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21.12.2021 | The Sports Ministers of the European Union Iceland and Norway have signed a statement calling for transparency, democracy and respect for human rights in the work of international sport federations.

24.11.2022 | Ympäristö- ja ilmastoministeri Maria Ohisalo puhui 24.11.2022 Espoossa järjestetyssä Into the Woods -tapahtumassa. Tapahtumassa Euroopan korkean tason päättäjät keskustelivat metsien roolista hyvien elinympäristöjen rakentamisessa.

20.3.2023 | The priority theme of the 67th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), held in New York from 6 to 17 March 2023, was technology, innovation and education. The theme of technology and gender equality is important for Finland, and Finland is one of the leaders of the Action Coalition on Technology and Innovation for Gender Equality, which is part the Generation Equality Forum, a global campaign led by UN Women.

14.6.2022 | The Fifth National Dialogues Conference (NDC) will bring about 120 peace mediation experts from 30 different countries to Helsinki on 15–16 June. On the two days, the conference will focus on the significance and challenges of national dialogues in the changing world. Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto will open the conference and participate in the opening panel discussion.

27.1.2021 | The EU Ministers responsible for Sports submitted a letter to Commissioner Mariya Gabriel in order to secure human rights in sport and major sporting events, both within and outside of the European Union. The ministers wished to reiterate the message of the statement made by the EU sport ministers in 2013 where all states that participate in organising major sporting events, such as the Olympic Gam...

15.1.2021 | Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Sweden and Denmark sent a joint letter to the European Commission calling for more efficient production of the BioNTech/Pfizer vaccine and speedier delivery of vaccine batches. The letter addressed to Stella Kyriakides, European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, was signed on behalf of Finland by Krista Kiuru, Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services.

15.2.2022 | Ministers responsible for space affairs will meet in Toulouse, France on 16 February 2022. An informal meeting of competitiveness ministers and an informal ministerial meeting of the European Space Agency (ESA) will be held on the same day. Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä will represent Finland at the meetings.

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24.11.2022 | Miljö och klimatminister Maria Ohisalo's tal i Into the Woods -evenemanget 24.11.2022. Evenemanget, som organiserades i Finlands naturcentrum Haltia i Esbo, samlades europeiska politiska beslutsfattare på hög nivå för att diskutera hurdana lösningar skogarna kan erbjuda när det gäller att skapa goda livsmiljöer.

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17.1.2023 | The European Commission is funding the EU’s first chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear strategic reserve in Finland, under rescEU, which includes personal protective equipment, measuring equipment, pharmaceuticals and antibodies in Finland for chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear accidents.

22.2.2021 | Madam President, Madam High Commissioner,  Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

22.2.2021 | Madam President, Madam High Commissioner,  Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,

24.11.2022 | The Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland Antti Kurvinen gave a speech at the Finnish Nature Centre Haltia in Espoo, where high-level European decision-makers convened to explore solutions that forests can offer in the pursuit of good living environments.

13.12.2021 | The Technical Assistance and Information Exchange instrument (TAIEX) funded by the European Union celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. In Finland, the milestone was marked by a publication and a seminar.

24.6.2021 | On Thursday 25 June, Finland hosted a meeting of the Nordic ministers of agriculture. Finland holds the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2021. The meeting was held via video conferencing, and it was chaired by Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Jari Leppä. The theme of the ministers’ policy discussion was the sustainable Nordic food systems.

27.1.2021 | Euroopan unionin urheiluministerit ovat komissaari Mariya Gabrielille osoitetussa kirjeessään vaatineet ihmisoikeuksien turvaamista kansainvälisissä urheilutapahtumissa. Ministerit uusivat vuonna 2013 tehdyn julkilausuman, jossa vedottiin kansainvälisten ihmisoikeussitoumusten kunnioittamiseen urheilun suurtapahtumien, kuten olympialaisten, paralympialaisten ja maailmanmestaruuskilpailujen, järjestämisessä.

30.3.2022 | The humanitarian situation in Ukraine worsens day by day. According to UN estimates, more than six million people are now in need of humanitarian assistance. Riikka Mikkola, Senior Adviser at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, answers questions on Finland’s assistance.