​Central

The Ministry of Transport and Communications

• Transport planning and legislation;
• Transport systems and networks;
• Transport infrastructure (public roads, private roads, railways, maritime and inland waterways, metro and tram systems);
• Transport of people and goods;
• Traffic safety;
• Issues related to transport, climate change and the environment
• EU and international cooperation in the field of transport;
• Provide strategic guidance and supervision of the administrative sector;

The Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

• Road maintenance;
• Road projects;
• Transport system management;
• Public transport;
• Traffic Safety
• Island traffic;
• Transport permits and licences;
• Traffic management;
• Assess basic transport service levels;
• Traffic customer service.

Regional

Regional Council

• Launching the planning process concerning transport system plans (except the Helsinki - Capital - region transport plan)and the related cooperation and coordination;
• Contribute to The Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment and  participate in the drafting of  strategic guidance documents

Åland competences

• Roads and canals;
• Road traffic;
• Railway traffic;
• Boat traffic;
• Local shipping lanes;

Central Åland authorities have legislative powers in

• Merchant shipping;
• Shipping lanes and
• Aviation.

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Local

• Pedestrian and bicycle traffic routes
• Local road network;
• Local public transportation;
• Bus and coach transport.

Responsible ministries/bodies

The Ministry of Transport and Communications

The Government is assisted by several government agencies (Finnish Transport Agency, the Transport Safety Agency, the Finnish Communications Regulatory Authority and the Finnish Meteorological Institute

Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

Regional Councils

Åland Government

Sources:

Act on Local Government 410/2015Act on regional development and the management of Structural Fund operations (7/2014)

Act on the autonomy of Åland (1991/1144), Section 18 and 27

Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities , 2014 Finnish local authorities and the European Union: To what extent does the EU influence municipalities?

Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment

The Ministry of Transport and Communications