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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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16.11.2021 | Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, will visit Finland on 17–19 November. This is the Governor’s first visit abroad since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-skinnari-and-lintila-to-meet-governor-of-minnesota
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27.3.2023 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has awarded EUR 2.2 million in government grants for Finnish civil society organisations’ communications and global education projects in 2023–2024. The grants aim to increase awareness and knowledge in Finland of the challenges of global development and of international cooperation as a response to these challenges.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/support-for-civil-society-organisations-communications-and-global-education-projects-in-finland
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25.11.2022 | Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä is heading a Team Finland visit to Chile and Colombia from 27 November to 2 December 2022 to promote Finnish companies’ exports and internationalisation. A business delegation of 23 people will consist of representatives from the energy, defence, security and space technology sectors, in particular.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-lintila-to-make-a-team-finland-visit-to-chile-and-colombia
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10.3.2023 | Ukraine has requested support from Finland, particularly to meet the immediate and longer-term needs related to education, the environment and radiation safety. Finland will provide Ukraine with EUR 29 million in humanitarian assistance and development cooperation support.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-responds-to-ukraine-s-requests-for-support
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3.2.2022 | The Fit for 55 package of climate measures proposed by the European Commission will have a significant impact on shipping, effectively reducing emissions while increasing the cost of shipping in EU countries. These costs may well be higher in Finland than in comparable countries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/conversion-to-low-emission-shipping-in-the-european-union-increases-costs-while-climate-action-creates-business-opportunities
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9.11.2023 | Former President of the Republic of Finland, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Ambassador and State Secretary of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Martti Ahtisaari passed away in Helsinki on 16 October 2023 at the age of 86. He was born on 23 June 1937 in Vyborg.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/martti-ahtisaari-1937-2023
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26.3.2024 | On 22 March 2024, Minister of Employment Arto Satonen invited Katarina Murto, Chair of the Trade Union of Education (OAJ) and Negotiation Organisation for Public Sector Professionals (JUKO), and Millariikka Rytkönen, Chair of the Union of Health and Social Care Professionals (Tehy), to find a way to bring together all employer and employee organisations, that participated in the negotiations on Finland’s labour market model in autumn 2023, to agree on a sustainable labour market model.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-of-employment-satonen-chairpersons-murto-and-rytkonen-to-explore-ways-to-launch-talks-between-social-partners-on-finnish-labour-market-model
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12.10.2021 | The 16th meeting of the Finnish-Russian Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation will be held in Helsinki on 14 October 2021. The Commission is co-chaired by Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and Russia’s Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov. The meeting will address issues related to business environment in Finland and Russia, potential sectors of cooperation, and current topics of the Commission’s working groups.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finnish-russian-intergovernmental-commission-for-economic-cooperation-to-meet-in-helsinki
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22.12.2023 | On this page, you will find information on the changes that will affect the administrative branch of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/changes-at-the-turn-of-the-year-in-the-administrative-branch-of-the-ministry-of-economic-affairs-and-employment-2
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19.12.2023 | Due to a decline in investments and household consumption, Finland’s economy is in recession in 2023. Next year, slowing inflation and a downward turn in interest rates, combined with moderately strong development of household incomes, will turn GDP to growth. Weak economic development combined with rapid expenditure growth will keep general government persistently in deficit. The general governm...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/finland-s-economy-will-turn-to-growth-after-the-recession
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8.2.2023 | On Wednesday 8 February, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs agreed on positions for the special meeting of the European Council to be held on 9–10 February and for the meetings of the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) and the Eurogroup to be held on 13–14 February.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-outlined-positions-for-special-meeting-of-european-council
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3.2.2022 | The Fit for 55 package of climate measures proposed by the European Commission will have a significant impact on shipping, effectively reducing emissions while increasing the cost of shipping in EU countries. These costs may well be higher in Finland than in comparable countries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/conversion-to-low-emission-shipping-in-the-european-union-increases-costs-while-climate-action-creates-business-opportunities-1656883
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11.5.2022 | A UN led agreement has been reached to transfer the oil from FSO Safer moored off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea. Funds for the oil transfer operation are collected in a pledging conference in the Hague on 11 May. Finland will support the operation with one million euros.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-supports-operation-to-transfer-oil-from-decrepit-fso-safer
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12.1.2023 | Democratic development is one of the key factors determining Tunisia’s future. Young people must be able to believe they have opportunities in their own country, says Teemu Sepponen Finland’s Ambassador to Tunisia.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/tunisia-brings-stability-to-northern-africa
