NATO Secretary General meets the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defence of Finland
NATO Boulevard Leopold III, Brussels, BelgiumOn Monday, 20 March 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive Finland’s...
On Monday, 20 March 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive Finland’s...
Heads of Finland’s missions abroad and foreign policy leaders will meet again at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission in Helsinki on 21–23 August. The meeting will discuss the impact which the new multipolar world order and the transformation of geoeconomics and technology will have on the position of Finland and Europe. The conditions under which the EU can pursue its global role are also on the agenda. In addition, Finland's recent membership in NATO will provide a new framework for the discussions.
Helsinki, 22 August 2023 Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend a virtual Nordic...
On Friday 25 August 2023, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson will receive Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo. The meeting will focus on the security situation, including EU support to Ukraine, competitiveness and the green transition. There will be photo opportunities, and a joint press conference will be held in conjunction with the meeting.
TradeMark Africa (TMA) is an Aid-for-Trade organisation that aims to advance prosperity in Africa through increased trade. Its Executive Director David Beer will visit Finland in September. During his visit, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Africa Business Network of the Finland Chamber of Commerce will organise an event for companies where Executive Director Beer will describe TMA’s activities and the business opportunities available for Finnish companies.
Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen will attend the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on 27 September 2023. The Conference will be held in Vienna this week. Mykkänen will deliver Finland’s national statement at the Conference on Wednesday.
EU home affairs ministers will gather in Brussels on 28 September for a meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. Items on the agenda include the situation in Ukraine and migration issues. Finland will be represented by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen. The Spanish Presidency is seeking political agreement between the EU Member States on extending temporary protection for Ukrainians.
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas will visit Finland on Friday 29 September at the invitation of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo. During her visit to Helsinki, Prime Minister Kallas will also meet with President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö. Prime Minister Orpo and Prime Minister Kallas will discuss border security, the security situation in the Baltic Sea region and support for Ukraine, among other things.
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will host North Macedonia’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Bujar Osmani in Finland on 27 October. The foreign ministers will talk about bilateral matters, EU enlargement, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, and topical NATO questions.
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Berlin on 2 November 2023 to attend a high-level meeting on EU enlargement and to discuss ways to develop energy cooperation.
Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström and Minister for Defence Pål Jonson will visit Helsinki on 8 November to meet Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen and Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen.
Director-General Fernando Arias of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) is visiting Finland from 15 to 16 November at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen.
In a meeting on Wednesday 15 November, the Government decided to add to its proposal on measures to ensure border security following the rapid increase in illegal entry at the eastern border.
Finland participates in decision-making at the conference and is globally influencing future communication services to ensure competitiveness and international accessibility.
The 75th anniversary of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights will be celebrated on 11–12 December in Geneva, Switzerland.
Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will make a working visit to the United States on 17-20 December 2023. General Timo Kivinen, Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, will attend some of the programme events.
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Washington D.C. on 18 December. She will meet U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. A Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Finland and the United States will be signed during the visit.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet the Dutch Minister of Foreign Affairs, Hanke Bruins Slot, in Helsinki on 10 January.
Today and tomorrow, Commissioner for Internal Market, Thierry Breton, is travelling to Finland as part of his EU defence tour.
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will lead a trade mission to the province of Nova Scotia in Canada and visit the country’s capital, Ottawa, on 5–8 February.
Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit New Delhi, India, on 21–22 February.
Permanent Secretary will visit Brussels on 6–8 March 2024. The aim of the visit is to exert influence on the future work programme of the European Commission.
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will speak at the plenary session of the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday 13 March.
Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström in Helsinki on 25–26 March.
On 23–24 April 2024, the President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and his wife Suzanne Innes-Stubb will pay a State Visit to Sweden at the invitation of HM The King.
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