# Minister of Transport and Communications (Finland)

The Minister of Transport and Communications (Finnish: liikenne- ja viestintäministeri, Swedish: kommunikationsminister) is one of the Finnish Government's ministerial positions. The Minister of Transport and Communications heads the Ministry of Transport and Communications.
The incumbent holder of the position is Lulu Ranne of the Finns Party.

## Ministers

| No. | Minister | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Party | Cabinet |
| 1 | Paavo Aitio (1918–1989) | 1 January 1970 | 14 May 1970 | 133 days | SKDL | Koivisto I |
| 2 | Martti Niskala (1911–1984) | 14 May 1970 | 15 July 1970 | 62 days | Independent | Aura I |
| 3 | Veikko Saarto (born 1934) | 15 July 1970 | 26 March 1971 | 254 days | SKDL | Karjalainen II |
| 4 | Kalervo Haapasalo (1922–2002) | 26 March 1971 | 29 October 1971 | 217 days | SDP | Karjalainen II |
| 5 | Esa Timonen (1925–2015) | 29 October 1971 | 23 February 1972 | 117 days | Independent | Aura II |
| 6 | Valde Nevalainen (1919–1994) | 23 February 1972 | 4 September 1972 | 194 days | SDP | Paasio II |
| 7 | Pekka Tarjanne (1937–2010) | 4 September 1972 | 13 June 1975 | 2 years, 282 days | Liberals | Sorsa I |
| (5) | Esa Timonen (1925–2015) | 13 June 1975 | 30 November 1975 | 170 days | Independent | Liinamaa |
| 8 | Kauko Hjerppe (1926–1996) | 30 November 1975 | 29 September 1976 | 304 days | SKDL | Liinamaa |
| 9 | Ragnar Granvik (1910–1997) | 29 September 1976 | 15 May 1977 | 228 days | RKP | Miettunen III |
| 10 | Veikko Saarto (born 1934) | 15 May 1977 | 19 February 1982 | 4 years, 280 days | SKDL | Sorsa II Koivisto II |
| 11 | Jarmo Wahlström (1938–2013) | 19 February 1982 | 31 December 1982 | 315 days | SKDL | Sorsa III |
| 12 | Reino Breilin (1928–2010) | 31 December 1982 | 6 May 1983 | 126 days | SDP | Sorsa III |
| 13 | Matti Puhakka (1945–2021) | 6 May 1983 | 30 November 1984 | 1 year, 208 days | SDP | Sorsa IV |
| 14 | Matti Luttinen (1936–2009) | 1 December 1984 | 30 April 1987 | 2 years, 150 days | SDP | Sorsa IV |
| 15 | Pekka Vennamo (born 1944) | 30 April 1987 | 30 September 1989 | 2 years, 153 days | Rural Party | Holkeri |
| 16 | Raimo Vistbacka (born 1945) | 1 October 1989 | 28 August 1990 | 331 days | Rural Party | Holkeri |
| 17 | Ilkka Kanerva (1948–2022) | 28 August 1990 | 26 April 1991 | 241 days | National Coalition | Holkeri |
| 18 | Ole Norrback (born 1941) | 26 April 1991 | 13 April 1995 | 3 years, 352 days | RKP | Aho |
| 19 | Tuula Linnainmaa (born 1942) | 13 April 1995 | 1 April 1997 | 1 year, 353 days | National Coalition | Lipponen I |
| 20 | Matti Aura (1943–2011) | 2 April 1997 | 15 January 1999 | 1 year, 288 days | National Coalition | Lipponen I |
| 21 | Kimmo Sasi (born 1952) | 15 January 1999 | 15 April 1999 | 90 days | National Coalition | Lipponen I |
| 22 | Olli-Pekka Heinonen (born 1964) | 15 April 1999 | 4 January 2002 | 2 years, 264 days | National Coalition | Lipponen II |
| (21) | Kimmo Sasi (born 1952) | 4 January 2002 | 17 April 2003 | 1 year, 103 days | National Coalition | Lipponen II |
| 23 | Leena Luhtanen (born 1941) | 17 April 2003 | 23 September 2005 | 2 years, 159 days | SDP | Jäätteenmäki Vanhanen I |
| 24 | Susanna Huovinen (born 1972) | 23 September 2005 | 19 April 2007 | 1 year, 208 days | SDP | Vanhanen I |
| 25 | Anu Vehviläinen (born 1963) | 19 April 2007 | 22 June 2011 | 4 years, 64 days | Centre | Vanhanen II Kiviniemi |
| 26 | Merja Kyllönen (born 1977) | 22 June 2011 | 4 April 2014 | 2 years, 286 days | Left Alliance | Katainen |
| 27 | Henna Virkkunen (born 1972) | 4 April 2014 | 24 June 2014 | 81 days | National Coalition | Katainen |
| 28 | Paula Risikko (born 1960) | 24 June 2014 | 29 May 2015 | 339 days | National Coalition | Stubb |
| 29 | Anne Berner (born 1964) | 29 May 2015 | 29 May 2019 | 4 years, 0 days | Centre | Sipilä |
| (25) | Anu Vehviläinen (born 1963) | 29 May 2019 | 6 June 2019 | 8 days | Centre | Sipilä |
| 30 | Sanna Marin (born 1985) | 6 June 2019 | 10 December 2019 | 187 days | SDP | Rinne |
| 31 | Timo Harakka (born 1962) | 10 December 2019 | 20 June 2023 | 3 years, 192 days | SDP | Marin |
| 32 | Lulu Ranne (born 1971) | 20 June 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 131 days | Finns | Orpo |

## Former minister of Transport and Communications Anne Berner

A key political initiative of minister Berner's term has been a new transport code, consisting of a complete reform of the legalization governing the markets in the transport sector. The transport code reform has been seen as ground breaking in Europe, heavily deregulating existing transport legalization and on the other hand laying grounds for future transport models such as Mobility as a Service. The legal project will be implemented in three stages, with new road traffic legalization already presented to the parliament in August 2016.
Berner has been proposed several means for Finland to meet its environmental and climate commitments set under the UN's Paris Agreement. Berner has stated that Finland would halve the amount of fossil fuel used in transport by 2030. In addition to promote more environmentally friendly propulsion means, such as biofuels and electrical vehicles, Berner has spoken for reducing the total mileage required by the society to produce its services.
As a part of the key project and reforms defined in the Finnish Strategic Government Programme, Berner is working on a general deregulation and reduced administrative load in Finland. Another of the key effort Berner is handling calls for growth through digital services, e.g. digitalization, big data and robotization. Berner has also laid several initiatives in these fields, calling for Finland to drive leadership in the development and utilization of new technologies, including 5G networks, autonomous transport and IoT-based solutions.