Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen: Security in schools to be further improved

Minister of the Interior Päivi Räsänen regards the Orivesi shooting incident as a very serious matter. ‘Pupils have the right to study in a safe environment. What is essential in the provision of basic education is to ensure the safety of pupils and school personnel in all circumstances,’ says Ms Räsänen.
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The Ministry of the Interior held a round table discussion on the religious background of asylum seekers

Asylum seekers' religious convictions, assessing the genuineness of such convictions, and the personal risk of asylum seekers to be persecuted in their home countries due to their religious background were debated at a round table event organised by the Ministry of the Interior in Helsinki on Thursday 15 March.
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Mission

The Ministry's vision is: Finland will be the safest country in Europe – one in which people feel that they live in a fair and equal society regardless of how they identify themselves.

Safety first - Internal Security Programme

The objective of the Programme is for Finland to be the safest country in Europe in 2015. The Programme contains 74 measures intended to maintain and improve security.
  The Programme

Rescue Services Strategy 2015

The main purpose of the Rescue Services Strategy 2015 is to establish a common platform for long-term planning and development for the entire rescue services sector.
  The Strategy