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16.4.2026 | Ministers responsible for internal security and preparedness (or their deputies) from Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland and Sweden will meet in Helsinki on 16 April to discuss how the EU can prepare for security threats and various crises. Sauli Niinistö, former President of Finland, and Hadja Lahbib, the EU Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, will deliver the opening addresses.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/european-coalition-for-civil-preparedness-and-resilience-to-meet-in-helsinki-russia-is-the-most-serious-security-threat-to-europe
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16.4.2026 | Ministers responsible for preparedness from Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Poland and Germany have issued a joint statement in connection with their meeting in Helsinki on 16 April. According to the statement, Russia’s large-scale war of aggression against Ukraine remains the most significant factor affecting Europe’s security in the long term.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/european-coalition-for-civil-preparedness-and-resilience-met-in-helsinki-russia-is-the-most-serious-security-threat-to-europe
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26.11.2025 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen has decided that Finland will join the Maritime Capability Coalition, led by the United Kingdom and Norway. The Coalition aims to support the development of the Ukrainian Navy. Altogether 17 countries have joined the Coalition so far.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-finland-will-strengthen-its-support-to-ukraine-by-joining-the-maritime-capability-coalition
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8.12.2025 | The Finnish Ministry of the Interior and the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) have agreed to deepen cooperation across different sectors. The cooperation emphasises support for Ukraine's international civil defence coalition.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finnish-and-ukrainian-rescue-authorities-support-ukraine-s-international-civil-defence-coalition
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16.9.2025 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will attend the Global Summit of the School Meals Coalition in Fortaleza, Brazil, on 18–19 September. Finland co-chairs the School Meals Coalition along with France and Brazil, and Minister Tavio is the Global Champion for School Meals.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-chair-school-meals-coalition-global-summit-in-fortaleza
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28.11.2025 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio spoke at the opening ceremony of the Shelter Coalition in Kyiv on 27 November 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-trade-and-development-tavio-s-speech-at-the-opening-ceremony-of-the-shelter-coalition-in-kyiv
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30.10.2025 | On 30 October, the Ministerial Finance Committee decided to support a proposal to provide EUR 11 million in funding to the civil defence coalition led by Finland and Ukraine. The proposal was prepared in the administrative branch of Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio. The support will be channelled through the European Union’s Ukraine Facility to finance the construction of civil defence shelters.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-provide-development-cooperation-funding-to-the-civil-defence-coalition-led-by-finland-and-ukraine
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19.8.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo represented Finland on Tuesday 19 August at a video conference for European Council members and at a remote meeting of the Coalition of the Willing. Both meetings discussed advancing peace in Ukraine.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-represented-finland-at-meetings-of-european-council-and-coalition-of-the-willing
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23.9.2025 | Speech by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio at the Opening Session of the Second Global School Meals Coalition Summit on 18 September 2025, in Fortaleza Brasil.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/speech-by-minister-ville-tavio-at-the-opening-session-of-the-second-global-school-meals-coalition-summit
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23.6.2025 | Finland will start as co-chair of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC), which advocates for media freedom and the safety of journalists. Finland will hold the two-year co-chairmanship together with Germany and succeed Estonia when it concludes its term as co-chair on 30 June.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-co-chair-media-freedom-coalition
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28.5.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo travelled to Kyiv on Wednesday 28 May at the invitation of Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-petteri-orpo-in-kyiv-finland-and-ukraine-will-establish-a-coalition-to-support-the-construction-of-civil-defence-shelters
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11.3.2025 | The webinar series of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization FAO that started on Tuesday 11 March is part of a global initiative aimed to develop forest-based bioeconomy worldwide. At the opening of the series, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah stressed the role of multilateral cooperation as we move towards sustainable forest-based bioeconomy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/finland-promotes-sustainable-forest-based-bioeconomy-as-part-of-new-global-coalition
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History and buildings History of the Finnish Government The War of Finland in 1808-09 brought the transfer of Finland from Swedish rule to become an autonomous grand duchy of the Russian empire. In 1809 the new Grand Duchy of Finland received its ...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/history-and-buildings
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17.12.2024 | The European Commission has launched a coalition to promote financing for energy efficiency initiatives. The aim is to create a favourable market environment for energy efficiency investments and to increase private funding for the sector to help the EU achieve its energy and climate targets for 2030 and 2050. The coalition is involved in both EU-level and national activities.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/eu-level-coalition-to-promote-energy-efficiency-funding-motiva-to-chair-finland-s-national-hub
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17.10.2023 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will attend the School Meals Coalition Global Summit in Paris on Wednesday 18 October. Finland and France are co-chairs of the School Meals Coalition, and Minister Tavio is the Global Champion for School Meals. The French President Emmanuel Macron will open the summit.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-and-france-to-co-host-school-meals-coalition-global-summit-in-paris
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14.4.2023 | The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action will discuss financing the green transition and strengthening the role of finance ministries in climate work this Friday in Washington. The ministers will publish a practical guide to help ministries implement climate measures.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/finland-s-term-as-chair-of-coalition-of-finance-ministers-for-climate-action-ends
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19.4.2022 | The Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action will hold its spring meeting on Tuesday 19 April. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting will be held virtually in connection with the Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Finland has served as the one of the chairs of the Coalition since 2019, and the meeting is due to decide on extending the term by one more year until spring 2023.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/10623/global-economic-outlook-on-the-agenda-of-the-spring-meeting-of-the-coalition-for-climate-action
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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
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17.10.2022 | The ministerial meeting of the international School Meals Coalition will be held in Helsinki on 18 October. Finland and France are co-chairing the international School Meals Coalition, which promotes access to school meals globally.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/the-ministerial-meeting-of-the-international-school-meals-coalition-will-be-held-in-helsinki
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10.5.2022 | Foreign Minister Haavisto's State Secretary Johanna Sumuvuori will attend the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, held in Marrakesh, Morocco, on 11 May.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/state-secretary-sumuvuori-to-attend-ministerial-meeting-of-the-global-alliance-and-coalition-to-defeat-isis-in-marrakesh