Foreign Minister Valtonen to attend NB8 foreign ministers’ meeting in Estonia
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Publication date 28.4.2026 9.59 | Published in English on 28.4.2026 at 10.00
Type:Press release
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend a meeting of Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers (NB8), to be held in Kuressaare, Estonia, on 29–30 April.
The ministers will discuss Ukraine, European security, transatlantic relations and the situation in the Middle East.
“We work in close cooperation with the Nordic and Baltic countries, Finland's closest partners. It is very valuable that the NB8 members maintain an active dialogue on topical foreign and security policy issues,” Minister Elina Valtonen says.
This year’s meeting will be chaired by Estonia, the current coordinating country of NB8 cooperation.
Inquiries
- Emma Virkkunen, Special Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 50 564 6271
- Johanna Lukkarila, Diplomatic Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 295 350 834
- Henri Kaarakainen, Desk Officer, Unit for Northern Europe and Regional Cooperation, tel. +358 295 350 396
- The email addresses of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are in the format [email protected]
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