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9.6.2026 | The EU’s new Pact on Migration and Asylum will improve the control of the EU’s external borders and increase the efficiency of asylum and return procedures. The Government proposed that the President of the Republic approve the relevant bills for acts on Tuesday 9 June. The acts will enter into force on 12 June.

2.6.2026 | Finland has delivered medicinal products to Ukraine from an EU-funded rescEU stockpile, which is hosted by Finland. The value of the delivery is about EUR 151,000. The need for assistance stems from Russia's war of aggression, and the delivery is part of EU support for Ukraine.

4.5.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has launched a project to develop guidance for the public on how to prepare for emergency conditions. The guidance will complement existing preparedness advice in the Preparing for Incidents and Crises guide published on Suomi.fi.

1.6.2026 | A new emergency warning system complementing the existing systems will be built in Finland by the end of October 2026. The new FI-Alert system will complement the current emergency warning system by delivering faster and more accurately targeted regional warnings directly to mobile phones. The Ministry of the Interior and Erillisverkot Group signed an agreement on implementing the FI-Alert system on 28 May 2026.

17.2.2025 | Helsinki City Rescue Department’s self- supervision programme Helsinki City Rescue Department 1 Rescue Department’s self-supervision programme 2 Helsinki City Rescue Department 3 Table of contents Introduction ........................................

Wellbeing services counties Wellbeing services counties are governed by public law. They are self-governing and are distinct from municipalities and the central government. The activities of the wellbeing services counties are funded by the centra...

Ministry of the Interior Department for Civil Protection The Department for Civil Protection directs and oversees rescue services. The Department is led by Kimmo Kohvakka, Director General for Civil Protection. The Ministry of the Interior Departm...

Rescue Department of Kymenlaakso Research and development activities Rescue Department of Kymenlaakso is actively involved in research and development activities in the area. Research and Development activities The Kymenlaakso Rescue Department is...

Publications and instructions Instructions and other publications relevant to the rescue services are published by the Ministry of the Interior, mainly in the ministry's publication series, but also by such actors as the Emergency Services Academy...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Current issues Helsinki Rescue Departments current issues News and press releases Inter‑agency cooperation at the core of the Rescue Department’s exercise - Helsinki Rescue services, 6.5.2026 15:07 Rescue Exercise i...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Duty and organisation We work for the safety of the capital of Finland and its residents and visitors. We work for the safety of the capital of Finland and its residents and visitors. We assess the city’s accident r...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Helsinki City Rescue Department works for the safety of the capital, its residents and visitors. Contact us Instructions and forms Services Current issues About us Helsinki Rescue School Work or study with us Histor...

Calendar Current Issues Current news, press releases and events of the rescue services. Latest news RSS (Opens New Window) (Opens New Window) Ministerial group on Baltic Sea Security in Helsinki: Joint measures to respond to drone-related threats ...

Rescue services Accident prevention, rescue operations, preparedness and civil defence form a coherent system in Finland that covers all types of incidents from daily accidents to major disasters. The Ministry of the Interior guides and directs em...

Preparedness Preparedness means preparing in advance for various accidents and crisis situations to keep society’s and individuals’ activities going without interruption as far as possible. New! Potential drone threat What is it? How do I protect ...

1.4.2026 | The rescue departments of Uusimaa and Helsinki have received funding from the Internal Security Fund (ISF) for their joint project ‘Robotics as a Performance Booster for the Rescue Departments of Uusimaa’.

Education and training The Emergency Services Academy based in Kuopio organises vocational education and training as well as in-service training for rescue service and Emergency Response Centre personnel and preparedness training. The Emergency Se...

Helsinki City Rescue Department Guidance and advice for structural fire safety We guide town planners and people undertaking construction projects on structural fire safety. Our team of experts provides guidance during the planning, design and con...

21.1.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior has published three new guides containing practical instructions on how to use and maintain civil defence shelters and on how to draw up emergency plans. The guides are intended, for example, to support building owners (such as housing companies) and other building operators.

8.10.2025 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen will visit Warsaw, Poland on 8 October, where she will meet Poland’s Minister of the Interior and Administration Marcin Kierwiński. The two ministers will discuss the border situation in both countries.