the jobseeker profiles. At the same time, the sanctions system for unemployment security will be overhauled.