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25.8.2026 | Speech by Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission 2026 in Helsinki. Changes possible during the speech.

2.10.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo spoke at Navigating Competitiveness Seminar, organised by European Commission Representation in Finland, at Finlandia Hall on 2 October 2026. Check against delivery.

19.5.2022 | This spring, people’s attitudes in Finland towards immigration, international assistance and EU cooperation have become more positive. The use of media has also increased significantly. At the moment, there appears to be a greater spirit of community among people, people seek more information and they appear to trust the authorities more than last year.

16.7.2026 | A high-level business delegation led by Minister of Commerce and Industry of India Piyush Goyal visits Finland on 16–17 July. 2026. The key themes for the visit are digital and new advanced technologies, advanced manufacturing, clean energy and sustainable development, and the food and consumer industries.

14.4.2023 | Finland aims to become the world’s leading developer and user of sustainable digitalisation in teaching and education and training. This aim will also promote equal opportunities for learning and development. The common policies published on 14 April 2023 point the way for the sector's digital transformation.

9.2.2022 | The final reports of the “Capacity of and planning criteria for rescue services and civil emergency preparedness” project have been published on the Institutional Repository for the Government (Valto). The objective of the project was to produce a basis for the national planning criteria for rescue services and investigate how well the resources and capacity of rescue services and civil emergency preparedness correspond to the operating environment, risks and customer needs. 

31.5.2021 | The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment has launched a study to assess the benefits of Finland’s possible participation in the European Space Agency’s (ESA) human spaceflight and space exploration programme.

26.4.2023 | In future, the state will need to play a more active role in steering the economy. According to a study published on 26 April, short-term shocks, such as the COVID-19 pandemic and the war in Ukraine, have required the active involvement of states to ensure the sustainability of their economies and societies.

5.6.2026 | The Ministry of the Environment has published an international expert assessment of Finland’s voluntary biodiversity offsetting system, which was introduced in 2023. Biodiversity offsetting means compensating for harm caused to biodiversity by human activity in one location by enhancing biodiversity elsewhere.

26.8.2026 | "The Nordic region is perhaps the world's strongest regional brand. We should be able to make even better use of it than we do today. Our goal is clear: we want to make the Nordics the world's most integrated region," says Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz, responsible for Nordic cooperation.

29.4.2022 | A new study published by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, the Aleksanteri Institute and the National Defence University explores the principles underpinning Russia’s Northern European foreign and security policies and the strategic communications undertaken by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the early 2010s until 2021.

3.9.2026 | On capacity, competition and control in the service of freedom in the Age of AI.

15.5.2026 | Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto will visit the Republic of Korea on 17–19 May and Japan on 19–22 May 2026. The topics on the agenda will include economic security and critical and emerging technologies. In Japan, Puisto will be accompanied by a business delegation from Finland’s quantum sector and other key high technology companies.

4.9.2026 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will appoint a working group of Finnish and international experts to examine the foreign and security policy implications of artificial intelligence (AI) for Finland. The working group will submit its report by the end of November.

15.6.2026 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications published the final report of the Digital Panel on 15 June 2026. The report presents recommendations for measures to strengthen Finland’s economic growth, competitiveness and capacity for renewal through digitalisation, emerging technologies and the data economy.

1.6.2026 | In many respects the Finnish growth funding market works well, but there are still blind spots related to access to funding. In particular, small and innovative growth companies and large financing rounds in the scale-up and investment phase require more diverse funding solutions. This is the conclusion of the new situational picture of growth funding compiled by the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment.

26.5.2026 | A text message pilot carried out in connection with the 2025 county and municipal elections showed that text message reminders with information about elections increase voter turnout. The results confirm earlier findings on the effectiveness of text message reminders.

26.8.2022 | Finland has made significant progress on climate change adaptation in recent years, which is reflected in the legislation and strategies of different administrative branches. These strategic objectives should now be implemented more widely by increasing concrete measures both in individual sectors and at the regional and municipal levels. This is according to a new overall evaluation of progress on national climate change adaptation policy published on 26 August.

16.4.2026 | Finland has joined the Pax Silica initiative that aims to secure supply chains for semiconductors, critical minerals and artificial intelligence infrastructure. The declaration was signed on behalf of Finland by Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto in Washington on 16 April 2026.

