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Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto The Finns Party Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto is responsible for matters of the Innovations and Enterprise Financing Department at the Ministry of ...

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto The Finns Party Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto is responsible for matters of the Innovations and Enterprise Financing Department at the Ministry of ...

27.3.2026 | At the presidential session on Friday 27 March, the President of the Republic appointed the following persons to serve as heads of missions, starting on 1 September 2026: Pekka Kaihilahti, Finland’s Embassy in Budapest; Juha Niemi, Finland’s Consulate General in Hong Kong; and Joonas Heiskanen, Finland’s Consulate General in Shanghai.

Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto The Finns Party Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto is responsible for matters of the Innovations and Enterprise Financing Department at the Ministry of ...

Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...

Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...

Governments and ministers You can browse the information on the site by government, minister, ministerial title and ministry. All ministers are listed for each government, along with their terms of office. The information on individual ministers i...

25.2.2026 | Statement by Permanent State Secretary Jukka Salovaara at the High-Level Segment of the United Nations Human Rights Council's 61st session

19.5.2026 | 1 Joint Statement: 3rd India-Nordic Summit Oslo, 19 May 2026 1. Today in Oslo, the Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi, the Acting Prime Minister of Denmark, Ms. Mette Frederiksen, the Prime Minister of Norway, Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, the Pr...

20.3.2026 | At the presidential session on Friday 20 March, the President of the Republic appointed the following persons to serve as heads of missions, starting on 1 September 2026: Anu Vuori, Finland’s Embassy in Riga; Jari Sinkari, Finland’s Embassy in Brussels; Hannu Heinonen, Finland’s Embassy in Tallinn; and Outi Hyvärinen, Finland’s Permanent Representation to the OSCE.

13.5.2022 | At the presidential session on Friday 13 May, the President of the Republic appointed a new Ambassador to the Embassy of Finland in Jakarta and a new Head of Mission to the Consulate General in Hong Kong.

1.11.2024 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will lead a trade mission to China and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on 4–8 November.

30.12.2024 | On 30 December 2024, the President of the Republic of Finland ratified amendments to the Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport and the related acts. The amendments implement the Government Programme, EU regulations and regulations of the International Maritime Organisation IMO. 

5.12.2024 | The seas of the world are the main theme of this year’s last issue of the Kauppapolitiikka trade policy magazine. Who owns marine riches and what are the risks of exploiting them?

17.10.2024 | On 17 October 2024, the Government submitted a legislative proposal to Parliament on amending the Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport and the related acts. The proposed amendments would implement the Government Programme, EU regulation and regulation of the International Maritime Organization IMO.

18.3.2024 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has appointed Janna Laine as Counsellor for Public Diplomacy and Communications to Beijing from 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2027.

15.6.2023 | Business Finland office in Taiwan will start providing notarial services defined in the Consular Services Act on 15 June 2023.

25.4.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on the draft proposal on amendments to the Act on Environmental Protection in Maritime Transport and certain related acts. The deadline for submitting comments is 20 June 2024.

26.2.2024 | Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen at the High-Level Segment of the United Nations Human Rights Council's 55th session on 26 February 2024.