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17.5.13

Finland and Norway seek deeper Arctic cooperation

Prime Minister Katainen had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Norway, Stoltenberg. The discussions focused on enhancing Arctic cooperation between the two countries.

 

16.5.13

Young people should be involved in building up the Nordic welfare

On 15-16 May, Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen attended the traditional summer meeting of the Nordic prime ministers in Stockholm. In connection with the meeting, Prime Minister Katainen participated in a Nordic job summit on young people and employment on 16 May.

 

16.5.13

Finland joined the UNESCO Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage

UNESCO's Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage will enter into force in Finland on 21 May 2013. The Convention has been ratified by 152 nations to date. Finland was the last of the Nordic countries to join.

Intangible cultural heritage consists of phenomena that are passed down through the generations and remain alive. This means elements related to oral traditions, performing arts, practices in social life, rituals, festivities as well as knowledge, skills and practices related to the natural environment and the universe.

 

16.5.13

Working group: Transportation must reduce its dependence on oil

A working group of the Ministry of Transport and Communications proposes radical changes to the choice of power for Finnish transport. The objective is to mitigate climate change and to improve the fuel self-sufficiency.

The vision of the Future powers in transport -working group is to completely eliminate the use of fossil fuels in passenger vehicles in Finland by 2050. This is feasible since there are a number of cost-efficient alternatives available.

The Government

The term Government refers to the Government of Finland which consists of the Prime Minister and the necessary number of ministers. It also denotes the decision-making body consisting of the Government plenary session and the ministries.

Facts about the Government
 
Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen

Government

The Government led by Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen was appointed on 22 June 2011. It is a majority coalition formed by the National Coalition Party, the Social Democratic Party, the Left Alliance, the Swedish People's Party in Finland, the Green League and the Christian Democratic Party. The Government has 19 ministers.

Katainen's Government
 

Ministries

There are 12 ministries in Finland. Each ministry is, within its mandate, responsible for the preparation of issues that fall within the scope of the Government and also for the operation of its own administrative sector.

Ministries and their mandates