3.2.2021 | The Digivision 2030, a joint project between Finnish universities and universities of applied sciences, will bring greater opportunities for all learners to learn flexibly. The aim is to restructure Finland’s higher education over the next decade by means of digitalisation and to make Finland a model country for flexible learning.

23.1.2026 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen held a speech at the opening gala of Finland’s NATO DIANA Innovation Accelerator on 22 January 2026.

16.4.2026 | Speech by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio at AmCham Finland's Transatlantic opportunity event in Tampere on 15 April 2026.

19.2.2026 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen held a speech at the Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie event in Münich on 13 February 2026.

9.2.2021 | The State has concluded agreements with 16 urban areas to strengthen innovation activities. The objective of the agreements is to build innovation ecosystems, in other words, to intensify cooperation within networks, strengthen key competences and increase effectiveness of RDI activities. The content of the agreements is based on the local strengths of urban areas and they relate to comprehensive and current topics of carbon reduction, digital technology, and wellbeing and health.

26.2.2026 | The EU’s Competitiveness Council will be held in Brussels on 26–27 February 2026. The Council will discuss the European Competitiveness Fund, the Commission’s single market and competitiveness report, and other topics. Finland emphasises the importance of ensuring competition in the internal market and will present a non-paper at the Council.Finland will be represented by Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto.

24.8.2026 | Speech by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Helsinki on 24 August 2026. Changes possible during the speech.

5.3.2026 | Finland’s Ministry of Defence will circulate for comments a draft government proposal to amend the Nuclear Energy Act and the Criminal Code.

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.

18.3.2026 | In its meeting on Wednesday 18 March, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions for the European Council meeting on 19–20 March and the Euro Summit to be held in connection with it. The ministerial committee also discussed the agenda for the next meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, which will focus on trade.

12.11.2025 | Finland hosted NATO’s first Arctic Space Forum in Helsinki on 12 November 2025. In his opening address, Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen said that Finland will start building satellite cooperation together with Allies.

13.10.2025 | To support the preparation of the project "Security and new economic growth from information networks" (TUUTTI), the Ministry of Transport and Communications invited comments on the project's key needs and themes. The consultation was open from 19 June to 31 August 2025.  On 13 October 2025, the Ministry published a summary of the 33 comments received.

26.11.2025 | The Ministerial Council of the European Space Agency (ESA) will meet in Bremen, Germany, on 26–27 November 2025. The Council will decide on ESA’s funding for 2026–2028 and the preliminary financial guidelines for 2029–2030. Finland will be represented by Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto.

29.9.2025 | The EU’s Competitiveness Council will be held in Brussels on 29–30 September 2025. Finland will be represented by Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen (internal market and industrial policy matters) and Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto (research and innovation matters).

17.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo spoke at the AI Summit in Turku, Finland, on 17 November. Speech to be checked against delivery.

27.8.2025 | Finland needs more exports, investments and ambitious R&D activities to boost our economy.

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.

30.9.2025 | Almost 200 persons and eight organisations participated in the national cyber exercise of the security authorities organised at the Jyväskylä University of Applied Sciences (Jamk) on 22–26 September 2025.

24.11.2025 | The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization IMO will meet in London from 24 November to 3 December 2025. Finland is a candidate for re-election as a member of the IMO Council. The Assembly will vote on the members of the new Council on Friday 28 November 2025.

26.8.2025 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand spoke at the 2025 Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission. Speech check against delivery.

21.5.2025 | The EU’s Competitiveness Council will be held in Brussels on 22–23 May 2025. Finland will be represented by Minister of Employment Matias Marttinen (internal market and industrial policy matters) and Minister of Economic Affairs Wille Rydman (research, innovation and space matters).

10.10.2025 | Finland and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding on icebreaker cooperation. Finnish President Alexander Stubb and US President Donald Trump signed the memorandum of understanding at their meeting in Washington on 9 October. Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo also attended the meeting. This memorandum of understanding lays the foundation for commercial agreements between the United States Coast Guard and Finnish companies.

4.7.2025 | The European Commission plans to support the establishment of AI gigafactories across EU Member States. From Finland, technology leader Nokia, along with a business consortium it has assembled, has stepped forward with an expression of interest to bring an AI gigafactory to the country and has taken part in the Commission’s call. The Finnish Government backs the expression of interest submitted by the business consortium led by Nokia.

