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18.6.2026 | The interior ministers of Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany or their representatives have gathered for a meeting of the ministerial group on Baltic Sea Security on 17 and 18 June. The representatives of the countries will discuss drone-related threats in the region and joint measures to respond to these threats. The meeting is chaired by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen.

26.1.2026 | On 26 January 2026, Finland and 13 other European countries published a letter to the International Maritime Community on the safety and security risks caused by Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference. The signatories of the letter include the coastal states of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea: Finland, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom as well as Iceland.

28.5.2026 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) in Sopot, Poland, on 28–29 May.

6.3.2026 | Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland and Germany have agreed to deepen their cooperation on protecting the civilian population and have signed a Memorandum of Understanding between the ministries responsible for civil preparedness. The ministers discussed the Memorandum at a videoconference in February, with Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen representing Finland.

6.10.2025 | Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will participate in the Nordic-Baltic Nuclear Investment Summit, an international conference held in Stockholm on 7 October 2025, focusing on the promotion of new nuclear energy in the Nordic and Baltic Sea region.

14.1.2025 | NATO to strengthen its presence in Baltic Sea Ministry of Defence Publication date 14.1.2025 16.07 Type: Press release NATO has decided to strengthen its ongoing surveillance and exercises in the Baltic Sea region, following recent damage to under...

22.5.2025 | Finland to join NATO’s 2026 peacetime activities primarily in Baltic Sea, North Sea and North Atlantic Ministry of Defence Publication date 22.5.2025 14.01 Type: Press release In its plenary session on 22 May 2025, the Finnish Government endorsed ...

7.1.2025 | JEF nations to increase Baltic Sea surveillance Ministry of Defence Publication date 7.1.2025 16.57 Type: Press release The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), led by the United Kingdom, will increase surveillance in the Baltic Sea. The JEF has devel...

28.10.2025 | The interior ministers of Finland, Norway, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Sweden and Denmark will meet in Gdánsk, Poland, on 28 October. The ministers will discuss countering hybrid threats posed by Russia and Belarus, and evacuation practices in the countries in the Baltic Sea region. Finland will be represented at the meeting by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen.

19.10.2023 | NATO to increase its presence in Baltic Sea region Ministry of Defence Publication date 19.10.2023 19.38 Type: Press release NATO will increase its presence in the Baltic Sea region. The planned measures are part of NATO's standard procedures in a...

14.5.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) in Vihula, Estonia, on 15–16 May.

9.10.2024 | Finland to join NATO’s 2025 peacetime missions in Iceland and the Baltic Sea among other places Ministry of Defence Publication date 9.10.2024 12.53 Type: Press release In October, the Government will submit a report to Parliament on Finland’s par...

19.6.2025 | The interior ministers of Finland, Norway, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland and Sweden will meet in Estonia on 19 and 20 June. The topics on their agenda include border issues and the situation in the Baltic Sea. Finland will be represented at the meeting by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen.

12.5.2025 | On 12 May 2025, the EU Baltic Sea coastal states signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Warsaw to renew the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan adopted in 2015 (BEMIP). The plan focuses on developing the energy infrastructure and transmission networks in the Baltic Sea region.

29.11.2023 | JEF countries increase surveillance and presence in the Baltic Sea Ministry of Defence Publication date 29.11.2023 12.22 Type: Press release The Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), led by the United Kingdom, will increase its presence in the Baltic S...

24.11.2023 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Latvian Prime Minister Evika Siliņa met in Helsinki on Friday 24 November. The prime ministers’ discussions focused on bilateral relations between Finland and Latvia, security issues and topical themes on the EU agenda.

25.4.2024 | At the Ministerial Meeting of the Baltic Marine Environment Protection Commission in Riga, Latvia on 25 April, the Parties to HELCOM, Russia excluded, sent a strong message on how important it is to continue the cooperation on the Baltic Sea. “The difficult geopolitical situation must not prevent us from working for the benefit of the marine environment. The protection of the Baltic Sea cannot wait for the war to end,” Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen says.

5.6.2024 | Press release by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom and the Finnish Border Guard:

11.11.2021 | On 11 November 2021, the Government approved Finland’s participation in the Interreg Baltic Sea Region programme, an interregional co-operation programme of the European Union. This programme plays a key role in implementing the EU Baltic Sea Strategy.

11.12.2025 | On 11 December 2025, the Government submitted to Parliament a Union communication concerning the European Commission’s proposed regulations on the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the European Social Fund (ESF). The proposals are part of the Commission’s proposal for a new multiannual financial framework for 2028–2034.