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10.10.2022 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will visit Brussels on 10 October and speak at a meeting of the EU Heads of Mission. Minister Haavisto will also meet EU High Representative Josep Borrell and Belgian Minister of Foreign Affairs Hadja Lahbib.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-affairs-haavisto-to-visit-brussels-and-speak-at-meeting-of-eu-heads-of-mission
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28.2.2022 | Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto at the UN Human Rights Council, 49th session High-Level Segment on Monday 28 February 2022https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/speech-by-minister-for-foreign-affairs-pekka-haavisto-at-the-un-human-rights-council
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21.1.2022 | The EU’s environment and energy ministers will convene in informal meetings in Amiens, France on 20–22 January 2022. Emma Kari, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, and Jukka Ihanus, State Secretary to Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä, will represent Finland in the meetings hosted by France.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-energy-ministers-to-discuss-prices-energy-efficiency-and-hydrogen-in-amiens-while-a-joint-meeting-with-environment-ministers-to-focus-on-just-transition-and-forests
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11.12.2023 | A project at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) is working on a proposal for a well-being economy steering model for Finland that would strengthen wellbeing-oriented policymaking in Finland. A workshop, organized by THL and the OECD WISE Centre on 21–22 November 2023, brought together officials from pioneering countries to discuss the functionality and application of governance practices for a well-being framework.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/drawing-lessons-from-pioneering-countries-for-finland-s-well-being-economy-steering-model
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31.10.2022 | On 31 October 2022, the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW Committee) gave Finland recommendations in relation to the eighth periodic report of Finland on the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/recommendations-to-finland-on-elimination-of-discrimination-against-women
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27.2.2023 | Luxembourg will fund solar power projects in Finland with EUR 40 million through a new EU renewable energy financing mechanism. The projects will be selected through competitive tendering carried out by the European Commission and the European Climate, Environment and Infrastructure Executive Agency (CINEA).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/luxembourg-supports-finnish-solar-energy-projects-by-eur-40-million-through-eu-mechanism
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2.11.2022 | The annual meeting of the Nordic Women Mediators’ network will be held in Helsinki on 2–4 November 2022. The three-day meeting will explore topical issues related to peace and security. Minister for Foreign Affairs Haavisto will host a panel discussion in connection with the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/nordic-women-mediators-meet-in-helsinki
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7.12.2021 | The Prime Minister’s Office, the European Studies programme at Tampereen lyseon lukio high school and the Tampere Region EU Office will hold a panel discussion at Wivi Lönn hall in the Monitoimitalo 13 community centre on Saturday 11 December at 14.00. Prime Minister Sanna Marin will give the opening speech at the event.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/-we-are-europe-tour-to-visit-tampere
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26.10.2021 | Claudia Mahler, Independent Expert on the enjoyment of all human rights by older persons at the UN Human Rights Council, will visit Finland from 26 October to 4 November. This is the first time that an Independent Expert on the human rights by older persons, mandated in 2014, visits the Nordic countries. The purpose of the visit is to prepare a report on the legislation related to the rights of older people and on the implementation of their rights in Finland for the UN Human Rights Council.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/independent-expert-on-the-enjoyment-of-all-human-rights-by-older-persons-at-the-un-human-rights-council-claudia-mahler-to-visit-finland
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1 Regeringens proposition till riksdagen med förslag till lag om ändring av gränsbevakningslagen och till vissa lagar som har samband med den PROPOSITIONENS HUVUDSAKLIGA INNEHÅLL I denna proposition föreslås det att gränsbevakningslagen, lagen om ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/delegate/file/137287
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29.10.2021 | The European Commission’s Executive Vice-President and Commissioner in charge of competition and digital policy Margrethe Vestager will visit Helsinki on Friday 29 October. She will discuss current issues related to competition and state aid, the implementation of EU industrial strategy and digitalisation with Minister of Employment Tuula Haatainen and Minister of Economic Affairs Mika Lintilä.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/ministers-haatainen-and-lintila-to-discuss-eu-competitiveness-with-the-commission-s-executive-vice-president-vestager
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22.7.2022 | Finland submitted its finalised CAP plan to the European Commission on 20 July 2022. The CAP Strategic Plan and Finland’s responses to the Commission’s observations on the plan are available on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/finland-s-finalised-cap-plan-submitted-to-european-commission
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13.6.2022 | The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) will hold its 50th regular session from 13 June to 8 July 2022. It is the UN’s most important intergovernmental body protecting and promoting human rights.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-focus-on-rights-of-women-and-lgbti-persons-in-un-human-rights-council-summer-session
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5.4.2022 | To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the autonomy of Åland, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will organise a seminar in The Hague on 5 April in cooperation with the Government of Åland and the Embassies of Finland and Sweden in The Hague.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/aland-100-jubilee-seminar-in-the-hague
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7.1.2021 | The EU should exert great pressure on the vaccine manufacturers to ensure the speedy delivery of vaccines to the EU Member States, says Minister of Family Affairs and Social Services Krista Kiuru.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1271139/minister-kiuru-calls-on-eu-to-take-action-to-ensure-delivery-of-vaccines
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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.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/eu-sports-ministers-call-for-respect-for-human-rights-in-international-sports-organisations
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31.5.2022 | June 2022 marks 100 years of Åland’s autonomy. We invite everyone to join us in celebrating the centenary with an environmental action. The Clean up Åland project encourages everyone to clean up litter along the coast and in the environment.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/clean-up-beaches-to-mark-the-100th-anniversary-of-aland-s-autonomy
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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.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/-/1410903/ministeri-maria-ohisalon-puhe-into-the-woods-tapahtumassa-24.11.2022
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12464/25 ADD 3 RELEX.1 LIMITE FI Euroopan unionin neuvosto Bryssel, (OR. en) Toimielinten välinen asia: 2025/0810 (NLE) 12464/25 ADD 3 LIMITE COLAC 141 SÄÄDÖKSET JA MUUT VÄLINEET Asia: EU/MX/MGA/Liite 18-A/fi 1 LIITE 18-A RAJAT YLITTÄVÄ RAHOITUSPA...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/delegate/file/228018
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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.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-convened-first-in-person-meeting-of-action-coalition-on-technology-and-innovation-for-gender-equality