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  1. 21.11.2025 | In its meeting on Friday 21 November, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed Finland’s proactive efforts to influence EU policy in 2026 and took stock of the success of advance influence efforts in 2025. Other topics on the agenda included promoting defence readiness, the proposal for the EU’s next multiannual financial framework, asylum and migration policy and the EU-African Union Summit.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-outlines-top-priorities-for-influencing-eu-policy-in-the-coming-year
  2. 15.12.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will attend the EU-Western Balkans summit in Brussels on Wednesday 17 December and the European Council meeting starting on Thursday 18 December.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-represent-finland-at-meetings-in-brussels
  3. 17.11.2021 | The Draft Program – an entrepreneurship programme by the Karelia University of Applied Sciences – was given a special mention in the European Enterprise Promotion Awards (EEPA). The Joensuu-based project was recognised for its innovation and creativity in disseminating local good practices to other entrepreneurs starting in the area.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/joensuu-s-draft-program-receives-a-special-mention-in-promoting-european-entrepreneurship
  4. 12.2.2026 | “Today we are creating a foundation for the future to develop an energy system that can meet the demands of a new era. This plant is a concrete result of purposeful research and planning,” said Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala at the groundbreaking ceremony for Steady Energy Oy’s small nuclear pilot plant in Salmisaari, Helsinki on 12 February 2026.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-multala-piloting-small-modular-reactor-in-helsinki-signals-finland-s-leading-role-in-nuclear-energy-solutions
  5. 12.12.2025 | EU foreign ministers will convene for a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 15 December. 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-situation-in-the-middle-east-and-china
  6. 1.12.2025 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will visit the United States from 2 to 7 December 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-s-minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-visit-united-states
  7. 24.9.2021 | Finland is hosting a meeting of the Syrian Women’s Advisory Board (WAB) from 26 September to 1 October 2021.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/syrian-women-s-advisory-board-of-the-un-special-envoy-visiting-finland
  8. 7.12.2025 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Valtonen will visit New York on 8 December. She will speak at the UN Security Council and participate in a panel discussion on Youth, Peace, and Security.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-elina-valtonen-to-visit-new-york
  9. 28.11.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will visit Rome and Turin with a business delegation on 1–3 December.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tavio-to-lead-high-tech-team-finland-trade-mission-to-italy
  10. 28.1.2026 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment requests comments between 28 January and 12 March 2026 on proposed legislative amendments concerning board‑level employee representation and the timing of carried‑over holiday. The amendments follow the Government’s decisions at the mid‑term policy review session in spring 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/legislative-amendments-on-board-level-employee-representation-and-carried-over-holiday-sent-out-for-comments
  11. 25.11.2025 | EU foreign ministers will hold an informal video conference on 26 November. 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
  12. 18.12.2025 | A report based on the Government Programme assesses the need for personal sanctions related to cartels. According to the report, there is no clear need for personal sanctions; instead, competition processes should be accelerated in general. The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment will begin an investigation into the matter.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/report-no-clear-need-exists-for-personal-sanctions-for-cartel-involvement
  13. 15.1.2026 | The European Capital of Culture year in Oulu begins with a three-day Opening Festival starting on Friday, 16 January. The programme features nearly 200 events, offering a diverse range of experiences – most of them free of charge and open to people of all ages. Throughout the year, Oulu will be alive with cultural events, performances and exhibitions.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/european-capital-of-culture-opens-in-oulu
  14. 15.12.2025 | The EU environment ministers will meet in Brussels on Tuesday 16 December. The ministers will exchange views on the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy published by the Commission on 27 November. The agenda also includes conclusions on the EU’s 8th environment action programme. Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/environment-ministers-to-discuss-eu-bioeconomy-strategy
  15. 8.7.2022 | On 8 July, Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto appointed Member of Parliament Suldaan Said Ahmed as his Special Representative on Peace Mediation in the Horn of Africa. In his work as Foreign Minister’s Special Representative, Said Ahmed will focus on supporting peace processes.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/suldaan-said-ahmed-appointed-as-foreign-minister-s-special-representative-on-peace-mediation-in-the-horn-of-africa
  16. 22.2.2021 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin has invited Master of Laws Elisa Gebhard to be her Special Adviser. Gebhard, who took up her post on Monday 22 February, will be responsible for the Prime Minister’s communications and media relations.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/elisa-gebhard-appointed-special-adviser-to-the-prime-minister
  17. 29.12.2025 | Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto is pleased with the agreement on icebreaker cooperation between the United States Coast Guard and the Rauma shipyard, according to which two icebreakers will be built at the shipyard. Negotiations between the Coast Guard and the Helsinki shipyard are also likely to be concluded in the near future, bringing the number of icebreakers to be built in Finland up to four.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/minister-puisto-progress-on-icebreaker-orders-is-a-significant-economic-signal-for-finland
  18. 25.11.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Rome and the Vatican on 26 November to meet Antonio Tajani, the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and Paul Richard Gallagher, the Holy See Secretary for Relations with States and International Organisations.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-visit-italy-and-the-vatican
  19. 22.12.2025 | On 22 December 2025, the Government issued a decree under which regional transport subsidies will continue in 2026‒2028. The subsidy will remain largely the same as before.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/regional-transport-subsidies-to-continue-in-2026-2028-aim-is-to-keep-all-of-finland-viable
  20. 15.12.2025 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend the official F-35 roll-out ceremony in Texas in the United States on 16 December 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-the-f-35-programme-will-raise-finland-s-air-defence-to-next-level-while-providing-work-for-finns