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  1. 17.9.2025 | The EU Environment Council will convene at an extraordinary meeting in Brussels on 18 September. The aim is to agree on the letter of intent to be submitted to the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Climate Change. The letter would concern the EU’s emission reduction commitment, i.e. the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The ministers will also discuss the EU’s 2040 climate target and the proposal to amend the European Climate Law.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/eu-climate-and-environment-ministers-seek-common-understanding-of-how-eu-will-update-its-nationally-determined-contribution
  2. 16.10.2023 | The EU ministers responsible for the environment and climate change issues will meet in Luxembourg on 16 October to discuss the EU’s objectives for the negotiations at the UN Climate Change Conference to be held in Dubai. The conclusions to be adopted by the Environment Council will constitute the EU’s objective for the Climate Change Conference. Finland’s representative at the Environment Council will be Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/environment-council-to-discuss-un-climate-change-conference-urban-wastewater-treatment-directive-and-co2-emission-standards-for-heavy-duty-vehicles
  3. 12.3.2025 | The last projects of the Catch the Carbon package of climate measures ended at the end of 2024. The implementation of the knowledge and climate change resilient solutions produced in the package of 180 measures will continue and be further intensified through cooperation in different parts of the country. The processes to support this include the activities of the National Climate Unit of the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centres).
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/catch-the-carbon-package-of-climate-measures-from-developing-knowledge-and-skills-to-promoting-actions-through-cooperation
  4. 25.11.2024 | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah visits Canada with a delegation of the Finnish forestry and bioeconomy actors on 24–28 November. Minister Essayah will deliver the keynote speech at the Scaling Up Bioeconomy Conference 2024 in Ottawa. Finland is the Feature Country of this year’s conference. In addition, the Minister and the business delegation will visit the province of Quebec.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/minister-essayah-to-visit-canada-with-a-forest-and-bioeconomy-delegation-finland-is-the-feature-country-of-scaling-up-bioeconomy-conference
  5. 5.10.2021 | On 6 October, the EU environment and climate ministers will meet in Luxembourg to discuss the EU climate package (Fit for 55), the EU Forest Strategy and the negotiating objectives of the EU for the Glasgow Climate Change Conference. Finland’s representative at the meeting will be Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Krista Mikkonen.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/eu-environment-ministers-to-discuss-eu-climate-package-and-prepare-for-the-glasgow-climate-change-conference
  6. 30.11.2021 | How will climate change and the green transition affect working life and the labour market? What skills will employees need in the future? Finland has drawn attention to the future of work during its Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers. This topic was examined from the perspective of climate change at a conference held in Helsinki on 30 November 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/climate-change-challenges-the-labour-market-but-continuous-learning-offers-solutions
  7. 2.12.2023 | Statement by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at the COP28 Climate Conference, 2 December 2023. Subject to changes.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10616/statement-by-prime-minister-petteri-orpo-at-the-cop28-climate-conference
  8. 23.9.2024 | Cities and municipalities are in a key position in terms of reaching the climate targets, both in Finland and globally. Finland has joined the UN CHAMP initiative to support the climate work of cities and regions.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/climate-week-in-partnership-with-un-general-assembly-started-in-new-york-finland-joined-champ-initiative-to-boost-climate-action-in-cities-and-regions
  9. 3.11.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will represent Finland at the meeting of the Heads of State and Government on Monday 7 November, and during the ministerial week between 14 and 18 November the Finnish delegation will be led by Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Maria Ohisalo.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/un-climate-change-conference-starts-in-sharm-el-sheikh-egypt-next-weekend-aim-to-boost-implementation-of-paris-agreement
  10. 1.12.2023 | The International Health Organization WHO has stated that climate change is the single biggest threat facing humanity in the 21st century. According to a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC, approximately 3.6 billion people live in contexts that are highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/climate-crisis-is-a-health-and-human-rights-crisis
  11. 17.10.2023 | The Sámi Climate Council convened at its first meeting in Rovaniemi on 13 October. The mission of the Council is to bring the knowledge base and perspectives of the Sámi people into the climate policy processes.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/sami-climate-council-started-its-work
  12. 21.8.2024 | For Forest+ is a group dedicated to advocating for the interests of the forested Member States within the EU. Ministers from the group’s member states – Austria, France, Slovenia and Sweden – and their representatives visited Finland on the invitation of the Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah between 20 and 21 August 2024. During their visit, the ministers discussed next st...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/ministers-of-forest-rich-eu-member-states-gather-for-for-forest-group-meeting-in-finland
  13. 27.8.2025 | The Canadian province of Québec and Finland are deepening their collaboration in the forest sector. They have signed a declaration of intent to improve the conditions for commercial and research collaboration in forestry and bioeconomy.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/finland-s-declaration-of-intent-with-quebec-reinforces-collaboration-with-canadian-forest-sector
  14. 9.6.2022 | Sustainable development, contacts between people, transport and logistics will remain as other priorities.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-s-chairmanship-of-the-barents-euro-arctic-council-will-continue-with-a-focus-on-green-transition-and-climate-change
  15. 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
  16. 13.11.2021 | Completed late on Saturday, the Glasgow Climate Change Conference has successfully reinforced commitment to the objectives of the Paris Agreement.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/glasgow-climate-change-conference-introduces-new-tools-for-limiting-global-temperature-increase-to-1.5-degrees
  17. 2.9.2021 | The Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture is organising the Nordic Nord Start Climate Change Competition in autumn 2021. The competition is part of the programme of Finland’s Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021. Organised in cooperation with the LUMA Centre Finland’s StarT programme, the competition aims to gather children, young people and adults, from early childhood education and care to higher education, to brainstorm concrete means for the fight against climate change.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/nordic-nord-start-competition-invites-children-and-young-people-to-join-in-the-fight-against-climate-change
  18. 1.11.2024 | Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen stresses that, to reach the global targets, China must be more strongly involved in the environmental and climate work.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/minister-mykkanen-environmental-and-climate-themes-high-on-agenda-during-visit-to-china
  19. 18.1.2021 | Panel discussion on climate change and biodiversity loss based on Sir David Attenborough’s documentary Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 18.1.2021 14.04 Type: News item Experts preparing for the 2021 UN summits will meet youth to discu...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/panel-discussion-on-climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss-based-on-sir-david-attenborough-s-documentary
  20. 11.10.2021 | The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action will hold its annual meeting on Tuesday 11 October. Finland will have an important role in the meeting, as Minister of Finance Annika Saarikko will chair the meeting jointly with Indonesia’s Minister of Finance Sri Mulyani.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/climate-change-shapes-economic-policy-finance-ministers-to-discuss-reforms