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  1. 16.8.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin has invited Master of Social Sciences Iida Vallin to serve as her Special Adviser. Vallin will be responsible for the Prime Minister’s communications and media relations. She will take up her duties on 16 August.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/iida-vallin-appointed-special-adviser-to-the-prime-minister-1
  2. 30.8.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has invited Tuomas Tikkanen to serve as Senior Adviser in European Affairs as of 1 September 2024. Tikkanen will represent Prime Minister Orpo in the network of high-level advisers to EU heads of state or government. In other words, he will serve as the Prime Minister’s EU Sherpa.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/tuomas-tikkanen-appointed-senior-adviser-to-prime-minister-orpo-in-european-affairs
  3. 28.11.2023 | The parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change will convene for the COP28 Climate Conference in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 30 November–12 December. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at the high-level segment of the Conference on 1–2 December. During the ministerial week between 8 and 12 December, Finland’s delegation will be led by Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/un-climate-conference-to-begin-in-dubai-special-focus-on-energy-solutions
  4. Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...
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  5. Ministerial committees, ministerial working groups and informal government meetings Ministerial committees and working groups are groups of government members that deal with certain areas of interest or branches of government. They guide cooperati...
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  6. 1.6.2021 | Mikko Heinikoski will begin as Special Adviser to Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen on 1 June 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/mikko-heinikoski-appointed-special-adviser-to-minister-of-employment-haatainen
  7. Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...
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  8. Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...
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  9. Ministries The Government consists of 12 ministries. Each ministry is responsible for the preparation of government matters that fall within its sphere of authority and for ensuring the functioning of administration and government within that sphe...
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  10. Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...
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  11. 23.3.2021 | Jarno Lappalainen, Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo, has returned from family leave and taken up a new post as Secretary of the ministerial group of the Greens.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/jarno-lappalainen-returns-to-his-post-as-special-adviser
  12. 26.4.2021 | Milja Henttonen, Master of Science in Economics and Business Administration, has taken office as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo. Henttonen is now in charge of the communications and media relations of the Minister of the Interior and of coordinating the communications of the ministerial group of the Greens.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/milja-henttonen-appointed-special-adviser-to-minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo
  13. Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-and-ministers/ministers/-/min/orpo/naringsminister
  14. Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-and-ministers/ministers/-/min/orpo/forsknings-och-kulturminister
  15. Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-and-ministers/ministers/-/min/orpo/europa-och-agarstyrningsminister
  16. 16.4.2021 | Tiina Kivinen has taken office as Special Adviser to Minister of the Interior Maria Ohisalo. Kivinen is responsible for matters relating to EU affairs, migration, asylum policy and intelligence.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/tiina-kivinen-appointed-special-adviser-to-minister-of-the-interior-ohisalo
  17. 22.2.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin has invited Master of Laws Elisa Gebhard to be her Special Adviser. Gebhard, who took up her post on Monday 22 February, will be responsible for the Prime Minister’s communications and media relations.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/elisa-gebhard-appointed-special-adviser-to-the-prime-minister
  18. 24.1.2024 | On 23 January 2024, Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen appointed Suldaan Said Ahmed as her Special Envoy on Peace Mediation in the Horn of Africa. In his role as the Foreign Minister’s Special Envoy, Said Ahmed will focus on supporting peace processes.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/suldaan-said-ahmed-appointed-as-foreign-minister-s-special-envoy-on-peace-mediation-in-the-horn-of-africa
  19. Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-and-ministers/ministers/-/min/orpo/kommun-och-regionminister
