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12.4.2024 | At the presidential session on 12 April, the President of the Republic appointed eight new Ambassadors and three new non-resident Ambassadors.

4.5.2023 | Ministers of sport from 36 countries have issued a fourth collective statement on the exclusion of Russia and Belarus from international sports.

21.2.2023 | In their statement published on 20 February, the ministers of sport from 34 countries state that the International Olympic Committee should not change its decision of 28 February 2022 concerning the participation of Russian and Belarusian athletes in international sports. According to the ministers, the situation in Ukraine has deteriorated over the past year.

4.10.2022 | On Tuesday 4 October, Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend a video meeting with the President of the European Council and the leaders of three other EU Member States.

1.11.2022 | The EU Ministers responsible for Sports, submitted a letter to the President of the International Olympic Committee Mr Thomas Bach, have expressed their concern about the deteriorating situation in Ukraine caused by the ongoing Russian war of aggression supported by Belarus. In the letter, the Ministers reiterated the requirement to exclude Russia and Belarus from all international sports activities.

13.1.2021 | The EU health ministers will hold an informal videoconference on Wednesday 13 January. The theme of the conference will be the rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations in the EU Member States. Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru will represent Finland at the conference.

11.5.2021 | On 11 May, the EU Member States and a group of African countries invited by Portugal met via a video conference at the Ministerial Conference on Management of Migratory Flows. The Conference was organised at the initiative of the Portuguese Council Presidency, and Finland was represented by State Secretary Olli-Poika Parviainen.  The Conference was also attended by the European Commission, the Europ...

12.12.2022 | The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet in Brussels on Tuesday 13 December. Topics on the agenda will include preparations for the December European Council, transparency and targeting of political advertising, the Commission’s enlargement package and the annual rule of law dialogue. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen will represent Finland at the meeting.

21.6.2021 | With the declaration signed in Portugal on 21 June 2021, the EU Member States make the commitment to take determined action to eradicate homelessness by 2030.

24.9.2021 | Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to attend defence minister meeting of EI2 countries Ministry of Defence Publication date 24.9.2021 8.29 Type: Press release On 24 September 2021, Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will attend a defence minister meet...

19.5.2021 | Portugal, which currently holds the Presidency of the Council of the EU, has invited the EU health ministers to a videoconference to be held on Thursday 20 May. Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru will represent Finland at the conference.

26.10.2021 | Ministers from digitally advanced EU countries will meet in Luxembourg to discuss how digital technologies can contribute to the green transition and the achievement of the Paris climate objectives.

13.1.2021 | Slovenian Foreign Minister to visit Finland Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 13.1.2021 8.24 Type: Press release Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will meet Slovenian Minister of Foreign Affairs Anže Logar in Helsinki on Thur...

29.3.2021 | On 30 March 2021, Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will attend an informal video meeting of transport ministers organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

10.5.2021 | The Conference on the Future of Europe is a unique and topical opportunity to discuss Europe’s challenges and objectives. Wherever you come from and whatever you do, the conference provides an opportunity to reflect on what kind of future you want for the European Union.

9.4.2021 | The Ministry of Justice has launched a two-year project, Voice of Children and Young People in Europe, to support the participation of children and young people in policy-making at the national level. The project will develop methods, gather best practices and produce training materials, and will also provide training on the participation of children and young people for public authorities.

10.5.2021 | The Conference on the Future of Europe is a unique and topical opportunity to discuss Europe’s challenges and objectives. Wherever you come from and whatever you do, the conference provides an opportunity to reflect on what kind of future you want for the European Union.

27.5.2021 | European digital identity and joint identification solutions were topics of discussion at the Coalition of the Willing virtual meeting arranged by the Netherlands on Thursday 27 May 2021. Finnish Minister of Local Government Sirpa Paatero spoke at the meeting about developing a cross-border digital identity for individuals and European preparatory work to date.

27.1.2021 | At their virtual meeting on 27 January, the group of ministers from digitally advanced EU countries (D9+) discussed Europe’s goals on digitalisation for the 2030 targets of the Digital Decade. According to the countries’ joint declaration published at the meeting, Europe’s technological competitiveness is based on digital development, innovations and a functioning internal market.

