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16.1.2023 | VALTIONEUVOSTON KANSLIA PL 23, 00023 Valtioneuvosto vnk.fi p. 0295 16001 STATSRÅDETS KANSLI PB 23, 00023 Statsrådet vnk.fi\sv Tfn 0295 16001 1(86) Ilmasto- ja energiasanasto 2010 12.8.2010 Esipuhe Sanaston laatiminen lähti liikkeelle ilmasto- ja e...

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17.1.2017 | Hallituskausi_2011-2015_fi-en.tmx Neuvottelutulos hallitusohjelmasta PROGRAMME OF THE FINNISH GOVERNMENT Avoin, oikeudenmukainen ja rohkea Suomi An open, fair and confident Finland Jyrki Kataisen hallituksen tavoitteena on välittävä ja menestyvä S...

17.1.2017 | Hallituskausi_2011-2015_fi-en.tmx Neuvottelutulos hallitusohjelmasta PROGRAMME OF THE FINNISH GOVERNMENT Avoin, oikeudenmukainen ja rohkea Suomi An open, fair and confident Finland Jyrki Kataisen hallituksen tavoitteena on välittävä ja menestyvä S...

Regeringens årsberättelse 2023 Bilaga 1 Ministeriernas resultatöversikter Regeringens årsberättelse 2023 Bilaga 1 Ministeriernas resultatöversikter Statsrådets publikationer 2024:19 SNELLMANSGATAN 1 A, HELSINGFORS PB 23, 00023 STATSRÅDET valtioneu...

Hallituksen vuosikertomus 2023 Liite 1 Ministeriöiden tuloksellisuuden kuvaukset SNELLMANINKATU 1, HELSINKI PL 23, 00023 VALTIONEUVOSTO valtioneuvosto.fi julkaisut.valtioneuvosto.fi ISBN pdf: 978-952-383-878-9 ISBN painettu: 978-952-383-894-9 ISSN...

28.1.2022 | Projektfonden för Barentsregionen (Barents Financial Mechanism, BFM) inleder sin verksamhet under Finlands ordförandeskap i Barentsrådet (Barents Euro-Arctic Council, BEAC) 2021–2023 och den första utlysningen öppnas den 24 april 2022.

28.1.2022 | Barentsin hankerahaston (Barents Financial Mechanism, BFM) toiminta käynnistetään Suomen Barentsin euroarktisen neuvoston (Barents Euro-Arctic Council, BEAC) puheenjohtajakaudella 2021-2023 ja ensimmäinen haku avataan 24.4.2022.

19.8.2021 | Presidency Style Guide English style guide for authors, revisers and translators of texts for Finland’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union (1 July to 31 December 2019) Last updated: 30 October 2019 Presidency Style Guide English style...

1 (3) Ulkoministeriö Utrikesministeriet EUA-10 VN/32208/2024 VN/32208/2024 -UM-1 18.11.2024 Sopimus kansainvälisen Barents-sihteeristön perustamisesta Barentsin euroarktisen alueen yhteistyötä varten; irtisanominen Asian tausta ja valmistelu Baren...

1 (2) Ulkoministeriö Ulkoasiainneuvos Sannamaaria Vanamo VN/32208/2024 VN/32208/2024 -UM-8 7.3.2025 Kansainvälisen Barents-sihteeristön perustamisesta Barentsin euroarktisen alueen yhteistyötä varten tehdyn sopimuksen voimaansaattamisaset kumoamin...

23.8.2021 | Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, It really feels good to be Finnish right now. Our team may not have brought home gold from the Olympics in Tokyo, but our efforts to tackle the Covid crisis are surely worth a few medals. This is a good opportunity for me to extend my thanks to you for your hard work. This is also a chance to for us to take a look ahead together.

22.8.2022 | "In times of crisis, decision-making capacity is weighed up. Through good cooperation between various actors, Finland has made the necessary foreign and security policy decisions. In the middle of difficult times, we have made rapid but deliberate progress."

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 ...

10.9.2021 | The webinar is a kickoff for creating a constructive dialogue about Nordic food culture and its different drivers for promoting sustainable lifestyle. It’s time to explore the Nordic Kitchen Manifesto as a catalyst in creating a new tool for a constructive dialogue to match the different sustainability perspectives of just food systems in the Nordics.

10.5.2021 | EU foreign ministers will convene in Brussels on Monday 10 May. Finland’s representative at the meeting will be State Secretary Johanna Sumuvuori. The main topics on the meeting agenda will be the relations between the USA and the EU and the situation in the Western Balkans. Foreign ministers will also have a video conference with US Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry.

31.5.2021 | Almost two thousand people took part in the process to create a Nordic perspective for the European Commission’s New European Bauhaus initiative. The participants considered that Nordic values such as sustainability, closeness to nature, equality and inclusion provide a good basis for housing and building. The final report on the outcomes of the Nordic co-design process has now been published and submitted to the European Commission.