  20. 5.7.2023 | Laura Rissanen is to serve as State Secretary to Minister of Social Security Sanni Grahn-Laasonen. The minister has invited Sakari Rokkanen and Niilo Heinonen to serve as special assistants.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/state-secretary-and-special-assistants-appointed-for-minister-of-social-security-grahn-laasonen
  21. 3.2.2023 | The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet in Brussels on Monday 6 February. The meeting will focus on preparations for the February Special European Council. The GAC will also discuss relations between the EU and the United Kingdom and receive an overview of Sweden’s priorities for its Presidency of the Council of the EU. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Tytti Tuppurainen will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-european-affairs-to-prepare-for-february-special-european-council
  22. 8.2.2023 | On Wednesday 8 February, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs agreed on positions for the special meeting of the European Council to be held on 9–10 February and for the meetings of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) and the Eurogroup to be held on 13–14 February.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-outlined-positions-for-special-meeting-of-european-council
  23. 1.3.2023 | Finland’s new Special Envoy for Climate Change Kerstin Stendahl has been following international climate and environmental negotiations for nearly three decades. Stendahl has held leading positions in the Ministry of the Environment and in the United Nations, among other places.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/special-envoy-for-climate-change-just-green-transition-a-condition-for-solving-environmental-problems
  24. 16.2.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will attend a special meeting of the European Council to be held in Brussels on Thursday 17 February.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-attend-special-meeting-of-european-council-1
  25. 8.7.2022 | On 8 July, Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto appointed Member of Parliament Suldaan Said Ahmed as his Special Representative on Peace Mediation in the Horn of Africa. In his work as Foreign Minister’s Special Representative, Said Ahmed will focus on supporting peace processes.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/suldaan-said-ahmed-appointed-as-foreign-minister-s-special-representative-on-peace-mediation-in-the-horn-of-africa
  26. 17.11.2021 | The Draft Program – an entrepreneurship programme by the Karelia University of Applied Sciences – was given a special mention in the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA). The Joensuu-based project was recognised for its innovation and creativity in disseminating local good practices to other entrepreneurs starting in the area.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/joensuu-s-draft-program-receives-a-special-mention-in-promoting-european-entrepreneurship
  27. 24.9.2021 | Finland is hosting a meeting of the Syrian Women’s Advisory Board (WAB) from 26 September to 1 October 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/syrian-women-s-advisory-board-of-the-un-special-envoy-visiting-finland
  28. 21.5.2021 | At its meeting on Friday 21 May, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions leading up to the special European Council on 24 and 25 May and the other upcoming council meetings in Brussels. The Committee also received a number of topical reports.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-special-european-council
  29. 4.8.2026 | On 31 July 2026, the state-owned special assignment company Arctia, which operates under the ownership steering of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, signed a chartering agreement to operate a multi-purpose icebreaker in the Canadian Arctic in late 2026. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-finland-s-cooperation-with-canada-is-yielding-results-
  30. 19.2.2021 | At the meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) on 17 February, the EU Member States unanimously opposed the Commission delegated act concerning the LULUCF Regulation. Finland had brought up the matter because the act would have made it practically impossible to apply the special allowance up to 10 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent that was originally granted to Finland. The objection by COREPER takes the matter back to the Commission for further preparation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/unanimous-support-from-eu-member-states-to-finland-s-special-allowance-in-lulucf
  31. 6.8.2026 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health proposes EUR 15.0 billion in appropriations for its Ministry and branch of government in 2027. This is about EUR 128 million more than in the 2026 Budget.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/draft-budget-of-the-ministry-of-social-affairs-and-health-and-its-branch-of-government-for-2027
  32. 12.8.2026 | The Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet the Åland leadership in Mariehamn on 14 August.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-visits-aland