27.3.2025 | Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will represent Finland at the EU General Affairs Council meeting on cohesion issues in Brussels on Friday 28 March. At the meeting, the ministers will hold an exchange of views on how to build a more dynamic and strategic cohesion policy in the current and next work periods.

4.12.2025 | The economy of wellbeing offers tools for policy makers to secure the preconditions for a good life both for the current population and future generations. A new working paper by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) analyses how wellbeing economy practices have been integrated into decision-making in ten countries. This comparison will also help Finland create its own governance model.

24.4.2025 | Quantum technology promises an unprecedented leap in computing power, telecommunication security and sensor ability to measure physical quantities. According to Finland’s quantum technology strategy published on 24th April 2025, resources are necessary for the research and development of these technologies and their application and the time to invest in them is now.

20.11.2025 | On Thursday 20 November, the Government submitted its proposal to Parliament to amend the budget proposal for 2026. It includes proposals to launch new transport projects and to support Ukraine. The proposal will decrease the revenue estimate by EUR 189 million and increase the requirement for appropriations by EUR 455 million.

17.6.2025 | On 17 June 2025, the Ministry of Transport and Communications published the national 6G roadmap to promote sixth-generation communications technologies. The roadmap sets milestones for the development and implementation of next-generation mobile communication technologies in the 2030s.

30.5.2025 | Finland to lead EU project on quantum technology for defence Ministry of Defence Publication date 30.5.2025 10.24 Type: Press release Finland has proposed a project Quantum Enablers for Strategic Advantage (QUEST) for the sixth wave of projects un...

27.8.2025 | "I’m glad to see strong momentum for Nordic cooperation. Our goal is a united and strong Nordic region that benefits us all."

12.6.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo called for swift reform of the EU single market in his meeting with Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Stéphane Séjourné on Thursday 12 June in Helsinki. Executive Vice-President Séjourné is responsible for prosperity and industrial strategy.

31.5.2025 | Cyber, Undersea And Outer-Space Defence Challenges.

27.3.2025 | The Government submitted to Parliament its report on industrial policy on 27 March 2025. According to the report, Finland must improve the competitiveness of its investment environment by predictable regulation and sufficient incentives. Companies must increase their intangible investments to enhance productivity and the value added. Public funding must be used more efficiently to boost new sectors and diversify the economic structure.

12.2.2026 | The health status of people in Finland is in many respects better than the EU average, and the service system is fairly comprehensive. However, a recent country report by the OECD and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies indicates that access to care is not realised equally in Finland. In 2024, 12.4% of those who required medical care reported that they had not received the services they needed. The share is the second highest in the EU.

26.5.2025 | Quantum technologies are in their early stages of development, yet they hold significant promise for scientific breakthroughs and innovations that could address societal challenges and deliver substantial benefits across a wide range of sectors.

3.3.2025 | Helsinki Roundtable on AI and International Security, an event to be held at Aalto University on 13 March 2025, will bring together international experts, decision-makers and business leaders to discuss the impacts of artificial intelligence on global security.

10.6.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo held an AI roundtable, at which participants discussed the EU’s AI gigafactory initiative and measures to strengthen the Finnish Government’s coordination of AI policy. Finland intends to pursue the establishment of an AI gigafactory in Finland.

27.11.2025 | At its plenary session on 27 November 2025, the Finnish Government appointed Janne Kuusela as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence for the period from 1 February 2026 to 31 January 2031.

20.10.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will travel to the Province of Ontario, Canada, on 20–23 October 2025. During his visit, the Minister will visit Toronto and the country’s capital Ottawa.

4.12.2024 | In its meeting on Wednesday 4 December, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs agreed on Finland’s positions on the deliberations for the EU pharmaceutical package. The Ministerial Committee on also outlined Finland’s positions for next week’s council meetings.

18.11.2025 | Finland, Sweden and Austria joined the European Union on 1 January 1995. In honour of their 30th anniversary as EU Member States, a discussion event on the history, current state and future of EU membership was held in Brussels on 17 November. Participants in the ‘30 years in the EU: Looking back into the future’ event included Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand, Swed...