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4.9.2025 | The European Commission gave its proposal concerning amendments to the European Climate Law in July 2025. On 4 September 2025, the Finnish Government submitted a Union communication to Parliament where it states its opinion on the Commission’s proposal.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/government-decided-finland-s-position-on-european-commission-s-proposal-for-climate-target-for-2040
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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...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-receives-eu-funding-for-developing-digital-connections
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13.12.2022 | In its meeting today, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions for the European Council on 15 December and the EU-ASEAN summit on 14 December, both of which will take place in Brussels. The Ministerial Committee was also briefed on the use of funds frozen as a result of sanctions against Russia to support the reconstruction of Ukraine.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-european-council-and-eu-asean-summit
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22.3.2022 | In its first issue in 2022, Kauppapolitiikka magazine focuses on industries’ roadmaps towards meeting the climate objectives.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/kauppapolitiikka-magazine-discusses-roadmaps-towards-the-green-transition
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8.6.2022 | In the Foreign Service, this policy is related to support for financing sustainable development through trade policy, development policy and development cooperation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/policy-on-financing-for-sustainable-development-supports-the-achievement-of-un-goals
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14.10.2022 | Executive Director of the World Food Programme (WFP) David Beasley will visit Finland on 18 October. He will attend the ministerial meeting of the School Meals Coalition in Helsinki.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/executive-director-of-world-food-programme-david-beasley-to-visit-finland
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20.10.2021 | In its meeting on Wednesday 20 October, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed the rise in energy prices and other issues on the agenda at the October European Council.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-discusses-spike-in-energy-prices-and-october-european-council
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25.1.2023 | EU home affairs ministers will gather in Stockholm on 26 January for an informal meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen will represent Finland at the meeting. The home affairs ministers will discuss the fight against organised crime and, in particular, the right of law enforcement and judicial authorities to access digital information and evidence.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-organised-crime-and-cooperation-with-third-countries-on-return
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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...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-receives-eu-funding-for-developing-digital-connections-1901775
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19.1.2023 | Zambia’s current administration is renewing the country’s political operating culture and trying to solve the economic problems inherited from the previous administration. The focus of the cooperation between Finland and Zambia has shifted towards stronger trade relations, according to Finland’s Ambassador to Zambia Saana Halinen.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/light-at-end-of-tunnel-for-zambia
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14.4.2021 | Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will make a virtual Team Finland visit to Sweden on 15 April 2021. The visit is intended to intensify trade relations between Finnish and Swedish companies, particularly in the food and beverage industries, the textile industry and the sustainable healthcare sectors.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/ministers-lintila-and-skinnari-to-promote-finnish-exports-to-sweden-in-the-food-textiles-and-health-sectors
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22.10.2021 | In its meeting in Brussels on 21 October, the European Council discussed the spike in energy prices, the rule of law situation in the EU, the COVID-19 pandemic and trade policy. The Council also addressed external relations issues, including the COP26 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, the Eastern Partnership and the ASEM summit. Prime Minister Sanna Marin is representing Finland at the meeting, which will continue on Friday.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-council-discusses-energy-prices-and-rule-of-law
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18.11.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will represent Finland at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting of EU development ministers on 19 November in Brussels.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/development-ministers-to-discuss-eu-water-diplomacy-and-cooperation-with-the-united-states
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1.3.2022 | The food industry has renewed its commitment to materials efficiency to promote more sustainable food production, distribution and consumption in 2022–2026. The Finnish Food and Drink Industries’ Federation, the Finnish Grocery Trade Association and the Finnish Hospitality Association MaRa have signed the commitment together with the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry and the Ministry of the Environment.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/food-industry-renews-commitment-to-materials-efficiency-with-restaurant-sector-now-included
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2.12.2022 | The 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity will be held in Montreal, Canada on 7–19 December 2022. “The Conference in Montreal must mark a turning point in terms of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2030, somewhat in the same way as the Paris Climate Change Conference did for preventing climate crisis,” says Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Maria Ohisalo, who leads Finland’s delegation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/un-biodiversity-conference-starts-in-montreal-turning-point-needed-to-halt-nature-loss
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7.12.2021 | The latest Kauppapolitiikka magazine asks who wields power and clout Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 7.12.2021 15.36 Type: News item The December 2021 issue of Kauppapolitiikka magazine focuses on the position of power and clout in t...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/the-latest-kauppapolitiikka-magazine-asks-who-wields-power-and-clout
