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Prime Minister Marin to attend meeting of Nordic prime ministers in Norway

Government Communications Department
Publication date 9.8.2022 11.09 | Published in English on 9.8.2022 at 11.19
Press release 456/2022
Pääministeri Marin.

Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend the informal summer meeting of Nordic prime ministers in Oslo on Monday 15 August. In connection with their meeting, the prime ministers will also have a joint meeting with Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz. Prime Minister Marin will also hold bilateral discussions with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.

The main theme of the Nordic prime ministers’ meeting will be developing Nordic defence cooperation as Finland and Sweden join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), of which the other Nordic countries are already members. Another important topic will be protecting the seas and promoting the use of renewable energy, including by deepening cooperation in the area of sustainable and climate-neutral energy solutions.

Inquiries: Lauri Voionmaa, Special Adviser (International Affairs), tel. +358 295 160 306 and Anne Sjöholm, Head of Communications for EU and International Affairs, tel. +358 40 537 07 33, Prime Minister's Office