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16.11.2021 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto presents the priorities of Finland’s Presidency in connection with the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference on 16 November.

22.3.2023 | Finland’s Sámi Parliament and the Finnish Presidency of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council will organise together with the European Parliament a Summit of Barents Euro-Arctic Indigenous Sámi People in Brussels from 22 to 24 March 2023.

9.6.2022 | Sustainable development, contacts between people, transport and logistics will remain as other priorities.

22.10.2021 | On 25–26 October, Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will attend the Foreign Minister’s meeting of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council in Tromsø. The meeting will end Norway’s Chairmanship, after which the Chairmanship will be handed over to Finland for the next two years.

27.5.2022 | Senior officials responsible for Barents cooperation in Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland and the EU will meet in Kuusamo, Finland, on 30–31 May. Ambassador Jari Vilén will lead the discussion on the next steps during Finland’s Presidency of the Barents Euro-Arctic Council (BEAC).

16.11.2021 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will present the priorities of Finland’s Presidency in connection with the Rovaniemi Arctic Spirit conference on 16 November. In Rovaniemi, the Minister will also meet representatives of the Sámi Parliament and speak at the University of Lapland.

5.10.2023 | The Barents Forest Forum, held on 4–5 October 2023, discussed sustainable forestry in the northern areas of Finland, Sweden and Norway. The Forum concluded Finland's two-year chairmanship of the Forest Sector.

3.3.2023 | The Barents Region’s green transition gets its own action plan Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 3.3.2023 7.56 Type: News item Barents green transition panel discussion in Kemi, pictured from left to right: Jari Vilén, Liisa Ansala, Mi...

24.10.2023 | A Barents Scholarship for Cultural Cooperation in Finland has been awarded to Koli Art Residence. The value of the scholarship is EUR 10,000. Barents Scholarships for Cultural Cooperation were awarded on 24 October in Joensuu in Eastern Finland. Scholarships were also awarded to recipients from Sweden and Norway.

21.3.2023 | Prime Minister Sanna Marin will take part in the European Council and Euro Summit in Brussels on 23–24 March. The European Council will focus on Ukraine, competitiveness, the single market and the economy, and energy. The meeting will begin with a discussion between the EU leaders and UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

16.11.2021 | Minister for European Affairs Tytti Tuppurainen is inviting young people from Oulu, North Ostrobothnia and the Barents Euro-Arctic region to share their thoughts about Europe and its future on 30 November in Oulu. That same day, residents of the Oulu area are invited discuss EU matters over coffee with Minister for European Affairs Tuppurainen at an open event at the H20 Konstila café located in the Cultural Centre Valve.

11.10.2022 | Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine is having wide and unprecedented effects on Arctic cooperation. Many of the basic assumptions of Finland’s Strategy for Arctic Policy, revised just a year and a half ago, have been undermined by the upheavals caused by the war. This is one of the key findings of a report published on 11 October.

1.9.2022 | The Government proposes EUR 1.3 billion in appropriations for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Support for Ukraine will continue to be at the heart of the Ministry’s budget in 2023.

27.9.2021 | The Government proposes EUR 1.3 billion in appropriations for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The promotion of human rights, the rule of law, democracy, peace, freedom, tolerance and equality in all international activities forms the central element of the value base on which Finland’s foreign and security policy rests. The budget proposal lays special emphasis on measures that strengthen the netw...

4.2.2021 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto to visit St Petersburg Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 4.2.2021 14.40 Type: Press release On Monday 15 February, Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will visit St Petersburg and hav...

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24.8.2021 | Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin´s speech at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission, hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 24 August 2021. (Check against delivery).

24.8.2021 | Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin´s speech at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission, hosted by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland 24 August 2021. (Check against delivery).

23.8.2021 | Excellencies, Distinguished Colleagues, It really feels good to be Finnish right now. Our team may not have brought home gold from the Olympics in Tokyo, but our efforts to tackle the Covid crisis are surely worth a few medals. This is a good opportunity for me to extend my thanks to you for your hard work. This is also a chance to for us to take a look ahead together.

22.3.2023 | Suomen saamelaiskäräjät ja Suomen Barentsin euroarktisen neuvoston puheenjohtajuus järjestävät yhteistyössä Euroopan parlamentin kanssa alkuperäiskansojen huippukokouksen Brysselissä 22.–24. maaliskuuta.