Prime Minister of Sweden to visit Helsinki

Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson will visit Finland on Friday 28 October at the invitation of Prime Minister Sanna Marin. While in Helsinki, Prime Minister Kristersson will also meet with President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö.

In their meeting, Prime Minister Marin and Prime Minister Kristersson will discuss bilateral relations between Finland and Sweden, the countries’ future NATO membership, Russia’s war of aggression, support for Ukraine and topical EU matters. 

This is Prime Minister Kristersson’s first bilateral visit abroad as Prime Minister. According to tradition, Finnish and Swedish prime ministers meet shortly after taking office. Prime Minister Marin’s first visit abroad was also to Sweden.  

Inquiries: Lauri Voionmaa, Special Adviser to the Prime Minister, tel. +358 50 421 0422 and Anne Sjöholm, Head of Communications for EU Affairs, tel. +358 40 537 0733, Prime Minister’s Office