29.3.2021 | On 30 March 2021, Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka will attend an informal video meeting of transport ministers organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

21.1.2021 | The group of ministers from digitally advanced EU countries (D9+) will discuss the European Commission’s goal of making the 2020s a Digital Decade. The virtual meeting will be held on 27 January 2021 and chaired by Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä.

20.5.2021 | The European Capital of Culture for 2026 will be selected in Helsinki at the beginning of June. The cities of Tampere, Oulu, and Savonlinna all qualified in the first round of the competition last summer and are now shortlisted for the final selection. The selection will be made by a nine-member European panel of experts, with five panel members visiting the applicant cities next week.

13.4.2021 | Finland's development cooperation expenditure in 2020 amounted to EUR 1 119 million. This represented 0.47 per cent of Finland's gross national income (GNI). Last year, the total amount of the exclusive ODA budget item administered by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs was EUR 708.4 million.

20.5.2021 | On 20 May, the Government decided to extend the restrictions on entry into the country until 15 June 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, and we do not yet have adequate measures available to replace the restrictions. For this reason, and to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants, both internal border controls and restrictions on external border traffic will continue. Minor amendments will be made to the decisions adopted on 22 April. These will enter into force on 24 May.

22.4.2021 | On 22 April, the Government decided to extend the restrictions on entry into the country until 25 May 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, and we do not yet have adequate measures available to replace the restrictions. For this reason, and to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants, both internal border controls and restrictions on external border traffic will continue. No substantive changes were made to the decisions taken on 31 March. The decisions will enter into force on 26 April.

3.6.2021 | On 3 June, the Government decided to extend the restrictions on entry into the country until 27 June 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, and we do not yet have adequate measures available to replace the restrictions. For this reason, and to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants, both internal border controls and restrictions on external border traffic will continue. Some amendments will be made to the decisions adopted on 20 May. These will enter into force on 7 June.

18.2.2021 | On 18 February, the Government decided to extend the current restrictions on entry into the country until 18 March 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, and there are not yet adequate measures available to replace internal border controls. For this reason, and to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants, both internal and external border controls will continue until 18 March. No substantive changes will be made to the decisions taken on 11 February 2021.

17.6.2021 | Entry into Finland from EU and Schengen countries will be allowed for those who have received an approved COVID-19 vaccination series and those who have recovered from COVID-19 less than six months ago prior to entry. Entry into the country will also be allowed for those travelling from EU and Schengen countries because of their work. The changes will enter into force on 21 June. On 17 June, the Governm...

19.4.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland Ville Skinnari delivered the statement on behalf of the governments and peoples of 81 countries.

31.3.2021 | On 31 March, the Government decided to extend the restrictions on entry into the country until 30 April 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, and we do not yet have adequate measures available to replace the restrictions. For this reason, and to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants, both internal border controls and restrictions on external border traffic will continue. No substantive changes were made to the decisions taken on 11 March. The changes will enter into force on 1 April.

11.3.2021 | On 11 March, the Government decided to extend the restrictions on entry into the country until 17 April 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to spread, and there are no adequate measures available yet to replace the restrictions. For this reason, and to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants, both internal border controls and restrictions on external border traffic will continue. Only minor changes were made to the decisions taken on 18 February.

8.7.2021 | The Government has decided to continue internal border control until 25 July to ensure the introduction of health security measures at borders. After this short transitional period, internal border control and entry restrictions at internal borders will be lifted. Internal border traffic refers to traffic between Finland and other Schengen countries. Changes will be made to external border control as well.

31.3.2021 | Ten years ago, millions of Syrians took to the streets of Dara’a, Aleppo and Damascus, calling for democracy and respect of their fundamental rights and basic freedoms. The brutal response by the regime triggered over the span of a decade one of the most serious criminal enterprises and humanitarian crises since the Second World War resulting in more than 400 000 deaths and in countless violations of human rights.

3.5.2021 | Finland has published the online course ‘Elements of AI’ in 21 EU countries in their languages. Latvia was the first country to launch the course in May 2020, and Spain and Slovenia the last ones in April 2021.

