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Government to improve protection of infrastructure critical to functioning of society
Press release
19.1.2024 16.52
Answers to your questions about the Government’s restrictions on gatherings – as a rule, everyone is responsible for following the guidelines at their own initiative
Press release
18.3.2020 15.09
Employees in sectors critical to the functioning of society
Press release
17.3.2020 17.34
Common values and the future course of internal security on the agenda of EU justice and home affairs ministers in Helsinki
Press release
2.7.2019 11.23
Work to support cyber security in the parliamentary elections was a success
Press release
12.6.2019 7.00
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