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25.11.2021 | Programme-based support for Finnish civil society organisations (CSOs) is allocated for the implementation of Finland’s development policy objectives to eradicate extreme poverty, reduce inequality and promote human rights. The work is carried out in close cooperation with developing countries’ own CSOs. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has granted approximately EUR 276 million for Finnish CSO’s multiannual development cooperation in 2022–2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/funding-allocated-to-finnish-civil-society-organisations-for-reducing-poverty-and-inequality
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10.11.2022 | Most of the people who need humanitarian assistance are living amid crises that have gone on for years. Altogether 325 million people in 69 countries need assistance. Finland is granting EUR 13.6 million in humanitarian assistance to help especially the most vulnerable people.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-grant-humanitarian-assistance-to-protracted-crises
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15.12.2021 | Finland’s bilateral development cooperation with Afghanistan will remain suspended, but funds will be channelled to humanitarian activities and to responding to people’s basic needs. Finland’s support is delivered through the UN and civil society organisations and it will not fall in the hands of or support the Taliban. A new temporary policy line has been adopted by Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-alleviates-afghans-distress
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11.10.2021 | EU ministers of development will hold an informal video conference to exchange views on Afghanistan on Monday evening, 11 October. Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-development-ministers-to-discuss-afghanistan
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18.10.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will visit the United States on 18–21 October.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-skinnari-visits-the-united-states-1
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16.12.2021 | Finland will donate the second batch of COVID-19 vaccine doses through Team Europe. These vaccines were purchased in advance and they would remain unused in Finland. The vaccine donations will not slow down the rollout of vaccinations in Finland. Finland’s donation of COVID-19 doses and support for vaccine alliance Gavi will increase global vaccine coverage and prevent the rise of new variants.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-promotes-global-vaccination-coverage
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23.6.2023 | The European Union introduces significant new instruments in its eleventh package of restrictive measures against Russia to prevent circumvention and evasion of sanctions, particularly through third countries. These instruments include several facilities for targeting sanctions against parties that circumvent sanctions and assist in such circumvention. Export bans, bans on transit through Russia and individual sanctions lists are expanded.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/11th-package-of-eu-sanctions-against-russia-focuses-on-preventing-sanctions-circumvention
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8.11.2022 | Finland will support the grain shipments of the World Food Programme (WFP) from Ukraine to Somalia. At the same time, Finland will increase its humanitarian assistance to the Horn of Africa, where more than 20 million people are in need of urgent food aid.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-contribute-to-shipment-of-ukraine-grain
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21.8.2023 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s speech at the Annual Meeting of Finnish Heads of Mission 2023 in Helsinki. Check against delivery.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-s-speech-at-the-annual-meeting-of-finnish-heads-of-mission-2023-
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5.5.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will visit Japan from 10 to 12 May. During her visit, Prime Minister Marin will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Speaker of the House of Representatives Hiroyuki Hosoda. Prime Minister Marin will be accompanied by Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and a Finnish business delegation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-visit-japan-1
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14.4.2021 | Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä and Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will make a virtual Team Finland visit to Sweden on 15 April 2021. The visit is intended to intensify trade relations between Finnish and Swedish companies, particularly in the food and beverage industries, the textile industry and the sustainable healthcare sectors.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-lintila-and-skinnari-to-promote-finnish-exports-to-sweden-in-the-food-textiles-and-health-sectors
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24.11.2021 | Finland joined the Export Finance for Future coalition (E3F) at its meeting on 24 November 2021. The E3F is part of the strategy work to combat global warming. It allocates funding to sustainable projects and defines the most suitable measures for phasing out export finance in projects that are not in line with sustainable development.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-joins-coalition-aiming-to-end-export-finance-of-fossil-fuels
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22.6.2022 | The international community supports the sustainability and operational capacity of Ukraine’s public sector in the midst of the war through the World Bank’s FREE Ukraine Multi-Donor Trust Fund. Following Russia’s aggression in February 2022, Finland has granted EUR 21 million in additional funding for development cooperation and humanitarian assistance in Ukraine.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-grants-additional-eur-6-million-to-ukraine-through-the-world-bank
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5.10.2021 | The world’s poorest countries are most severely affected by crises such as the COVID-19 pandemic and climate change. This week, the UN LDC Future Forum will bring together leading scientists, policymakers and development practitioners in Helsinki to discuss new solutions for boosting global development.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/un-conference-in-helsinki-seeks-new-solutions-to-the-problems-of-the-least-developed-countries
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3.10.2022 | The Development Policy Committee commissioned a report on sustainable development investing. While significant sums are already being invested from Finland in the world’s least-developed countries, private investment could bolster the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) even more systematically. It would be essential to create clear criteria for sustainable development investing.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/development-policy-committee-sustainable-development-investments-need-clear-criteria