  33. 6.8.2026 | The Economic Policy Council has completed its first statutory assessment of the Government’s measures to strengthen general government finances in relation to EU targets in line with the new fiscal rules. The opinion of the Economic Policy Council is a weighty text, and the Government takes it very seriously.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/credible-fiscal-policy-requires-predictability-and-sustained-fiscal-adjustment
  34. 14.8.2026 | At the presidential session on Friday 14 August, the President of the Republic appointed Jukka Pajarinen Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Riyadh, Pirjo Suomela-Chowdhury Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Jakarta and Janne Taalas Head of Finland’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. Pajarinen and Suomela-Chowdhury will take up their posts on 1 September and Taalas on 1 November 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/new-heads-of-mission-appointed-to-riyadh-jakarta-and-finland-s-permanent-mission-to-the-un-deputy-director-general-appointed-to-foreign-ministry-s-legal-service-and-non-resident-ambassadors-to-five-countries
  35. Data protection in the Prime Minister's Office Data Protection Officer Data Protection Officer Heidi Alajoki Prime Minister’s Office, Economy Unit [email protected] Controller Prime Minister’s Office, PO Box 23, 00023 Government Registry: [email p...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/data-protection
  36. 4.3.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has invited Matias Pajula to serve as his Special Adviser. He is transferring to the Prime Minister’s Office from his position as Special Adviser to Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/changes-to-prime-minister-petteri-orpo-s-staff
  37. Breakdown of state ownership State shareholdings are divided according to the basis for ownership into three different categories: finance interest, strategic interest and special assignment. Finance interest means that the State has exclusively, ...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/government-ownership-steering/breakdown
  38. Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-and-ministers/ministers/-/min/orpo/justitieminister
  39. 4.8.2026 | The draft national budget of the Minister of Finance for 2027 will implement policies agreed in the spring spending limits session. The budget proposal totals EUR 92.2 billion, envisioning a deficit of EUR 12.9 billion.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/the-draft-budget-of-minister-of-finance-riikka-purra-for-2027-will-enable-growth-and-implement-previously-decided-fiscal-consolidation-measures
  40. Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments-and-ministers/ministers/-/min/orpo/inrikesminister
  41. 22.9.2025 | A total of EUR 238.8 million in appropriations is proposed for the main title of the Prime Minister’s Office. The draft budget appropriations cover the operating expenses of both the Prime Minister’s Office and the Office of the Chancellor of Justice, the salary expenses of ministers, state secretaries and special advisers, as well as subsidies to political parties, among other things.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/government-proposal-for-appropriations-to-the-prime-minister-s-office-for-2026-
  42. Ministerial committees and working groups The Government has four statutory ministerial committees with different areas of responsibility: the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/governments/ministerial-committees-and-ministerial-working-groups
  43. 24.1.2025 | On 24 January, the President of the Republic appointed Minister of Science and Culture Sari Multala, Master of Science in Economics, to the post of Minister of Climate and the Environment and Member of Parliament Mari-Leena Talvitie, Master of Science in Engineering, as a member of the Government and as the new Minister of Science and Culture.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/sari-multala-to-serve-as-minister-of-climate-and-the-environment-mari-leena-talvitie-as-minister-of-science-and-culture
  44. 13.7.2026 | Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany Johann Wadephul will visit Finland on 15–16 July and meet Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen. The ministers will have bilateral discussions and visit various sites to learn about security in the northern region of Europe.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/germany-s-foreign-minister-wadephul-to-visit-finland
  45. 6.5.2025 | On 6 May 2025, the President of the Republic appointed Member of Parliament Matias Marttinen, M.Pol.Sc., to serve as Minister of Employment.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/matias-marttinen-appointed-to-serve-as-minister-of-employment
  46. 13.2.2025 | Minister Anna-Kaisa Ikonen represented Finland at the World Governments Summit in the United Arab Emirates. At the event, the Suomi.fi service won the Govtech Prize for Best Government Service in the World.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/suomi.fi-wins-prize-for-best-government-service-in-the-world
  47. 14.7.2026 | EU ministers for sports have asked the European Commission to consider whether EU funding should be restricted for international sports organisations that have allowed Russian and Belarusian athletes to participate in international competitions during Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/ministers-for-sports-eu-funding-should-be-reviewed-for-sports-organisations-that-allow-russian-and-belarusian-participation
