Current affairs
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5.12.2023
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30.11.2023
Have you moved? Please, remember to submit your notification of your new address to Finland
Always inform the Digital and Population Data Services Agency in Finland if your address changes.
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4.10.2023
Foreign Ministry to survey market for application submission services for visas and residence permits
Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs is planning to launch a tendering process for outsourcing its entry permit application submission services in 2024. As a preparation for the upcoming tendering process, the Ministry will survey the market in autumn 2023.
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29.6.2023
Ministry for Foreign Affairs' proposal on service fees sent out for comments
Comments on the Ministry for Foreign Affairs proposal may be given at lausuntopalvelu.fi until 8 August 2023.
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29.6.2023
Legislative proposal on EU Emergency Travel Document circulated for comments
Comments on the draft government proposal may be submitted to the lausuntopalvelu.fi service until 15 August 2023.
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11.5.2023
Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Transport and Communications Minna Kivimäki a candidate for Secretary-General of the IMO
Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Transport and Communications Minna Kivimäki has been nominated a candidate for the post of Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). There are altogether seven candidates for the post.
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4.4.2023
Finland joins NATO on 4 April
Finland will join NATO on Tuesday 4 April. We collected the daily events and links to live webcasts from Brussels.
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24.3.2023
Finland seeks membership in the IMO Council to promote sustainable and safe shipping
Finland seeks election to the International Maritime Organization Council (IMO) for the 2024–2025 term.
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27.2.2023
Appearance of passports and identity cards to change
Passports and identity cards issued by the Finnish authorities will have a new appearance as of 13 March 2023. Minor technical adjustments will also be made to residence permit cards and residence cards. The changes will have no effect on the validity of previously issued passports, identity cards or residence permit documents.
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9.1.2023
Have you moved? Remember to submit a notification of your new address abroad
Remember to inform the Digital and Population Data Services Agency in Finland if your address changes.