7.1.2021 | On 7 January, the Government decided to extend the restrictions on entry into the country until 9 February 2021. The COVID-19 epidemic is still clearly growing globally, and the number of infections is increasing in most countries more sharply than in Finland. It is therefore not justified to ease the restrictions until the new health security measures under preparation have been made sufficiently available.

12.3.2026 | Finland deltar i ett gemensamt ställningstagande från åtta EU‑medlemsländer, där man betonar vikten av ett starkt EU‑utsläppshandelssystem. Ställningstagandet är ett svar på en diskussion där vissa medlemsländer har efterlyst betydande förändringar i utsläppshandeln och en sänkning av priset på utsläppsrätter.

1.6.2026 | I slutet av 2024 publicerades i Finland en nationell anvisning med syftet att minska den marknadsföring av livsmedel med mycket fett, salt och socker som riktar sig till barn och unga. Anvisningen baserar sig till vissa delar på den rekommendation om begränsning av marknadsföringen av ohälsosamma livsmedel för barn som utarbetades samtidigt som barnstrategin. I rekommendationen betonas det att b...

26.5.2026 | Vid mötet för husläkarprogrammets ledningsgrupp den 25 maj 2026 behandlades vårdarbetets centrala roll i utvecklingen av kontinuiteten i vården. Ytterligare fick ledningsgruppen en överblick över de modeller för kontinuiteten i vården som Norra Karelens välfärdsområde och Savolax välfärdsområde utvecklat och tillämpat. 

11.3.2026 | Forsknings- och kulturminister Mari-Leena Talvitie har undertecknat ett gemensamt brev från kulturministrarna i 22 europeiska länder. Ministrarna har sänt brevet till arrangörerna av den 61:a internationella konstutställningen Venedigbiennalen. Rysslands deltagande är oacceptabelt och ministrarna uppmanar Venedigbiennalen att ompröva sitt beslut.

10.3.2026 | Undervisningsminister Anders Adlercreutz deltog den 8–10 mars i det internationella toppmötet för undervisningsministrar och lärarorganisationer, International Summit on the Teaching Profession (ISTP) 2026, som ordnades i Tallinn i år.

30.4.2026 | De europeiska länder som deltar i Santa Marta uttrycker sitt starka stöd för den första konferensen om utfasning av fossila bränslen i Santa Marta och uppskattar det ledarskap som Colombia och Nederländerna har visat. I Santa Marta etableras en handlingsinriktad plattform för att skala upp arbetet och främja energiomställningen. Detta är av avgörande betydelse med tanke på hanteringen av klimatkrisen.

12.3.2026 | Suomi on mukana kahdeksan EU-jäsenmaan yhteisessä kannanotossa, jossa korostetaan vahvan EU:n päästökaupan merkitystä. Kannanotto on vastaus keskusteluun, jossa osa jäsenmaista on toivonut merkittäviä muutoksia päästökauppaan ja päästöoikeuden hinnan laskemista.

24.8.2026 | "Finland kommer även i fortsättningen att bidra konstruktivt till en stabil och fredlig ordning inom det internationella samfundet", konstaterar finansminister Riikka Purra i sitt tal på ambassadörsmötet.

16.3.2026 | EU:s miljöråd sammanträder i Bryssel tisdagen den 17 mars. Miljö- och klimatminister Sari Multala företräder Finland. Enligt minister Multala är det nu viktigt att försvara en konsekvent klimatpolitik och särskilt EU:s utsläppshandelssystem.

1.12.2025 | Finländska åtgärder för att förhindra bluffsamtal har vunnit den europeiska tävlingen i brottsförebyggande verksamhet (ECPA). Juryn uppskattade det omfattande samarbetet inom projektet, de goda resultat som uppnåtts och den situationella preventionen.

18.8.2025 | Finland har genom beslut av inrikesministeriet skickat en räddningsformation som har specialiserat sig på släckning av terrängbränder till Spanien för att hjälpa till med att få kontroll över de pågående terrängbränderna i landet. Styrkan arbetar i Spanien i cirka en vecka.

