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25.10.2021 | The EU energy ministers will meet at an extraordinary Council meeting in Luxembourg on Tuesday 26 October 2021. The only items on the agenda are the rising energy prices and the Commission’s proposed measures to mitigate them. Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä will represent Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-ministers-to-discuss-energy-prices-at-extraordinary-energy-council-meeting-on-26-october
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17.1.2022 | There is great demand for Finnish expertise in the field of the rule of law around the world. The Rule of Law Centre, established jointly by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the University of Helsinki, supports the implementation of democracy, the rule of law and human rights in developing countries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/independent-judicial-systems-are-the-key-to-combating-corruption
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26.1.2021 | Ministry for Foreign Affairs to participate in the first ever Educa goes digital event Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 26.1.2021 9.20 Type: News item The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is participating in the international programme an...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministry-for-foreign-affairs-to-participate-in-the-first-ever-educa-goes-digital-event
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25.2.2022 | At the presidential session on Friday 25 February, the President of the Republic appointed three new ambassadors and a non-resident ambassador.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/new-ambassadors-to-oslo-paris-and-prague-and-non-resident-ambassador-to-papua-new-guinea
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16.9.2021 | The meeting of ministers of economic affairs of the Nordic Council of Ministers was held in Helsinki on Thursday 16 September 2021. The ministers decided, among other things, to increase cooperation in sustainable mineral production and to promote sustainable tourism. The meeting was chaired by Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/lintila-encourages-nordic-cooperation-in-mineral-and-tourism-issues
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23.8.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin's speech at the annual meeting of Heads of Mission, hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland on 23 August 2022.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/speech-by-prime-minister-sanna-marin-at-the-annual-meeting-of-heads-of-mission
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22.11.2021 | The EU General Affairs Council will meet in Brussels on 23 November. Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/meeting-of-ministers-for-european-affairs-to-prepare-for-december-european-council
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13.4.2022 | Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished ambassadors,https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/speech-by-minister-for-european-affairs-tytti-tuppurainen-at-the-local-conference-of-heads-of-mission-in-ireland
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16.3.2022 | On Tuesday 15 March, the EU’s finance ministers reached an agreement in the Economic and Financial Affairs Council on establishing a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism. Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko represented Finland at the meeting in Brussels.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/finance-ministers-reach-agreement-on-carbon-border-adjustment-mechanism
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Finland’s Africa strategy – Towards stronger political and economic partnership - Finnish Government
18.3.2021 | The Finnish Government has approved Finland's Africa strategy today. It will be used to diversify and deepen Finland’s relations with African countries, the African Union (AU) and regional organisations, with focus on political and economic relations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-s-africa-strategy-towards-stronger-political-and-economic-partnership -
1.7.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Élysée Palace in Paris on Thursday 1 July.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-meets-with-french-president-macron-in-paris
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18.8.2021 | The Heads of Finnish Missions abroad will convene for their annual meeting on 23-25 August. The meeting will discuss foreign policy, international relations, the state of the global economy and Finland’s positioning in the post-pandemic world. Due to COVID-19, the Foreign Ministry will hold the meeting virtually in its newly renovated premises in Merikasarmi.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/meeting-of-heads-of-mission-organised-virtually
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26.1.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez met in Madrid on Wednesday 26 January. The two prime ministers discussed strengthening their countries’ economic relations and cooperation on a number of EU issues. The security situation in Europe also came up in the discussion.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-ministers-of-finland-and-spain-seek-to-strengthen-cooperation
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2.6.2021 | Finland will contribute EUR 10 million in 2021 to the international Vaccine Alliance Gavi.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-supports-availability-of-vaccines-in-developing-countries
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23.8.2021 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen's speech in the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission on the 23rd of August 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/minister-tuppurainen-s-speech-in-the-annual-meeting-of-heads-of-mission
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25.11.2021 | The social security agreement between Finland and Japan will enter into force on 1 February 2022. Ville Skinnari, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, and Takashi Murata, Japan’s Ambassador to Finland, exchanged notes on 25 November to bring the bilateral agreement into force. When the agreement enters into force, workers posted to a Contracting State will avoid double pension and unemployment insurance contributions.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/social-security-agreement-between-finland-and-japan-enters-into-force-on-1-february-2022-
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27.5.2021 | The Report on Development Policy across Parliamentary Terms strengthens the long-term approach in Finnish development cooperation from the perspective of principles, values and goals, and makes development policy more focused. In order to achieve results, development policy must be conducted in a coherent manner.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/report-on-development-policy-promotes-finland-s-long-term-and-coherent-approach-to-development-cooperation
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10.9.2021 | Today, on 13 September 2021, the United Nations is organising a High-level Ministerial Meeting on the Humanitarian Situation in Afghanistan. The UN estimates that approximately half of the population of the country need humanitarian assistance. Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/un-humanitarian-conference-raises-funding-for-responding-to-the-humanitarian-crisis-in-afghanistan
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21.1.2022 | Core funding to international humanitarian organisations is a rapid and effective way to respond to sudden-onset natural disasters and protracted crises. Finland’s 27.5-million-euro funding will help UN agencies and the International Committee of the Red Cross ICRC to operate in areas where people need help, and to plan their operations flexibly.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-releases-more-than-eur-27-million-core-humanitarian-funding
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7.10.2022 | On 6 October 2022, the European Union imposed new sanctions on Russia in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The eight package of sanctions will ban transport of Russian oil that exceed a pre-established price cap and add new import and export bans.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-s-new-sanctions-ban-some-oil-transport-add-export-and-import-bans-and-tackle-circumvention