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1.4.2022 | At the presidential session on 1 April, the President of the Republic appointed ten new Ambassadors.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/new-ambassadors-to-finnish-missions-abroad
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15.6.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will visit South Korea on 15–19 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-skinnari-visits-south-korea
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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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29.6.2021 | On 29 June, the Government decided on country-specific changes to the restrictions on entry into Finland on the basis of the epidemiological situation. Internal border controls will be lifted for Austria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein and Slovakia from 1 July.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/restrictions-on-entry-into-finland-from-certain-countries-to-be-eased-from-1-july
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15.10.2021 | People arriving in Finland who were born in 2005 or earlier will still be required to have a certificate of recovery from COVID-19 within the past six months, of a completed and approved course of COVID-19 vaccination or of a negative COVID-19 test taken before arrival in Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/health-security-at-finland-s-borders-exception-to-obligation-to-present-covid-19-related-certificate-or-be-tested
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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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19.10.2021 | Policy Guidance on AI for Children, developed by the United Nations Children’s Fund UNICEF in partnership with Finland, was piloted by companies and public sector operators around the world during 2021. The second version of the guidance will be drafted on the basis of the results of the piloting and published in November 2021.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/policy-guidance-on-ai-for-children-piloted-in-different-parts-of-the-world
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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/-/10616/speech-by-prime-minister-sanna-marin-at-the-annual-meeting-of-heads-of-mission
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3.12.2021 | All travellers arriving in Finland who were born in 2005 or earlier will be required to show a COVID certificate, or if they do not have such a certificate, they will have to undergo a COVID-19 test. The Government has issued a decree that repeals the Government Decree on exceptions to the obligation to present the EU Digital COVID Certificate or undergo a COVID-19 test.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/all-travellers-arriving-in-finland-required-having-a-covid-certificate-or-a-test
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1.12.2022 | Almost half of the respondents to an international country image survey indicated that their perception of Finland improved during the last year. Finland’s NATO membership process has greatly contributed to increasing Finland’s visibility abroad and to improving perceptions of Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/exceptional-interest-in-finland-nato-has-boosted-finland-s-country-image
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21.8.2023 | The focus of the Government Programme is on promoting exports and investments, which will support the access of Finnish companies to the growing markets, says Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio in his speech.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-trade-and-development-ville-tavio-s-speech-at-the-2023-annual-meeting-of-heads-of-mission
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16.6.2022 | Executive Secretary Robert Floyd of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) is visiting Finland from 15 to 17 June at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto. The will includes a tour of Finland’s CTBTO monitoring network.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/executive-secretary-of-the-comprehensive-nuclear-test-ban-treaty-organization-robert-floyd-visits-finland
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1.9.2022 | Sometimes also known as the PISA survey for adults, the survey being launched in September will assess adults’ proficiency in key information-processing skills - literacy, numeracy and problem solving. To make sure that the survey is successful and that the research material can be exploited and is of good quality, it is important to have enough participants in the survey.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/survey-of-adult-skills-to-be-launched-looking-for-over-4-000-participants
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10.2.2022 | On Thursday, 10 February, the Government appointed a new Director General of the Department for the Americas and Asia.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/jari-sinkari-appointed-director-general-of-the-department-for-the-americas-and-asia
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5.4.2022 | NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs will meet in Brussels on 6–7 April 2022. The meeting will focus on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, NATO’s Strategic Concept and the international security situation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-affairs-pekka-haavisto-to-attend-meeting-of-nato-ministers-of-foreign-affairs
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12.4.2022 | On 12 April, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released preliminary data on development assistance by the EU Member States that are members of the Development Assistance Committee (DAC). Finland’s official development cooperation expenditure in 2021 amounted to EUR 1214 million. Compared to the previous year, the highest increase was reported in development policy investments.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/financial-investments-increased-finland-s-development-cooperation-disbursements-in-2021
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22.1.2021 | EU foreign ministers meet to discuss climate and energy matters and a broad range of other topical issues Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 22.1.2021 14.25 Type: Press release The EU Foreign Affairs Council will hold its first meeting ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-ministers-meet-to-discuss-climate-and-energy-matters-and-a-broad-range-of-other-topical-issues
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20.7.2021 | Minister of Science and Culture Antti Kurvinen will visit the Tokyo Summer Olympics on 23–27 July 2021. During his visit, Minister Kurvinen will attend the opening of the Olympic Games and show his support for Finland’s athletes. He will also meet with Japanese partners to discuss issues related to education, research and innovation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/minister-kurvinen-to-visit-tokyo-olympics
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12.4.2023 | Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put pressure on official development assistance (ODA) budgets in Finland and in many other EU Member States, according to the preliminary data on 2022 released by the OECD today. Especially the level of in-donor refugee costs increased in Finland.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/support-to-ukraine-raised-level-of-finland-s-official-development-assistance-in-2022
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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.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/sports-ministers-exclusion-of-russian-and-belarusian-athletes-from-international-competition-should-continue