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24.10.2024 | The grave memorial for former President Martti Ahtisaari will be unveiled on Sunday 10 November at Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki. Sunday 10 November, St. Martin’s Day, will mark one year since Ahtisaari’s funeral. With the grave memorial, the Government honours former President Ahtisaari’s memory and important life’s work.

10.11.2024 | The grave memorial for former president Martti Ahtisaari was unveiled in Helsinki on St. Martin’s Day, 10 November, exactly one year after former president Ahtisaari’s funeral. With the memorial, the Government honours former president Ahtisaari’s memory and important life’s work.

14.11.2023 | A new monument honouring former President of the Republic Mauno Koivisto will be unveiled on Saturday 25 November 2023, the centenary of former president Koivisto’s birth, in Little Parliament Park in Helsinki. With the monument, the Government honours former president Koivisto’s memory and extensive life’s work.

14.11.2023 | A new monument honouring former President of the Republic Mauno Koivisto will be unveiled on Saturday 25 November 2023, the centenary of former president Koivisto’s birth, in Little Parliament Park in Helsinki. With the monument, the Government honours former president Koivisto’s memory and extensive life’s work.

24.11.2023 | On Saturday 25 November 2023, exactly one hundred years will have passed since the birth of former President of the Republic Mauno Koivisto. In honour of the centenary, the official memorial to former president Koivisto will be unveiled at an event at Little Parliament Park in Helsinki starting at 17.00.

11.4.2024 | The Kalevala, the national epic of Finland, was awarded the European Commission’s European Heritage Label on 11 April 2024. The European Heritage Label is granted to sites, monuments, documents or events that have a particular significance for European history, culture and integration. The label was now granted to seven applicants.

13.5.2024 | The first prize in the competition for a grave memorial honouring President Martti Ahtisaari has been awarded to Harri Pakarinen for his design Blessed. The competition was of a high artistic standard, and the 171 entries that were approved were highly diverse. Prizes were awarded to three entries and one received a commendation.

16.1.2024 | A permanent grave memorial for former president Martti Ahtisaari will be erected at Ahtisaari’s grave on St. Martin’s Day, 10 November 2024, exactly one year after the former president’s funeral. The Prime Minister’s Office has appointed a committee for the memorial project and will organise a design competition for the memorial in spring 2024.

16.1.2024 | A permanent grave memorial for former president Martti Ahtisaari will be erected at Ahtisaari’s grave on St. Martin’s Day, 10 November 2024, exactly one year after the former president’s funeral. The Prime Minister’s Office has appointed a committee for the memorial project and will organise a design competition for the memorial in spring 2024.

2.2.2024 | The committee in charge of former president Martti Ahtisaari’s grave memorial invites professional artists from Finland or permanently residing in Finland to take part in the design competition for a grave memorial honouring the former president.

25.11.2023 | The official memorial to former President of the Republic Mauno Koivisto, Välittäjä (The Mediator), was unveiled in Helsinki on Saturday 25 November 2023, the 100th anniversary of former president Koivisto’s birth. With the memorial, the Government honours former president Koivisto’s memory and extensive life’s work.

6.11.2023 | Speech by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in memorial of the Jews handed from Finland over to Nazi Germany, 6 November 2023.

Government Palace 1822–1918 House of the Senate 1918– Government Palace The Government Palace overlooking Senate Square is a national memorial and key monument of Finnish architecture and cultural and political history. The building has served as ...

House of the Estates The House of the Estates, designed by Architect Karl Gustav Nyström , is located in the vicinity of Senate Square and stands opposite the Bank of Finland. This dignified Neo-Renaissance building serves as a venue for meetings ...

Government Banquet Hall Official residence of the Inspector General of the Army/Division Commander 1819–1828 Temporary premises of the University 1828–1833 Residence of the Governor-General 1839–1917 ‘Smolna’ and official residence of the Regent 1...

Statsrådsborgen 1822–1918 Senatshuset 1918– Statsrådsborgen Statsrådsborgen är en viktig nationell symbol och ett centralt monument i Finlands arkitekturhistoria, kulturhistoria och politiska historia. Byggnaden har varit regeringssäte och arbetsp...

12.5.2026 | Det ordnas öppet hus på Ständerhuset fredagen den 12 juni 2026 kl. 9.00–18.00. Guidade turer startar vid huvudentrén på Snellmansgatan 9–11. 

The amended programme document Interreg AURORA 2021-2027 VERSION 3.0 After reallocation of Interreg NEXT Kolarctic and Interreg NEXT Karelia 1 CCI 2021TC16RFCB027 Title (Interreg VI-A) Sweden-Finland-Norway (AURORA) Version 3.0 First year 2021 Las...

5.12.2019 | A memorial honouring former President of the Republic of Finland Mauno Koivisto is to be erected in Helsinki. The memorial will be unveiled on 25 November 2023 to mark the centenary of the birth of Koivisto. The Prime Minister's Office has appointed a Committee for the project for the period 16 December 2019 to 31 December 2023. The Committee will be chaired by Prime Minister emeritus Paavo Lipponen.

5.12.2019 | Network of nature reserves in Barents region gains two new sites in Northwest Russia Ministry of the Environment Publication date 5.12.2019 7.06 Type: News item © Jyri Mikkola, The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation Two new regional natur...