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10.12.2024 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba met in Tokyo on Tuesday 10 December. Their talks focused on bilateral political, trade and economic relations between the countries. They also discussed a variety of topical international issues. The prime ministers addressed the situation in Ukraine and the need for support, and shared their serious concerns about increased military cooperation between Russia and North Korea.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-meets-with-japanese-prime-minister-ishiba-in-tokyo
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20.5.2025 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will attend the Summit of the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Leipzig, Germany, on 21 and 22 May 2025. The theme of this year’s summit is transport resilience in times of crises.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-to-attend-the-itf-summit-finland-is-a-frontrunner-in-the-resilience-of-transport-
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12.12.2024 | On Thursday 12 December, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo gave a talk about Finland’s climate action at the University of Kyoto. After the talk, students had the opportunity to ask the Prime Minister questions about the topic. Orpo also paid a visit to the Osaka 2025 Expo grounds, where a joint Nordic pavilion is currently being built. Orpo is the first head of state or government to visit the World Expo grounds.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-visits-kyoto-and-osaka
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10.12.2024 | Key information processing skills needed by Finland’s adult population (aged 16 to 65) in different areas of life were assessed in the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies (PIAAC). The survey focused on literacy, numeracy and adaptive problem-solving skills. By international standards, Finland ranked at the top in literacy and numeracy skills.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/finland-a-leading-country-in-piaac-adult-population-survey
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28.2.2025 | Minna Kivimäki, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Transport and Communications, will attend the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 3 and 4 March 2025, followed by a visit to Madrid to meet representatives of the Spanish administration on 5 March 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/permanent-secretary-kivimaki-to-attend-mobile-world-congress-and-visit-madrid
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11.3.2025 | The webinar series of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO that started on Tuesday 11 March is part of a global initiative aimed to develop forest-based bioeconomy worldwide. At the opening of the series, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah stressed the role of multilateral cooperation as we move towards sustainable forest-based bioeconomy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/finland-promotes-sustainable-forest-based-bioeconomy-as-part-of-new-global-coalition
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16.4.2025 | The official development assistance (ODA) declined in 2024 both in Finland and globally. Ukraine, which is heavily affected by Russia’s war of aggression, is the largest recipient of Finland’s ODA for the third consecutive year.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/global-official-development-assistance-declined-in-2024
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18.6.2024 | Exports of defence materiel grew in 2023 Ministry of Defence Publication date 18.6.2024 12.00 Type: Press release The Ministry of Defence has published a report on the exports of defence materiel in 2023. The report provides statistical data on bo...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/exports-of-defence-materiel-grew-in-2023
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21.3.2025 | Work to ensure the security of supply and growth in food exports and the forest-based bioeconomy is making good progress. A growth package of EUR 10 million was introduced last spring, and EUR 5.7 million of this will be targeted to promoting food exports and developing value chains in the food sector in 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/growth-package-for-bioeconomy-boosts-growth-of-added-value-and-improves-security-of-supply
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9.1.2024 | Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen met Japan’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Yoko Kamikawa in Helsinki on 9 January.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/press-statements-of-fm-valtonen-and-fm-kamikawa
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16.10.2024 | Minister of Defence Häkkänen to attend NATO defence ministers’ meeting Ministry of Defence Publication date 16.10.2024 17.40 Type: Press release Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a meeting of NATO Ministers of Defence at NAT...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-nato-defence-ministers-meeting
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27.9.2024 | Finland has joined the US-led multilateral declaration on submarine cable security. The parties to the declaration agreed on common objectives and means for improving the security and resilience of submarine cables.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-joins-new-york-declaration-on-submarine-cable-security
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25.8.2025 | "Finland is advancing the interests of Finland and Finnish businesses in a proactive and forward-looking way, also in the midst of ongoing changes."https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-trade-and-development-ville-tavio-s-speech-at-the-2025-annual-meeting-of-heads-of-mission
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2.4.2024 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend the meeting of NATO Foreign Affairs Ministers in Brussels on 3–4 April.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-attend-nato-foreign-ministers-meeting
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23.2.2024 | Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne will attend the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 26–27 February 2024. Her agenda includes speaking events and meetings with ministers and business representatives.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/minister-ranne-to-attend-mobile-world-congress-in-barcelona
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25.8.2025 | "Our task is to promote a world in which as many people as possible—regardless of country of birth and circumstances—can live their lives safely and freely, and be happy. That is Finland’s story."https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/speech-by-the-minister-for-foreign-affairs-elina-valtonen-at-the-2025-annual-meeting-of-heads-of-mission
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27.2.2024 | Finland has joined the multilateral Joint Statement Endorsing Principles for 6G led by the United States. The joint statement was published at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 27 February 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-agrees-on-principles-guiding-6g-development-with-partner-countries
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11.1.2024 | The Youth Mobility Agreement allows Canadian and Finnish young people aged 18 to 35 to explore the other country through temporary work and travel. The agreement enters into force on 1 March 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/youth-mobility-agreement-to-enter-into-force-in-march-allowing-finnish-youth-to-travel-and-work-in-canada-for-up-to-a-year
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25.6.2024 | Europe is facing strong economic headwinds. With vulnerable supply chains, high energy costs, and substantial investments needed to reach net-zero, the EU has reached a point where we cannot afford to ignore our competitiveness problems.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-adlercreutz-and-roswall-we-need-to-do-whatever-it-takes-to-boost-europe-s-competitiveness
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12.7.2023 | In their joint statement of 12 July 2023, the Nordic countries express their readiness to support Ukraine and its security in the long term, building on the security commitments made to Ukraine by the G7 countries (Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/nordic-countries-joint-commitment-to-support-ukraine-s-security