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  1. 24.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has invited the leaders of seven EU Member States to the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki on 16 December. The meeting will focus on threats to European security and defence readiness, especially at the EU’s eastern border.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-leaders-to-meet-in-helsinki-for-eastern-flank-summit-discussions-to-focus-on-security
  2. 14.1.2026 | Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Yvette Cooper will visit Helsinki on 14 January and meet Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen. In addition to discussing bilateral matters, the ministers will visit the Finnish Border Guard patrol vessel Turva to to be briefed the security situation in the Baltic Sea.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/uk-foreign-secretary-yvette-cooper-to-visit-helsinki
  3. 12.1.2026 | Sweden will procure SAR satellites from the Finnish company ICEYE Oy.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-iceye-s-contract-with-sweden-will-strengthen-security-across-the-nordic-region
  4. 13.3.2026 | At the presidential session on Friday 13 March, the President of the Republic appointed the following persons to serve as heads of missions, starting from 1 September 2026: Ann-Christine Krank, Algiers; Veikko Kiljunen, Buenos Aires; Salla Sammalkivi, Santiago de Chile; and Markku Lampinen, Tunis.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/new-heads-of-mission-appointed-to-algiers-buenos-aires-santiago-de-chile-and-tunis
  5. 22.12.2025 | As of 1 January 2026, an employment relationship may be terminated on less weightier grounds if the employee violates the obligations arising from the employment relationship. Whether sufficient grounds for dismissal exist will continue to be based on a comprehensive consideration, and dismissal may not take place for a minor or discriminatory reason.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/lower-threshold-for-dismissal-if-employee-breaches-obligations
  6. 1.8.2023 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has invited Counsellor Marja Koskela to serve as his Diplomatic Adviser. Koskela, who took up her duties on 1 August, will assist the Prime Minister in international affairs.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/marja-koskela-appointed-to-serve-as-diplomatic-adviser-to-prime-minister-orpo
  7. 28.1.2026 | EU foreign affairs ministers will convene for a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 29 January. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-ministers-to-discuss-russia-s-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-the-middle-east-and-situation-in-african-great-lakes-region
  8. 9.4.2026 | The Government is proposing changes aimed at preventing intentional misuse of social security, reducing incorrect social security payments and improving information exchange with Kela, the Social Insurance Institution of Finland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/government-proposes-measures-to-prevent-benefit-fraud-and-incorrect-payments
  9. 16.2.2026 | Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen is currently visiting Canada and the United States. The visit is part of Finland’s long-term goal to intensify strategic cooperation and collaboration on skills and expertise with North America. Another purpose is to find sustainable solutions for the development, availability and opportunities for skilled labour in the marine industry together with partner countries.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-employment-marttinen-visits-canada-and-us-to-strengthen-cooperation-within-marine-industry-and-skilled-labour
  10. 5.1.2026 | The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health invites comments on the integration support. The comments should be submitted by 16 February 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/comments-on-the-new-integration-support-are-requested
  11. 2.3.2026 | The Ministry of the Environment will begin a law drafting process to expand the Eastern Gulf of Finland National Park to marine areas around the islands and rocky islets. The surface area of the marine areas concerned would be more than 60,000 hectares.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/ministry-of-environment-launches-project-to-expand-eastern-gulf-of-finland-national-park-to-marine-areas
  12. 18.11.2025 | Finland has decided to use EUR one billion in financing from the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) financial instrument to strengthen the defence industry. The plan is to use the financing for multinational joint procurement that will strengthen Finland’s ground combat capabilities and for developing drone performance capabilities in cooperation with Ukraine and its allies. The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided on the matter on Tuesday 18 November.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-use-new-eu-loan-financing-to-bolster-defence
  13. 29.1.2026 | Finland will contribute to NATO’s peacetime maritime activities in 2027. In its plenary session on 29 January 2026, the Finnish Government endorsed a report, presented by Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen, on the Finnish Defence Forces’ participation in NATO’s collective peacetime activities in 2027.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-contribute-to-nato-s-peacetime-maritime-activities-in-2027
  14. 25.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo represented Finland at the seventh EU-African Union (AU) Summit in Luanda, Angola on 24 and 25 November. The summit was attended by heads of state or government from both continents and by President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen from the European side.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-at-eu-au-summit-deepening-the-economic-partnership-between-the-eu-and-african-countries-is-an-important-goal-for-finland-s-export-sectors-
  15. 3.3.2026 | Finland’s development cooperation has strengthened the sustainable use of forests and water, improved access to clean energy, and supported disaster risk management in several partner countries, according to a new independent evaluation. The evaluation assessed results in the environment and natural resources sectors from 2010 to 2024, as well as opportunities for private-sector collaboration.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/evaluation-finland-s-environmental-and-natural-resources-cooperation-generates-development-results-and-business-partnerships
  16. 20.11.2025 | The Government proposes amendments to the Act on Healthcare Professionals that will make it possible to receive international assistance for healthcare in different kinds of crisis situations. The aim is to facilitate and speed up the operations of humanitarian assistance providers in Finland when assistance is needed fast.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/reception-of-international-assistance-in-healthcare-made-easier
  17. 25.1.2026 | The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet in Brussels on Monday 26 January. The Council will discuss the European Democracy Shield, continue the rule of law dialogue and hear a presentation from the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU on the priorities of its programme. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-european-affairs-to-exchange-views-on-safeguarding-democracy-and-continue-rule-of-law-dialogue
  18. 25.11.2025 | The EU ministers responsible for education, youth, culture and sport will meet in Brussels on 27–28 November. The Council’s agenda includes vocational education and training, the European Education Area, the Erasmus+ programme, the importance of culture for democratic resilience, the AgoraEU programme, and democracy and transparency in sport. The Oulu European Capital of Culture 2026 project will also be presented at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/eu-s-education-youth-culture-and-sports-council-to-convene-on-27-28-november
  19. 28.11.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications is finalising the government proposal to amend taxi regulation. Next, the proposal will be reviewed by the Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis, translated and submitted to legislative editing. The aim is to submit the government proposal to Parliament in spring 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/taxi-regulation-reforms-moving-forward-government-to-submit-proposal-to-parliament-in-spring-2026
  20. 5.1.2026 | On 7-8 January 2026, Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit the German state of Bavaria, where she will attend a meeting of the parliamentary group of the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) in Seeon Abbey. She will also meet representatives of Finnish and German companies in Munich.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-visit-german-state-of-bavaria