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  1. 22.1.2025 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen visited Somalia on 21 January. She met Prime Minister Hamza Abdi Barre and Minister of Internal Security Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail. The purpose of the meetings was to strengthen bilateral relations between Finland and Somalia in the internal security sector, and to promote cooperation and exchange of best practices in return and readmission issues.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-of-the-interior-rantanen-visited-somalia
  2. 24.6.2025 | Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen met with Somalia's Minister of Internal Security Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail in Helsinki on 23 June. The meeting was a continuation of Minister Rantanen’s visit to Mogadishu earlier this year. Its purpose was to further strengthen relations between Finland and Somalia in the field of internal security and to agree on the next steps in cooperation on return issues.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/minister-of-the-interior-rantanen-meets-with-somalia-s-minister-of-internal-security-ismail
  3. 25.8.2023 | The peace projects launched by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in Iraq and Somalia have brought together people, and especially young people, who share an interest in the challenges facing the country and society, and in peace building. Millions of viewers have been reached through social media and television over the four years of projects.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/grass-roots-peace-action-needed-in-iraq-and-somalia
  4. 7.4.2023 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto visited Mogadishu, Somalia, on 7 April. He met President of Somalia Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Abshir Omar Jama, Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Khadija M. Almakhzoumi and international actors in Somalia.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-for-foreign-affairs-haavisto-visited-somalia
  5. 20.4.2023 | The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will recover EUR 50,000 from Finn Church Aid because it has not been possible to verify that funds have been used in accordance with the government grant decision.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/recovery-of-funds-in-somalia-project-by-finn-church-aid
  6. 24.6.2025 | Inrikesminister Mari Rantanen träffade Somalias minister för inre säkerhet Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail i Helsingfors den 23 juni. Mötet var en fortsättning på minister Rantanens besök i Mogadishu i början av året. Syftet var att ytterligare stärka relationerna mellan Finland och Somalia inom sektorn för inre säkerhet och att komma överens om hur återvändandesamarbetet ska framskrida.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/1410869/inrikesminister-rantanen-traffade-somalias-minister-for-inre-sakerhet-ismail
  7. 24.3.2023 | Superintendent Pekka Kokkonen, Head of the Police Dog Training Centre of the Police University College, has been appointed to serve as Senior Police Coordinator in the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia (UNSOM).
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/pekka-kokkonen-appointed-as-senior-police-coordinator-of-un-assistance-mission-in-somalia
  8. 22.4.2022 | International actors are focusing on life-saving measures in preparation for a conference on drought in the Horn of Africa arranged for 26 April. Half of the population of Somalia needs humanitarian support due to a drought affecting the entire country coupled with ongoing conflict.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/humanitarian-emergency-in-somalia-requires-special-attention
  9. 22.1.2025 | Inrikesminister Mari Rantanen besökte Somalia den 21 januari och träffade premiärminister Hamza Abdi Barre och ministern för inre säkerhet Abdullahi Sheikh Ismail. Besökets syfte var att stärka de bilaterala relationerna mellan Finland och Somalia inom sektorn för inre säkerhet samt att främja samarbete och utbyte av god praxis i fråga om bland annat återflyttning.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/1410869/inrikesminister-rantanen-besokte-somalia
  10. 31.1.2023 | The first Minister of the Environment and Climate Change of the Federal Republic of Somalia Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi visits Finland on 31 January–3 February 2023. The visit is on the invitation of the Finnish Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Maria Ohisalo. The purpose of the visit is to support the new ministry in starting its work.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/minister-of-environment-and-climate-change-of-somalia-khadija-mohamed-almakhzoumi-to-visit-finland
  11. 5.12.2022 | Finland’s additional support will help the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provide mobile health services, safe births and family planning for women who have been forced from their homes by the drought and food crisis in Somalia.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-supports-sexual-and-reproductive-health-services-for-women-and-girls-in-somalia
  12. 26.1.2023 | On 9 January, Director General Kauko Aaltomaa, who is on leave of absence from the Police Department of the Ministry of the Interior, took up his duties as Head of Mission of the European Union Capacity Building Mission in Somalia (EUCAP Somalia). EUCAP Somalia is a civilian crisis management mission under the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy. Its tasks include promoting maritime security in Somalia and supporting the building of the country’s police and judicial administrations.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/kauko-aaltomaa-took-up-his-duties-as-head-of-mission-of-the-european-union-capacity-building-mission-in-somalia
  13. 24.9.2021 | On Friday 24 September, the President of the Republic decided to appoint one new non-resident ambassador.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/non-resident-ambassador-to-eritrea-and-somalia
  14. 22.6.2021 | Rowda Olad and Abdirizaq Ahmed share a common goal: they want to promote peace in Somalia. As part of a communication project in Somalia and funded by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, active youth, like Olad and Ahmed, tell about their work to promote peace development.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/-the-clan-system-in-somalia-is-holding-up-peace-development-
  15. 8.4.2026 | The Ministry of the Interior will allocate around EUR 44 million in EU funding to projects on border management, crime prevention and migration. The projects will improve the capabilities of security authorities, develop information systems, and secure resources for the authorities to manage migration. The funding will be granted from the EU Home Affairs Funds, under the autumn 2025 call for proposals.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410869/eur-44-million-in-eu-funding-to-improve-border-management-internal-security-and-migration-management
  16. 29.7.2022 | Member of the Parliament of Finland Suldaan Said Ahmed visited the Horn of Africa on 14-27 July. During his trip, Special Representative Said Ahmed visited Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia, including Mogadishu, as well as Hargeisa in Somaliland.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-s-special-representative-on-peace-mediation-in-the-horn-of-africa-suldaan-said-ahmed-visited-ethiopia-djibouti-and-somalia
  17. 3.2.2023 | Somalia’s first Minister of Environment and Climate Change Khadija Mohamed Almakhzoumi visited Finland this week on the invitation of Minister Maria Ohisalo.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/somalia-s-new-minister-of-environment-and-climate-change-has-faith-in-young-somalis
  18. 24.6.2020 | Finland’s support in Somalia strengthens maternal health during the coronavirus crisis Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 24.6.2020 14.30 Type: News item Finland will allocate EUR 3 million to the UN Population Fund UNFPA to safeguard s...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-s-support-in-somalia-strengthens-maternal-health-during-the-coronavirus-crisis
  19. 21.10.2019 | -
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/studia-generalia-public-lecture-series-on-return-migration-and-mobility-somalia-afghanistan-iraq
  20. 7.4.2023 | Utrikesminister Pekka Haavisto besökte Somalias huvudstad Mogadishu den 7 april. Han träffade Somalias president Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, utrikesminister Abshir Omar Jaman, miljö- och klimatminister Khadija M. Almakhzoumi och internationella aktörer.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/sv/-/utrikesminister-haavisto-besokte-somalia