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13.5.2024 | Crisis Management NOW expo to discuss conflicts and peacebuilding in changed security situation Ministry of Defence Publication date 13.5.2024 10.56 Type: Press release The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland together with its partners will or...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/crisis-management-now-expo-to-discuss-conflicts-and-peacebuilding-in-changed-security-situation
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21.8.2023 | Opening speech by Permanent State Secretary Jukka Salovaara at the Ambassadors’ Conference 2023 Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 21.8.2023 11.31 Type: Speech Esteemed ministers, Heads of Missions and participants of the Ambassadors’ C...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/opening-speech-by-permanent-state-secretary-jukka-salovaara-at-the-ambassadors-conference-2023
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15.9.2025 | Minister of the Environment and Climate Sari Multala will take part in the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) General Conference in Vienna on 15–16 September 2025. On Monday, she will deliver Finland’s national statement to the plenary.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-multala-to-attend-iaea-general-conference-in-vienna
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2.10.2024 | Ministers responsible for forest affairs in Europe signed a declaration on the development of sustainable forest management and decided to set up a facility that will focus on anticipating and managing the risks to forests. The declaration was signed by 35 Member States and supported by more than 20 observer organisations. Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah represented Finland at the Conference, held in Bonn, Germany on 1–2 October 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/european-forest-ministers-reaffirmed-their-commitment-to-sustainable-forest-management-and-its-development
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2.11.2024 | UN Biodiversity Conference COP16 ended with a skinny agreement on Saturday morning after having gone into overtime. A benefit-sharing mechanism for digital information on genetic resources (the Cali Fund) was established and the role of indigenous peoples was strengthened, but no understanding was reached on monitoring the implementation of biodiversity targets or mobilising finances. As the meeting dragged on and some of the negotiators had to go home, there was no quorum to make decisions.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/un-biodiversity-conference-reached-agreement-on-genetic-resources-fund-other-major-issues-remained-unresolved
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6.11.2023 | Minister of Education Anna-Maja Henriksson is attending the 42nd session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in Paris on 7–9 November 2023. During the trip, the Minister will also attend a discussion on a UNESCO's comprehensive Global Report on Teachers.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/minister-of-education-henriksson-at-unesco-general-conference-education-must-remain-firmly-on-the-global-agenda
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8.2.2023 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is launching the new Climate Honours diploma to recognise and thank those involved in climate work. Finland’s network of missions around the world will grant Climate Honours to individuals and small organisations that are leading the way in combating climate change.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-strengthens-its-international-profile-with-a-new-climate-honours-diploma
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24.5.2023 | Making a rare appearance in Finland, the Finnish-Ecuadorian climate and environmental activist Helena Gualinga will deliver a keynote speech at the invitation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs at the World Village Festival in Suvilahti, Helsinki on Saturday 27 May.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministry-for-foreign-affairs-invites-climate-activist-helena-gualinga-as-keynote-speaker-for-the-world-village-festival
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3.3.2022 | The Government approved the proposal for the new Climate Change Act on 3 March. The Act has been reformed to make sure that Finland’s carbon neutrality target for 2035 and other international and EU climate objectives will be reached. In addition to the carbon neutrality target, the Act sets emission reduction targets for 2030, 2040 and 2050. The Act lays down provisions on climate policy plans, and the reform will extend the scope of the Act to the land use sector.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/new-climate-change-act-to-be-submitted-to-parliament-carbon-neutrality-target-2035-included-in-the-act-emission-reduction-targets-for-coming-decades-as-well
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30.3.2021 | On 31 March 2021, Finland will participate in the IEA-COP26 Net Zero Summit, which will discuss measures to speed up the transition to clean energy as well as means for States to cooperate more effectively to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050 in order to achieve international climate goals. Finland’s representative at the virtual meeting will be Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-to-participate-in-iea-cop26-net-zero-summit-ahead-of-the-glasgow-climate-change-conference
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9.2.2022 | In autumn 2021 and at the start of 2022, Finnish ministers toured Finland to listen to people’s ideas and hopes for the future of Europe. The discussions highlighted a variety of concrete issues where citizens consider EU cooperation to bring added value and where they wanted to see action from the EU. The EU is widely seen as valuable both as a significant economic operator and as a community of values and security.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finns-highlight-climate-change-eu-s-shared-values-young-people-and-security-at-we-are-europe-series-of-events
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27.10.2021 | The Parties to the UN Climate Change Agreement will meet in Glasgow, Great Britain on 31 October–12 November. This is the first meeting since the start of the term of the Paris Agreement in 2020. The key aim is to accelerate actions by countries towards stricter emission reductions.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/un-climate-change-conference-in-glasgow-kicks-off-next-weekend-aims-to-spur-countries-to-achieve-faster-emission-reductions
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30.11.2023 | On Thursday 30 November, the parties to the UN Convention on Climate Change reached an agreement on a fund to compensate for climate loss and damage. The fund has been a high priority especially for small and poor countries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/cop28-began-with-historical-agreement-on-climate-loss-and-damage-fund
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19.2.2025 | The parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity will convene in Rome, Italy on 25–27 February 2025. The COP16.2 session will continue the negotiations on items that remained open in Cali, Colombia in November. The aim is to reach an agreement on the monitoring, evaluation and financing of the global biodiversity targets. Finland’s delegation will be led by Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/monitoring-evaluation-and-finance-on-agenda-at-resumed-session-of-un-biodiversity-conference
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11.6.2021 | The flagship event in the administrative branch of the Ministry of Education during the Finnish Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers took place on 8¬-9 June 2021. Entitled ‘We All Make a Difference!’, the conference looked at sustainable development from the angles of education, culture, and the youth.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/joint-nordic-focus-on-sustainable-development-in-preparation-of-the-nord-start-climate-change-competition
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Economic Council meetings 2026 10 June: The current state of the economy and prospects for growth 26 February: Economic Outlook and ECB Monetary Policy 2025 10 December: The fiscal policy framework and the debt brake 5 November: Data Economy and t...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/economic-council/meetings
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19.9.2022 | “The fight for natural resources is a common trigger for conflict in many places. When I was in Uganda, I saw what an immense impact climate change and loss of biodiversity have on people’s lives,” says Anna Merrifield, Director of the recently created Unit for Climate and Environmental Diplomacy at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/climate-is-also-a-security-policy-issue
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8.11.2022 | The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is hosting three side events at the COP27 Climate Change Conference in Egypt on 10 and 12 November in cooperation with the Nordic Council of Ministers. The events will present the Catch the Carbon package of climate measures and discuss research on mitigating greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands. The discussions will be streamed live as a webcast.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/climate-work-in-the-finnish-land-use-sector-on-the-agenda-at-cop27
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2.11.2021 | Finland has joined the Leaders' Declaration on Forests and Land Use of the Glasgow Climate Change Conference, whereby more than one hundred countries commit to stopping deforestation by 2030. President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will speak at the publication event of the Declaration on Forests in Glasgow on Tuesday.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/finland-joins-glasgow-leaders-declaration-on-forests-and-land-use
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5.10.2023 | Finland pledges to support the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with a total of EUR 60 million in 2024–2027. The pledge was announced today at the High-Level Pledging Conference in Bonn, deciding on the GCF’s second replenishment (GCF-2).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-support-replenishment-of-green-climate-fund