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18.1.2021 | Finland supports female and young entrepreneurs in developing countries Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 18.1.2021 14.58 Type: Press release Finland will grant EUR 5 million to the International Trade Centre (ITC) in 2021–2022 to supp...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-supports-female-and-young-entrepreneurs-in-developing-countries
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17.8.2021 | The conditions for further development cooperation and the forms it will take will be assessed together with the international community and development cooperation organisations as the situation in Afghanistan becomes clearer.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-suspend-development-cooperation-in-afghanistan
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16.12.2021 | Finland will contribute EUR 125 million to the replenishment of the International Development Association (IDA), which is part of the World Bank Group. The replenishment process was brought forward to help the world’s poorest countries affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-allocates-eur-125-million-to-support-the-world-s-poorest-countries
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21.12.2022 | Finland supports UN agencies in their work to promote stability and human rights. Authoritarian states, conflicts, the food and climate crises and the COVID-19 pandemic are increasing inequality and weakening security and wellbeing worldwide.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-provides-core-funding-to-un-agencies-for-work-to-promote-equality-and-improve-the-status-of-children
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29.12.2022 | On 29 December 2022, the President of the Republic approved the Act on the National Implementation of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. Funds from the Reserve will be used to support companies that have been negatively affected by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. The support is channelled as business development aid from the Centres for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment (ELY Centres).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/support-for-businesses-to-mitigate-the-effects-of-brexit-act-to-enter-into-force-at-the-beginning-of-2023
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4.10.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will visit France and Germany on 4–8 October 2021. In Paris, Minister Skinnari will attend the annual OECD Ministerial Council Meeting and meet key French ministers and business representatives. In Stuttgart, Skinnari will participate in the business forum on the future of the automotive industry. The programme includes meetings with key German companies, and decision-makers from the state of Baden-Württemberg.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-skinnari-to-visit-paris-and-stuttgart
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11.5.2022 | On Wednesday 11 May, Prime Minister Sanna Marin will meet with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Tokyo. Her programme for the day also includes a discussion with Speaker of the House of Representatives Hiroyuki Hosoda.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-to-meet-with-japanese-prime-minister-kishida-in-tokyo
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23.3.2022 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Brussels on Wednesday 23 March. In their meeting, the prime ministers discussed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the sanctions imposed on Russia, extensive assistance to Ukraine, the development of European security and defence cooperation and Finland’s relationship with NATO.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-marin-meets-with-canadian-prime-minister-trudeau
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4.5.2022 | The prime ministers of the Nordic countries and India met in Copenhagen on Wednesday 4 May. Topics on the agenda included the changed security situation in Europe and India-Nordic cooperation. The discussions also highlighted the importance of multilateralism and respect for human rights and gender equality.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-ministers-of-nordic-countries-and-india-meet-in-copenhagen
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29.9.2021 | The September issue of Kauppapolitiikka focuses on foreign trade opportunities. The majority of Finnish export businesses are located on the coastal areas. In Savo, the aim is to change the situation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/kauppapolitiikka-magazine-is-looking-for-export-opportunities
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27.10.2022 | More than five million people live in the Israeli occupied Palestinian territory: three million in the West Bank and two million in the Gaza Strip. Discontent with the occupation and with their own government is simmering among young people in the Palestinian territory.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/living-behind-walls-in-palestinian-territory
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28.7.2023 | The EU has updated its Single Market Scoreboard especially with regard to the transposition of EU legislation in 2022. The results indicate that Member States have made some progress in implementing and enforcing the single market rules despite the shock to the single market caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Finland’s performance continues to be above EU average.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/single-market-scoreboard-2022-finland-continues-to-perform-well-in-enforcing-eu-rules-
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24.1.2022 | On Monday 24 January, Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen made a visit to Warsaw, where she discussed a wide range of key EU issues with Polish Minister for European Affairs Konrad Szymański. Minister Tuppurainen also discussed the security situation in Europe with Secretary of State Paweł Soloch, who is Head of Poland’s National Security Bureau.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-european-affairs-tuppurainen-discusses-eu-single-market-and-security-situation-in-baltic-sea-region-during-visit-to-warsaw
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22.11.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will visit Oslo on 22–23 November. Minister Skinnari will meet ministers of Norway’s new Government and visit a waste treatment plant that makes use of carbon capture technologies. The Minister will also attend a seminar organised by the Finnish and Norwegian Shipowners Associations and the Embassy of Finland in Oslo.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-skinnari-to-visit-oslo