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14.8.2025 | At its session on Thursday 14 August, the Government appointed Timo Olkkonen as the new Deputy Director General of the Department for Africa, the Middle East and Latin America.

6.4.2023 | Permanent Secretary Pulkkinen to visit South America Ministry of Defence Publication date 6.4.2023 12.00 Type: Press release Permanent Secretary Esa Pulkkinen from the Ministry of Defence will participate in the Finnish defence industry's trade mi...

15.6.2021 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari will visit South Korea on 15–19 June.

13.4.2022 | At the presidential session on Wednesday 13 April, the President of the Republic decided to appoint three new Ambassadors and one Non-resident Ambassador.

20.11.2020 | Ambassador Anne Lammila arrived to South Africa Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 20.11.2020 14.57 Type: News item We welcome our new Ambassador Ms. Anne Lammila in South Africa. She started her work in Pretoria and today 19 November 2...

11.11.2025 | Finnish diplomat Rasmus Salminen participated in a further training programme for diplomats, organised by the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The year-long training opened doors to global connections and provided fresh insights into international relations.

5.12.2025 | Finland’s national soundscape Ääniä has received recognition in a prestigious place-branding competition in London. The work, composed by Lauri Porra, was honoured in the Best Use of Design category assessing strategic country branding initiatives. The soundscape is published on music streaming platforms on 5 December 2025, just ahead of Finland’s Independence Day.

4.11.2025 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will visit Uruguay with a business delegation on 5–9 November.

29.7.2025 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Minister of Foreign Affairs of Paraguay Rubén Ramírez Lezcano on 30 July during his visit to Finland as a member of the delegation of President Santiago Peña.

7.12.2025 | Minister for Foreign Affairs Valtonen will visit New York on 8 December. She will speak at the UN Security Council and participate in a panel discussion on Youth, Peace, and Security.

23.5.2025 | At the presidential session on 23 May, the President of the Republic appointed the following persons to serve as heads of missions: Petri Puhakka, Kathmandu; Kirsikka Lehto-Asikainen, Paris; Eija Rotinen, Bogota; Antti Putkonen, Baghdad; Ville Cantell, Reykjavik; Lasse Keisalo, Lima; Katja Ahlfors, Dakar; Teemu Turunen, London; and Stefan Lindström, Houston. In addition, the President of the Repub...

20.11.2020 | Ambassador Anne Lammila arrived to South Africa Ulkoasiainministeriö Julkaisuajankohta 20.11.2020 14.57 | Julkaistu suomeksi 20.11.2020 klo 15.13 Tyyppi: Uutinen We welcome our new Ambassador Ms. Anne Lammila in South Africa. She started her work ...

25.11.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo represented Finland at the seventh EU-African Union (AU) Summit in Luanda, Angola on 24 and 25 November. The summit was attended by heads of state or government from both continents and by President of the European Council António Costa and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen from the European side.

2.5.2024 | Defence Forces to join US National Guard Partnership Program Ministry of Defence Publication date 2.5.2024 14.56 Type: Press release On 2 May 2024, Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and Governor of Virginia Glenn Youngkin signed a Letter of Inten...

14.7.2025 | The United Nations High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development will convene in New York from 14 to 23 July. The annual forum reviews progress made by the world’s countries in attaining the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

11.7.2025 | Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will attend an extraordinary meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council in its trade configuration in Brussels on 14 July 2025. The Council will exchange views on the EU’s trade relations with the United States and the ongoing trade agreement negotiations with various trading partners. The ministers will also hold a policy debate on EU–China trade relations.

18.7.2023 | The leaders of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) met at a two-day summit in Brussels on 17 and 18 July. The aim of the third EU-CELAC Summit was to enhance cooperation and demonstrate a shared commitment to maintaining the rules-based international order.

29.10.2025 | As part of the lecture series "Raffles lecture" at the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) in Singapore Minister Elina Valtonen delivered the following speech on 28th October 2025.

24.10.2023 | PhD Mika Tirronen has been appointed to the position of Knowledge specialist in higher education and science policy in Singapore. A Knowledge specialist is an official of the Foreign Service who works under the Finnish Embassy in Singapore. The Ministry of Education and Culture is responsible for the position's content-related guidance.

8.2.2024 | Finnish operators apply for a total of EUR 81.04 million in funding from the European Commission’s Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) for five communications projects. On 8 February 2024, the Ministerial Finance Committee endorsed the applications.