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  1. 8.5.2026 | In its meeting, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed the Commission communication on security threats posed by drones and the Commission’s proposal for a regulation to boost EU industry. The ministerial committee also outlined Finland’s positions for four council meetings taking place next week.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-eu-affairs-discusses-commission-communication-on-drones
  2. 3.5.2026 | World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on 3 May. The day reminds us of the importance of free and independent media as the foundation for democracy, the rule of law and an open society. Finland promotes media freedom, which is fundamental to freedom of speech and expression, as part of its foreign and security policy.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/world-press-freedom-day-highlights-importance-of-freedom-of-expression-for-democracy-and-security
  3. 29.4.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at the eighth summit of the European Political Community (EPC) to be held in the Armenian capital on Monday 4 May. The theme of the summit is Building the Future: Unity and Stability in Europe. Along with the heads of state or government of the countries involved in the EPC, representatives of EU institutions and the secretaries-general of NATO, the OSCE and the Council of Europe have been invited to the summit.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-represent-finland-at-european-political-community-summit-in-yerevan
  4. 28.10.2025 | The interior ministers of Finland, Norway, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Germany, Sweden and Denmark will meet in Gdánsk, Poland, on 28 October. The ministers will discuss countering hybrid threats posed by Russia and Belarus, and evacuation practices in the countries in the Baltic Sea region. Finland will be represented at the meeting by Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/baltic-sea-countries-to-intensify-cooperation-in-countering-hybrid-threats
  5. 11.12.2024 | Finland to strengthen preparedness against CBRNE threats Ministry of Defence Publication date 11.12.2024 14.17 Type: Press release Today, the Ministry of Defence published Finland’s updated cross-administrative CBRNE Strategy. It brings together t...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-strengthen-preparedness-against-cbrne-threats
  6. 30.1.2025 | EU home affairs ministers will gather in Warsaw in Poland on 30 January for an informal meeting of the Justice and Home Affairs Council. They will discuss current challenges and threats to EU internal security as well as migration management, among other topics. State Secretary Antti Salminen will represent Finland at the meeting in place of Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen, who is unable to attend for reasons of illness.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/eu-home-affairs-ministers-to-discuss-threats-to-internal-security-as-well-as-migration-management
  7. 30.1.2025 | Communications networks are part of the infrastructure that is essential for the functioning of society. The security of communications networks is extensively regulated in the Act on Electronic Communications Services. Its provisions contain obligations to ensure that the security of communications networks is, above all, proactively safeguarded though retroactive measures may be used where necessary.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-is-prepared-for-security-threats-against-communications-networks-and-is-making-sustained-effort-to-strengthen-security
  8. 28.11.2024 | Government ministers and their deputies responsible for civil preparedness and provision in the Nordic countries met in Oslo on 28 November. The meeting took place in new circumstances, with all of the Nordic countries now members of NATO. Finland was represented at the meeting by Interior Minister Mari Rantanen.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/the-nordic-countries-must-be-prepared-for-threats-of-all-kinds
  9. 9.1.2026 | Finland has sent material assistance to Ukraine from the EU-funded rescEU strategic stockpile for the third time. The deployment from Finland included supplies to respond to chemical, biological and radiological threats, as well as medical items.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-delivers-assistance-from-eu-strategic-stockpile-to-ukraine
  10. 23.1.2026 | The European Commission presented proposals on 20 and 21 January 2026 for new cybersecurity regulation and the Digital Networks Act (DNA). The cybersecurity package includes a proposal to revise the Cybersecurity Act and to amend the cybersecurity regulation known as the Network and Information Systems Directive (NIS2 Directive).
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/commission-presents-proposals-for-new-eu-cybersecurity-rules-and-digital-networks-act
  11. 5.3.2026 | Finland’s Ministry of Defence will circulate for comments a draft government proposal to amend the Nuclear Energy Act and the Criminal Code.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finnish-government-proposes-to-amend-nuclear-energy-act-and-criminal-code-to-strengthen-nato-s-deterrence-and-defence
  12. 18.1.2026 | As members of NATO, we are committed to strengthening Arctic security as a shared transatlantic interest. The pre-coordinated Danish exercise “Arctic Endurance“ conducted with Allies, responds to this necessity. It poses no threat to anyone.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/statement-by-denmark-finland-france-germany-the-netherlands-norway-sweden-and-the-united-kingdom-1
  13. 15.1.2026 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys in Vilnius on 16 January.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-visit-lithuania-1
  14. 21.1.2026 | The members of the European Council will hold an informal meeting on Thursday 22 January. Discussions will focus on recent developments in transatlantic relations and their effects on the European Union. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-attend-informal-european-council-transatlantic-relations-on-the-agenda
  15. 11.12.2025 | A round table discussion on port safety and security took place on 11 December 2025 at the invitation of Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen. The meeting focussed on the security situation in Finnish ports and how they might be impacted by changes taking place in the operating environment.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/authorities-and-port-logistics-operators-gathered-to-discuss-port-safety-and-security-
  16. 25.1.2026 | The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet in Brussels on Monday 26 January. The Council will discuss the European Democracy Shield, continue the rule of law dialogue and hear a presentation from the Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU on the priorities of its programme. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-european-affairs-to-exchange-views-on-safeguarding-democracy-and-continue-rule-of-law-dialogue
  17. 9.1.2026 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and General Alexus G. Grynkewich, Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR) of NATO, met in Finland on Friday 9 January 2026. They also visited the Vaalimaa border crossing point at Finland’s eastern border.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-s-minister-of-defence-hakkanen-meets-supreme-allied-commander-europe-of-nato
  18. 28.1.2026 | On 10 December 2024, the Finnish Ministry of Defence set up a project to examine the need to amend the Act on the Expropriation of Immovable Property and Special Rights to Ensure National Security and related legislation. The objective was to draw an overview of how the current legislation should be amended to ensure fair and effective safeguarding of real estate critical to national security.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/working-group-proposes-that-real-estate-expropriation-for-security-reasons-be-assigned-to-ministry-of-defence
  19. 26.1.2026 | On 26 January 2026, Finland and 13 other European countries published a letter to the International Maritime Community on the safety and security risks caused by Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) interference. The signatories of the letter include the coastal states of the Baltic Sea and the North Sea: Finland, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom as well as Iceland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/itameren-ja-pohjanmeren-rantavaltiot-gnss-hairinta-on-lisannyt-merenkulun-turvallisuusriskeja-1
  20. 24.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has invited the leaders of seven EU Member States to the Eastern Flank Summit in Helsinki on 16 December. The meeting will focus on threats to European security and defence readiness, especially at the EU’s eastern border.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-leaders-to-meet-in-helsinki-for-eastern-flank-summit-discussions-to-focus-on-security