Swedish Foreign Minister to attend Hanalys foreign policy forum in Finland

Ministry for Foreign Affairs

2.2.2023 9.39

Press release

Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström will visit Helsinki from 6 to 7 February. He was invited by Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto to attend the Hanalys foreign policy forum at Hanaholmen on 7 February.

Hanalys is an annual high-level foreign policy forum between Finland and Sweden held at Hanaholmen.

The ministers will also hold bilateral discussions, where the topics will include Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and topical NATO matters.

“It is a pleasure to welcome my Swedish counterpart to Helsinki. We are in close contact with each other, and we appreciate this opportunity to discuss topical foreign and security policy matters together,” Foreign Minister Haavisto says.

Inquiries

Joel Linnainmäki, Special Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 295 350 466
Christina Lehtinen, Counsellor, Unit for Northern Europe, tel. +358 295 351 787
The email addresses of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are in the format [email protected].

Swedish Foreign Minister to attend Hanalys foreign policy forum in Finland

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