Ministry for Foreign Affairs requests comments on draft government report on Nordic cross-border barriers

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has been drafting a government report to describe the work carried out during the government term to remove cross-border barriers between the Nordic countries and to increase awareness of efforts and key parties in removing the barriers. Comments on the draft report can be submitted on the website lausuntopalvelu.fi until the end of October.

“Free movement is one of the cornerstones of Nordic cooperation, and removing cross-border barriers is a key to facilitating integration and movement in the Nordic countries. Removing cross-border barriers will benefit everyone, individuals and companies alike. Therefore, it is important that we continue our active efforts to remove cross-border barriers in the Nordic countries,” says Minister for Nordic Cooperation and Equality Thomas Blomqvist.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has prepared the report, and other ministries and relevant authorities and parties working to remove cross-border barriers have been able to comment on it already during its drafting. The previous report on the matter was issued in 2012(Link to another website.) (Parliament of Finland, in Finnish, pdf). 

The draft government report on cross-border barriers between the Nordic countries is available on the website lausuntopalvelu.fi. The deadline for comments is 30 October 2022.

• The draft report and instructions for submitting comments are available on the website lausuntopalvelu.fi (in Finnish(Link to another website.)).