  48. 16.7.2026 | A high-level business delegation led by Minister of Commerce and Industry of India Piyush Goyal visits Finland on 16–17 July. 2026. The key themes for the visit are digital and new advanced technologies, advanced manufacturing, clean energy and sustainable development, and the food and consumer industries.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-commerce-and-industry-of-india-goyal-visits-finland-on-16-17-july
  49. 26.6.2026 | In its meeting on Friday 26 June, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined its positions on the new package of sanctions proposed by the Commission and the External Action Service in response to Russia’s military actions in Ukraine. The 21st sanctions package expands personal and entity sanctions, sectoral sanctions and sanctions against Belarus. Finland supports the sanctions.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-21st-eu-sanctions-package
  50. 17.6.2026 | On Wednesday 17 June, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions for the European Council meeting at the end of this week. The Ministerial Committee also discussed ways to use the European Peace Facility (EPF) to support Ukraine, Commission Communication on fertilisers and reform of the merger control rules.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-outlined-positions-for-european-council-meeting
  51. 30.6.2026 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will be part of the delegation of the President of the Republic Alexander Stubb to the NATO Summit in Ankara, Türkiye, on 7–8 July.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finnish-foreign-minister-valtonen-to-attend-nato-summit
  52. 3.7.2026 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend the NATO Summit, held in Ankara, Türkiye, on 7–8 July 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-nato-summit-in-ankara
  53. 9.6.2026 | The leading Finnish satellite company ICEYE announced 9.6.2026 that it raised EUR 450 million in new growth capital during a recent funding round. A Finnish consortium led by Solidium and consisting of Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment), Ilmarinen, Varma, Nokia and Lifeline Ventures is participating in the funding round together with international investors.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/ministers-strand-and-puisto-are-pleased-with-finland-s-increased-ownership-of-iceye
  54. 17.6.2026 | The EU heads of state and government will meet for the European Council in Brussels on 18–19 June. Discussions at the meeting will focus on Ukraine, the Middle East, global economic challenges for European competitiveness and the EU's multiannual financial framework (MFF) for 2028–2034. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-council-to-discuss-ukraine-competitiveness-and-eu-budget-prime-minister-orpo-to-represent-finland
  55. 13.7.2026 | The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet in Brussels on Tuesday 14 July. The main theme of the meeting will be the simplification of EU legislation. The Council will also hear a presentation on the priorities of the Irish Presidency of the Council of the EU. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-european-affairs-to-discuss-simplification-of-eu-legislation
  56. 4.6.2026 | Finland has been awarded EUR 462,000 in EU funding to advance road safety under a European Commission call launched in late 2025. It will support a network-wide road safety assessment, the collection of road safety performance indicators, and the national implementation of the EU Road Safety Package.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/eu-funding-awarded-for-research-and-development-to-improve-road-safety
  57. 5.6.2026 | In line with the Government Programme, the Finnish Government will reform the Act on the Screening of Foreign Corporate Acquisitions so that risks relating to national security, security of supply and broad-spectrum threats are taken into account more effectively than at present. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has sent out for comments a government proposal to reform the legislat...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-a-stricter-control-of-foreign-acquisitions-would-strengthen-security
  58. 29.6.2026 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will visit Vilnius, Lithuania on 29–30 June. The programme for his visit will include discussions with Lithuanian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Sigitas Mitkus and other high-level meetings.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-european-affairs-strand-to-visit-vilnius
  59. 29.5.2026 | Finland will deliver its 33rd materiel assistance package to Ukraine. The President of the Republic decided on the matter on 29 May 2026 on the proposal of the Government.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-finland-to-send-another-package-of-defence-materiel-to-ukraine
  60. 2.6.2026 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen received on Tuesday 2 June 2026 the final report of a parliamentary working group examining the need to develop and resource Finland’s homeland defence in the 2030s.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-having-a-broad-agreement-on-finland-s-defence-development-is-our-key-strength