2.6.2021 | Finland is coordinating cooperation between the Nordic countries and Baltic states in the Nordic–Baltic Eight (NB8) format in 2021. The second foreign ministerial meeting of the year will be held on Wednesday 2 June. Due to the COVID-19 situation, the meeting will be held virtually.

12.3.2021 | Antarctica, located around the geographical South Pole, and the surrounding islands south of 60 degrees South latitude together form the Antarctic region. Antarctica is the coldest, driest and windiest place on earth. It does not belong to any state and has no indigenous or permanent settlement.

4.2.2021 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto to visit St Petersburg Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 4.2.2021 14.40 Type: Press release On Monday 15 February, Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will visit St Petersburg and hav...

20.1.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin has written a letter of congratulations to Kamala Harris, who became Vice President of the United States on 20 January. In her letter, Prime Minister Marin expressed her hope for deeper cooperation with the United States in responding to global challenges.

24.8.2021 | Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin´s speech at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission, hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 24 August 2021. (Check against delivery).

30.1.2023 | Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen and Permanent Secretary Kirsi Pimiä will visit the United States between 29 January and 3 February. Their visit seeks to deepen bilateral relations with the United States counterparts in the Ministry of the Interior’s branch of government and with key stakeholders. They also aim explore recent developments in the areas of internal and national security and migration in the United States.

26.11.2021 | In its session that concluded on 26 November, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) discussed measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping. No significant progress was made at the meeting.

26.11.2021 | In its session that concluded on 26 November, the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) of the International Maritime Organisation (IMO) discussed measures to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from international shipping. No significant progress was made at the meeting.

16.11.2021 | Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen is inviting young people from Oulu, North Ostrobothnia and the Barents Euro-Arctic region to share their thoughts about Europe and its future on 30 November in Oulu. That same day, residents of the Oulu area are invited discuss EU matters over coffee with Minister for European Affairs Tuppurainen at an open event at the H20 Konstila café located in the Cultural Centre Valve.

9.12.2021 | At its meeting on Thursday 9 December, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions for next week’s European Council, Euro Summit and Eastern Partnership Summit.

23.11.2022 | The Ministerial Council of the European Space Agency (ESA) was held in Paris on 22–23 November 2022. At the Ministerial Council, which is organised every three years, the Member States decide on the priorities, programmes and funding of ESA’s activities for the coming years.

5.1.2023 | The European Commission has selected projects to receive grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). A project coordinated by Cinia Oy received EUR 3.65 million for planning the development of digital backbones in Northern Europe and the Arctic region with Danish Nordunet, the other member of the consortium. Telia received funding for improving cross-border network service continuity. The proje...

5.1.2023 | The European Commission has selected projects to receive grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF). A project coordinated by Cinia Oy received EUR 3.65 million for planning the development of digital backbones in Northern Europe and the Arctic region with Danish Nordunet, the other member of the consortium. Telia received funding for improving cross-border network service continuity. The proje...

18.12.2023 | Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen at the Hudson Insitute in Washington, D.C. on 18 December 2023.

17.6.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marins gave a speech at the celebration of the Sámi Parliament’s parliamentary. Term check against delivery.

17.2.2023 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has awarded EUR 1,726,000 in discretionary government grants to 26 civil society organisations (CSOs) operating in the field of foreign and security policy.

3.3.2023 | The Barents Region’s green transition gets its own action plan Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 3.3.2023 7.56 Type: News item Barents green transition panel discussion in Kemi, pictured from left to right: Jari Vilén, Liisa Ansala, Mi...

25.6.2023 | On Sunday 25 June, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo met with Prime Minister of Iceland Katrín Jakobsdóttir in Reykjavik. Their discussions focused on the situation in Russia, support for Ukraine, and bilateral issues between Finland and Iceland. They also discussed Nordic cooperation, Arctic issues and climate matters.

24.10.2023 | A Barents Scholarship for Cultural Cooperation in Finland has been awarded to Koli Art Residence. The value of the scholarship is EUR 10,000. Barents Scholarships for Cultural Cooperation were awarded on 24 October in Joensuu in Eastern Finland. Scholarships were also awarded to recipients from Sweden and Norway.

5.10.2023 | The Barents Forest Forum, held on 4–5 October 2023, discussed sustainable forestry in the northern areas of Finland, Sweden and Norway. The Forum concluded Finland's two-year chairmanship of the Forest Sector.

21.5.2025 | English Style Guide A handbook for translators, revisers and authors of government texts Prime Minister’s Office, Finland ENGLISH STYLE GUIDE | PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, FINLAND | 2025 2 Contents Quick reference guide .................................

21.5.2025 | English Style Guide A handbook for translators, revisers and authors of government texts Prime Minister’s Office, Finland ENGLISH STYLE GUIDE | PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE, FINLAND | 2025 2 Contents Quick reference guide .................................