Finnish Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Ministry of Transport and Communications is responsible for two broad government sectors: transport policy and communications policy.In the transport sector, the Ministry of Transport and Communications is responsible for transport systems and networks, and for the transport of people and goods. Traffic safety, the reduction of environmental nuisance or damage, and the various means of transport themselves all fall within the scope of the Ministry’s responsibility. Its duties also include tasks as diverse as guiding the performance of marine and meteorological research and the weather services, and dealing with matters relating to official summer time.In the communications sector, the Ministry looks after issues relating to communications networks, e-commerce and the media. It monitors the working of the communications markets, the development of the Information Society, and the switch-over to digital television. The promotion of privacy protection and data security, e-business, and digital signatures and encryption products comes within the scope of the Ministry’s duties. And the postal service, too, is one of its responsibilities.

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