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12.8.2020 | Some of the Finnish civil protection experts deployed through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism will return home from Beirut after their mission ends. The task of the experts ends in Beirut because the focus of international assistance has shifted from acute rescue operations to the reception of material assistance and other assistance activities.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/four-finnish-civil-protection-experts-return-from-lebanon
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6.8.2020 | The Ministry of the Interior has decided to send expert and material assistance to Beirut through the European Union Civil Protection Mechanism due to an explosion. Lebanon has requested international assistance from the EU Civil Protection Mechanism, where Finland is a member.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/finland-to-send-expert-and-material-assistance-to-lebanon-following-an-explosion
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23.1.2019 | -https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-supports-syrian-children-s-access-to-education-in-lebanon
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14.8.2020 | President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Lebanon, Belarus, relations between Turkey and Greece, human rights report and Government Report on Foreign and Security Policy.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/president-and-ministerial-committee-on-foreign-and-security-policy-discuss-lebanon-belarus-relations-between-turkey-and-greece-human-rights-report-and-government-report-on-foreign-and-security-policy
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12.12.2025 | EU foreign ministers will convene for a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in Brussels on 15 December. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-ministers-to-discuss-russia-s-war-of-aggression-situation-in-the-middle-east-and-china
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13.6.2025 | In their meeting on Friday 13 June, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the current state of the Ukraine peace negotiations, proposals to achieve peace and bring an end to Russia’s unlawful war of aggression, and support for Ukraine.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/president-and-ministerial-committee-on-foreign-and-security-policy-discuss-support-for-ukraine-finland-s-preparations-for-the-nato-summit-and-the-current-situation-in-israel-and-palestine
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21.2.2025 | EU foreign ministers will convene in Brussels on 24 February. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-affairs-council-to-discuss-russian-war-of-aggression-against-ukraine-situation-in-the-middle-east-iran-and-the-democratic-republic-of-the-congo
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16.8.2024 | On Friday 16 August, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed Finland’s preparations for its chairpersonship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in 2025 and the priorities of its chairpersonship programme.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/president-and-ministerial-committee-on-foreign-and-security-policy-discuss-finland-s-forthcoming-osce-chairpersonship-and-the-current-situation-in-the-middle-east
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17.10.2024 | The European Council meeting in Brussels on Thursday 17 October focused on Ukraine and the Middle East. President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy addressed the meeting and told the Council about the situation in Ukraine and his Peace Formula.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/european-council-sends-strong-message-on-continuing-support-for-ukraine
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15.10.2024 | Finland to end its crisis management participation in Operation Inherent Resolve in Iraq during OIR transition Ministry of Defence Publication date 15.10.2024 10.30 Type: Press release Finland will end its crisis management participation at Operat...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-to-end-its-crisis-management-participation-in-operation-inherent-resolve-in-iraq-during-oir-transition
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22.12.2023 | Finland will provide EUR 17.3 million in humanitarian aid to Sudan, Ukraine, Burkina Faso and Lebanon through the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-provide-humanitarian-aid-to-crisis-areas
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9.2.2024 | In the second round of the presidential election, a total of 62,294 people cast their vote in advance at Finland’s missions abroad. Altogether 220 crew members voted on board Finnish vessels.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/in-the-second-round-of-presidential-election-62-294-people-vote-at-advance-polling-stations-abroad
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15.12.2022 | Lebanon has a collapsed economy, no effective government and a high number of Syrian refugees. Despite these challenges, Finland’s Ambassador in Beirut Anne Meskanen sees a desire for change among women, children and young people in the region.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/women-and-children-are-the-hope-of-middle-east
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26.10.2023 | Information on the polling stations abroad for the presidential election to be held in January 2024 is now available on the elections website of the Ministry of Justice, Electionsfinland.fi.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410853/information-on-advance-polling-stations-abroad-for-the-2024-presidential-election-now-available-online
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11.10.2023 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is preparing an evacuation flight for Finnish citizens and permanent residents of Finland who need help leaving Israel and the Palestinian territory.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/evacuation-flight-from-israel
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25.11.2022 | At the presidential session on 25 November, the President of the Republic appointed two new non-resident Ambassadors.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/non-resident-ambassadors-to-jordan-and-samoa
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29.4.2022 | At the presidential session on Friday 29 April, the President of the Republic appointed three new Ambassadors.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/new-ambassadors-to-beirut-and-lusaka-and-roving-ambassador-to-south-asia
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11.11.2022 | EU foreign ministers will convene in Brussels on 14 November. Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/eu-foreign-affairs-council-to-discuss-russia-s-invasion-of-ukraine-great-lakes-region-of-africa-and-western-balkans
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19.1.2022 | In Finland’s first county elections, a total of 2,923 persons voted in advance at Finland’s missions abroad. The number of advance voters abroad was approximately eight per cent higher than in the 2021 municipal elections.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/county-elections-2-923-persons-voted-in-advance-abroad
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11.6.2021 | In this year’s municipal elections, 2,684 persons voted in Finland’s missions abroad. The number is higher than in the municipal elections of 2017, when the total number of voters abroad was 9,500.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/advance-voting-in-municipal-elections-2-684-persons-voted-abroad