12.11.2025 | Idrottsministrar från 33 olika länder samt Europeiska kommissionen har uttryckt sin djupa oro över det beslut som Internationella paralympiska kommittén (IPK) fattade i september om att häva den delvisa avstängningen av Rysslands och Belarus nationella paralympiska kommittéer från paralympiska spelen.

27.1.2025 | Rådskonstellationen allmänna rådet sammanträder i Bryssel tisdagen den 28 januari. På agendan står rådets årliga rättsstatsdialog och landsspecifika diskussioner om rättsstatssituationen i Ungern, Portugal, Rumänien och Slovenien. På agendan står också det polska EU-ordförandeskapets prioriteringar. Finland representeras vid mötet av Jori Arvonen, som är Finlands ständiga representant vid Europeiska unionen.

11.4.2025 | Vid Finlands beskickningar utomlands röstade enligt preliminära uppgifter sammanlagt 5 291 väljare i välfärdsområdesvalet och 8 310 väljare i kommunalvalet 2025. På finska fartyg röstade sammanlagt 180 väljare i välfärdsområdes- och kommunalvalet. I välfärdsområdesvalet 2022 gavs 2 923 röster och på fartygen röstade cirka 100 besättningsmedlemmar. I kommunalvalet 2021 röstade 2 693 väljare och på fartygen drygt 100 besättningsmedlemmar.

27.4.2025 | Utrikeshandels- och utvecklingsminister Ville Tavio besöker Marocko den 28–30 april 2025 tillsammans med en företagsdelegation.

18.10.2024 | Finland undertecknade fyra avtal i Bryssel den 17 oktober 2024 försvarsministeriet Utgivningsdatum 18.10.2024 10.18 Typ: Pressmeddelande Försvarsminister Antti Häkkänen undertecknade i Bryssel den 17 oktober 2024 fyra avsiktsförklaringar. Två av i...

23.1.2025 | EU-ministerutskottet sammanträdde torsdagen den 23 januari och fastställde Finlands ståndpunkter inför tre rådsmöten och ett informellt ministermöte nästa vecka.

31.1.2025 | Finland och majoriteten av de övriga EU-länderna föreslår att Europeiska investeringsbanken (EIB) ökar sin finansiering till den europeiska försvarsindustrin. Det gemensamma brev som utarbetats på initiativ av statsminister Petteri Orpo har skrivits under majoriteten av medlemsländerna, bland annat Frankrike och Tyskland.

27.11.2024 | EU:s konkurrenskraftsråd sammanträder i Bryssel den 28–29 november 2024. Näringsminister Wille Rydman deltar i sammanträdesdagen om forskning, innovationer och rymdfrågor den 29 november 2024. Arbetsministerns statssekreterare Mika Nykänen representerar Finland på sammanträdesdagen om industripolitik och inre marknaden den 28 november.

4.10.2024 | Statsminister Petteri Orpo träffar Europeiska rådets blivande ordförande Antonio Costa i Helsingfors tisdagen den 8 oktober.

5.6.2024 | Kommunikationsministeriet, Transport- och kommunikationsverket (Traficom) och Gränsbevakningsväsendet informerar:

4.10.2024 | Finansminister Riikka Purra representerar Finland när rådet för ekonomiska och finansiella frågor sammanträder i Luxemburg tisdagen den 8 oktober. Dagen innan deltar Purra i eurogruppens möte.

8.10.2024 | Statsminister Petteri Orpo träffade Europeiska rådets blivande ordförande Antonio Costa i Helsingfors tisdagen den 8 oktober. Under mötet diskuterades EU:s strategiska agenda 2024–2029 och Finlands mål under den inledda EU-valperioden.

15.7.2024 | Jordbruks- och fiskerådet sammanträdde i Bryssel den 15 juli 2024. På dagordningen stod landsbygdsområdenas livskraft och handelsrelaterade jordbruksfrågor. Finlands representant vid mötet var jord- och skogsbruksminister Sari Essayah.

27.9.2024 | Finland har anslutit sig till en multilateral deklaration om sjökabelsäkerhet. I deklarationen kom parterna överens om gemensamma mål och metoder för att stärka säkerheten och motståndskraften hos sjökablar.