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16.6.2026 | At the presidential session on 16 June, the President appointed Mikko Kivikoski as Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in New Delhi from 1 July, authorised Roving Ambassador Maria Ågren for Tajikistan, and appointed Satu Lassila, Head of Mission in Maputo, as non-resident Ambassador to Angola from 16 June.

28.2.2024 | At the presidential session on 28 January, the President of the Republic appointed a new non-resident Ambassador to Angola.

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.

20.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will attend the European Union–African Union Summit in Angola on 24–25 November. From there, Prime Minister Orpo will continue on to South Africa, where he will take part in a trade mission promoting bilateral relations between Finland and South Africa on 26–27 November.

25.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo represented Finland at the seventh EU-African Union (AU) Summit in Luanda, Angola on 24 and 25 November. The summit was attended by heads of state or government from both continents and by President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen from the European side.

24.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo is of the view that the negotiations between Ukraine and the United States in Geneva have moved the Ukraine peace plan in the right direction. On Monday 24 November, Prime Minister Orpo attended an informal meeting of EU leaders on the status of the peace negotiations.

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.

21.5.2025 | A meeting between EU and African Union (AU) foreign ministers will be held in Brussels on 21 May. State Secretary Pasi Rajala will represent Finland at the meeting. This year marks the 25th anniversary of multilateral relations between the EU and the African Union.

16.6.2026 | Vid föredragningen den 16 juni förordnade republikens president Mikko Kivikoski till chef för Finlands ambassad i New Delhi från och med den 1 juli, befullmäktigade ambulerande ambassadören Maria Ågren att representera Finland i Tadzjikistan och beslutade om sidoackreditering till Angola för Satu Lassila, chef för ambassaden i Maputo, från och med den 16 juni.

12.12.2022 | Finland will participate in the replenishment cycle of the African Development Fund and in the reinforcing of the Fund’s work in the coming years, especially with regard to climate change adaptation. The African Development Fund helps the poorest African countries in coping with the many coinciding crises and in recovering from them.

16.6.2026 | Tasavallan presidentti määräsi esittelyssään tiistaina 16. kesäkuuta Mikko Kivikosken New Delhin-suurlähetystön päällikön tehtävään 1. heinäkuuta lukien, valtuudet kiertävälle suurlähettiläälle, Maria Ågrenille, Tadžikistaniin sekä sivuakkreditoinnin Maputon-suurlähetystön päällikölle, suurlähettiläs Satu Lassilalle, Angolaan 16. kesäkuuta lukien.

3.6.2022 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will organise a thisisFINLAND Foreign Correspondents’ Programme (FCP) from 5 to 11 June 2022. The programme will give 13 young foreign correspondents and media professionals an opportunity to learn about Finland and the Finnish society.

1.12.2021 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has granted EUR 17.82 million to international non-governmental organisations (INGOs) for 2022–2024. Support was granted to 11 international human rights organisations operating in developing countries, whose work focuses on four themes: ending impunity; supporting human rights defenders; strengthening the implementation of economic, social and cultural rights and addressing discriminatory practices; and business and human rights.

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14.3.2020 | If you are travelling abroad, return to Finland! Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 14.3.2020 13.41 Type: Press release Due to the prevailing emergency conditions based on the Emergency Powers Act, the Government has decided to restrict...

28.2.2024 | Vid föredragningen den 28 februari beslutade republikens president om en sidoackreditering till Angola.

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20.11.2025 | Statsminister Petteri Orpo deltar i toppmötet mellan EU och Afrikanska unionen i Angola den 24–25 november. Från Angola går resan vidare till Sydafrika, där statsministern befinner sig den 26–27 november för att främja de bilaterala relationerna mellan Finland och Sydafrika.

24.11.2025 | Statsminister Petteri Orpo bedömer att förhandlingarna mellan Ukraina och Förenta staterna i Genève har drivit Ukrainas fredsplan i rätt riktning. Statsminister Orpo deltog i ett informellt möte mellan EU-ländernas stats- och regeringschefer om läget i fredsförhandlingarna måndagen den 24 november.

25.11.2025 | Pääministeri Petteri Orpo edusti Suomea EU:n ja Afrikan unionin (AU) seitsemännessä huippukokouksessa, joka järjestettiin Angolan pääkaupungissa Luandassa 24. ja 25. marraskuuta. Kokoukseen osallistui valtioiden ja hallitusten päämiehiä molemmilta mantereilta sekä EU:n puolelta Eurooppa-neuvoston puheenjohtaja Antonio Costa ja Euroopan komission puheenjohtaja Ursula von der Leyen.