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  1. 25.6.2026 | The clean energy transition continues to make good progress: the use of fossil energy sources keeps decreasing in industry, electricity production and heating. The trend in emissions takes us in the right direction, but more work will be needed in all sectors to reach the climate targets nationally and at the EU level.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/annual-climate-report-2026-finland-s-net-emissions-decreased-by-six-per-cent-from-previous-year-but-there-is-still-way-to-go-to-reach-carbon-neutrality
  2. 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
  3. 2.2.2026 | Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto will visit the United Arab Emirates, Zambia and South Africa from 2 to 10 February 2026. The purpose of the visit is to promote exports of Finnish companies and to strengthen Finland’s role in the mineral value chains.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-puisto-to-visit-the-united-arab-emirates-zambia-and-south-africa
  4. 17.11.2025 | EU Commissioner for International Partnerships Jozef Síkela will visit Helsinki and Espoo on 17–18 November 2025. The main themes of the visit will be digitalisation and critical raw materials.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finnish-solutions-to-feature-prominently-during-commissioner-sikela-s-visit
  5. 24.8.2023 | At its session on 24 August, the Government appointed Director General of the Legal Service to continue in her duties and new Deputy Directors General for the Department for International Trade and for the Legal Service.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/director-general-and-deputy-director-general-of-legal-service-and-deputy-director-general-of-department-for-international-trade-appointed
  6. 9.2.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will travel to Belgium this week to attend an informal meeting of EU leaders. He will also visit the Milan–Cortina Winter Olympics in Italy.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-attend-eu-summit-and-milan-cortina-winter-olympics
  7. 27.11.2025 | The inauguration of the civil defence coalition co-led by Ukraine and Finland will take place in Kyiv on 27 November. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will attend the inauguration to announce Finland’s EUR 11 million funding for constructing civil defence shelters. Finland has earlier confirmed approximately EUR two million in funding for the bilateral project, which makes Finland’s total support to Ukrainian civil defence sector about EUR 13 million. 
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-ville-tavio-in-kyiv-finland-strongly-supports-construction-of-civil-defence-shelters-in-ukraine
  8. 9.12.2025 | The December issue of Kauppapolitiikka trade policy magazine takes the reader to the heart of national preparedness. Our theme article explains why Finland is regarded as a superpower of peacetime preparedness and what commercial opportunities comprehensive security offers. The interview section features Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto, who talks about Finland's economic outlook.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/kauppapolitiikka-magazine-security-is-the-sum-of-its-parts
  9. 11.12.2025 | A round table discussion on port safety and security took place on 11 December 2025 at the invitation of Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen. The meeting focussed on the security situation in Finnish ports and how they might be impacted by changes taking place in the operating environment.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/authorities-and-port-logistics-operators-gathered-to-discuss-port-safety-and-security-
  10. 29.10.2025 | Permanent Secretary Pulkkinen to Australia and New Zealand Ministry of Defence Publication date 29.10.2025 14.39 Type: Press release Permanent Secretary of Finland’s Ministry of Defence Esa Pulkkinen will lead a trade mission of Finnish defence in...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/permanent-secretary-pulkkinen-to-australia-and-new-zealand-1
  11. 17.12.2025 | Finland will participate in the 17th replenishment of the African Development Fund (AfDF-17) to support sustainable economic growth in the poorest countries on the continent. The objective of the African Development Fund (AfDF) is to reduce poverty by promoting the economic and social development of African countries. Finland is also involved in supporting Africa’s debt sustainability.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-support-sustainable-economic-growth-and-industrialisation-in-africa-through-african-development-fund
  12. 24.5.2023 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will attend the Foreign Affairs Council in its trade configuration in Brussels on Thursday 25 May. The trade ministers will discuss the EU’s trade relations with the United States and China and preparations for the next Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The ministers will also discuss the EU’s ongoing bilateral trade negotiations.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-trade-ministers-to-discuss-trade-relations-with-united-states-and-china
  13. 4.9.2025 | Finland is holding the Presidency of the Nordic (N5) cooperation on foreign and security policy in 2025. Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio has invited the Nordic development ministers to Königstedt Manor in Vantaa on 5 September.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/nordic-development-ministers-to-visit-finland-to-strengthen-nordic-countries-voice-in-development-policy-transformation
  14. 13.5.2026 | The proposed amendments will accelerate the development of the nature values market in Finland and promote the steering of private funding to improving the state of nature. The amendments would enter into force in August 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/government-proposes-amendments-to-nature-conservation-act
  15. 23.2.2026 | At the start of the year, the humanitarian assistance decisions of Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs prioritise support for Ukraine, major refugee crises in Africa and the humanitarian situation in the Middle East. The humanitarian assistance Finland now grants totals EUR 72 million, and EUR 20 million of this assistance will go to Ukraine. Humanitarian needs are record high at the same time as global funding is declining.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-grants-eur-20-million-in-humanitarian-assistance-to-ukraine
  16. 16.7.2025 | Finland believes that the overall level of the European Commission’s proposal for the EU’s next multiannual financial framework for 2028–2034 is too high. Finland considers the proposed priorities to be steps in the right direction. The Government will formulate a more detailed position on the proposals in early autumn.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-calls-for-moderation-in-eu-budget-and-supports-funding-allocation-for-defence-competitiveness-and-ukraine
  17. 29.10.2025 | As part of the lecture series "Raffles lecture" at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in Singapore Minister Elina Valtonen delivered the following speech on 28th October 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/lecture-by-minister-elina-valtonen-at-the-iiss-in-singapore
  18. 30.10.2025 | On 30 October, the Ministerial Finance Committee decided to support a proposal to provide EUR 11 million in funding to the civil defence coalition led by Finland and Ukraine. The proposal was prepared in the administrative branch of Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio. The support will be channelled through the European Union’s Ukraine Facility to finance the construction of civil defence shelters.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-provide-development-cooperation-funding-to-the-civil-defence-coalition-led-by-finland-and-ukraine
  19. 24.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is of the view that the negotiations between Ukraine and the United States in Geneva have moved the Ukraine peace plan in the right direction. On Monday 24 November, Prime Minister Orpo attended an informal meeting of EU leaders on the status of the peace negotiations.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-ukraine-peace-plan-is-moving-in-the-right-direction
  20. 19.1.2026 | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) published its annual report on the Finnish economy on Monday 19 January. According to the IMF, efforts to strengthen public finances will have to continue for several years.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/imf-recommends-continued-fiscal-adjustments