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30.4.2026 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio has invited Maria Paaso to serve as his Special Adviser. Paaso started in her new post on 27 April 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/maria-paaso-appointed-as-special-adviser-to-minister-for-foreign-trade-and-development-tavio
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12.5.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at the India-Nordic Summit in Oslo on Tuesday 19 May. On the same day, the Nordic prime ministers will also hold their own meeting on topical foreign and security policy issues.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-attend-india-nordic-summit-in-oslo
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13.5.2026 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will visit Lithuania on 13–15 May 2026 as a member of the official delegation accompanying President of the Republic Alexander Stubb on his state visit. Minister Tavio will also attend the programme for the business delegation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tavio-to-join-president-stubb-and-his-spouse-innes-stubb-on-state-visit-to-lithuania
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4.5.2026 | Prime Minister Orpo represented Finland at the eighth summit of the European Political Community (EPC) in the Armenian capital of Yerevan on Monday 4 May. The theme of the summit was building the future through unity and stability in Europe.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-deepening-cooperation-will-help-secure-the-future-of-europe-
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9.3.2026 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio and a delegation of ten Finnish companies will visit Mexico on 9–13 March. The Team Finland trade mission pursues to strengthen trade relations between Finland and Mexico and promote cooperation between the two countries.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-trade-and-development-tavio-to-lead-trade-mission-to-mexico
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18.2.2026 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will attend an informal meeting of EU trade ministers in Nicosia, Cyprus, on 19–20 February. Topics on the meeting agenda include the 14th WTO Ministerial Conference and the EU’s trade relations with China. The ministers will also be briefed of the EU’s ongoing trade agreement negotiations with various trading partners.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-trade-ministers-to-discuss-wto-ministerial-conference-and-eu-china-trade-relations
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23.3.2026 | Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah will visit Morocco from 24 to 27 March 2026. The purpose of the trip is to strengthen bilateral relations and promote trade with Morocco, especially in forest and water expertise. Minister Essayah will be accompanied by a business delegation focusing on these matters.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410837/minister-essayah-to-join-team-finland-trade-mission-to-morocco
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7.4.2026 | The evaluation explored the objectives of the Climate Act and the means to achieve these from the perspectives of impact, cost-effectiveness and acceptability. The process was led by the Ministry of the Environment. Meeting the objectives requires additional measures, especially in the land use sector.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/objectives-of-climate-act-evaluated-finland-s-objectives-are-in-line-with-international-agreements-and-eu-obligations
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23.1.2026 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will visit Warsaw on 26–27 January with a business delegation focusing on comprehensive security and the energy industry. This will be the first Team Finland trade mission since the reform of its international operations.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tavio-to-join-team-finland-trade-mission-to-poland
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21.11.2025 | The EU trade ministers will convene for a meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 24 November to discuss the Union’s trade relations with the United States and China. The ministers will also take stock of the EU’s ongoing bilateral trade negotiations. The participation of Minister Tavio in the meeting has been cancelled. Finland will be represented by Finland’s EU Ambassador Jori Arvonen.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-trade-ministers-to-discuss-the-united-states-china-and-ongoing-trade-negotiations
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18.3.2026 | In its meeting on Wednesday 18 March, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions for the European Council meeting on 19–20 March and the Euro Summit to be held in connection with it. The ministerial committee also discussed the agenda for the next meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council, which will focus on trade.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-outlines-finland-s-positions-for-march-european-council-
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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.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-visit-africa-for-summit-and-trade-mission
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10.11.2025 | The Finnish trade policy magazine Kauppapolitiikka has launched a new, free service on its website that brings together figures on Finland’s trade in goods and services by country, region, and country group. The service, which uses open data from Finnish Customs and Statistics Finland, makes it easier to browse and use statistics.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-trade-statistics-now-available-on-kauppapolitiikka-magazine-s-website
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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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24.11.2025 | The participation of Minister Tavio in the EU trade ministers meeting in Brussels on 24 November has been cancelled.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/the-participation-of-minister-tavio-in-the-eu-trade-ministers-meeting-in-brussels-has-been-cancelled
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13.2.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will visit New Delhi, India on 17–20 February. On Thursday 19 February, Prime Minister Orpo will attend the India AI Impact Summit hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and on Wednesday 18 February he will have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi. Prime Minister Orpo will be accompanied by a business delegation composed of representatives of 22 Finnish companies.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-visit-india
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29.4.2026 | In its meeting on Wednesday 29 April, the Ministerial Committee on EU Affairs discussed the issues on the agenda for the European Political Community (EPC) Summit, temporary protection for Ukrainians and the revision of the EU emissions trading system. The Ministerial Committee also outlined Finland’s positions for two council meetings taking place next week.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-discusses-european-political-community-summit
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13.5.2026 | The proposed amendments will accelerate the development of the nature values market in Finland and promote the steering of private funding to improving the state of nature. The amendments would enter into force in August 2026.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/government-proposes-amendments-to-nature-conservation-act
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24.11.2025 | The Assembly of the International Maritime Organization IMO will meet in London from 24 November to 3 December 2025. Finland is a candidate for re-election as a member of the IMO Council. The Assembly will vote on the members of the new Council on Friday 28 November 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/international-maritime-organization-to-elect-member-states-to-council-finland-candidate-for-re-election
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20.11.2025 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio's speech at UNICEF's Sustainable Stock Exchanges event on 20 November 2025 at the Helsinki Stock Exchange Building.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-trade-and-development-ville-tavio-s-speech-at-unicef-s-sustainable-stock-exchanges-event-on-20-november-2025-at-the-helsinki-stock-exchange-building