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Speech by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio at AmCham Finland's Transatlantic opportunity event in Tampere on 15 April 2026.

Finland’s food country image will be updated together with stakeholders and companies. The aim is to enhance Finland’s food country image so that it stands out and attracts interest and to update the export materials to promote the image.

The Decree of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Certain Documents Related to Export Control of Dual-Use Items entered into force on 15 April 2026. The decree supplements the Act on the Export Control of Dual-Use Items (500/2024), which entered into force in 2024, and clarifies the reporting and notification obligations for exporters. The provisions of the decree concern reporting on the use of the global export authorisations and the content of the notifications and reports related to the internal compliance programme and the use of the Union general export authorisations.

EU on saanut viimeisten kuukausien aikana useita vapaakauppasopimusneuvotteluja päätökseen. Tavaroiden tullikohtelu on usein ensimmäisten yrityksiltä tulevien kysymysten joukossa. Ulkoministeriö on koonnut vinkkejä, miten ja mistä tähän kysymykseen löytyy vastaukset.

Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will lead a Team Finland trade mission to South Korea's capital Seoul on 8–10 April. The Minister will be accompanied by a group of Finnish companies in the thermal energy sector.