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  1. 5.5.2026 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend a defence ministers’ meeting of the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) in Trondheim, Norway, on 5–6 May 2024.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-ministerial-meeting-of-nordic-defence-cooperation-in-trondheim
  2. 5.3.2026 | The Finnish Government has appointed Otto Saxén, M.Soc.Sc., as Director General of the Defence Policy Department at the Ministry of Defence for a five-year term from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2031.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/otto-saxen-appointed-director-general-of-defence-policy-department-at-ministry-of-defence
  3. 11.11.2025 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will host a defence ministers’ meeting of the Nordic Defence Cooperation (NORDEFCO) in Helsinki on 12 November 2025. He will also host a meeting of Nordic and Baltic defence ministers on Thursday 13 November.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-host-meetings-of-nordic-defence-cooperation-and-nordic-baltic-defence-ministers-in-helsinki
  4. 10.2.2026 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will attend the meeting of EU defence ministers and the meeting of NATO defence ministers, as well as the meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group and the defence ministers’ meeting of the Nordic Defence Cooperation. After these meetings in Brussels, Minister Häkkänen will continue to the Munich Security Conference.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-attend-meetings-of-defence-ministers-in-brussels
  5. 30.10.2025 | On 30 October, the Ministerial Finance Committee decided to support a proposal to provide EUR 11 million in funding to the civil defence coalition led by Finland and Ukraine. The proposal was prepared in the administrative branch of Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio. The support will be channelled through the European Union’s Ukraine Facility to finance the construction of civil defence shelters.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-provide-development-cooperation-funding-to-the-civil-defence-coalition-led-by-finland-and-ukraine
  6. 23.1.2026 | A new NATO accelerator site was inaugurated in Espoo, Finland, on 22 January 2026. Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen gave a speech at the event.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-a-new-nato-accelerator-site-in-finland-will-combine-technology-defence-and-economic-growth
  7. 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
  8. 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.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/a-year-at-spanish-diplomatic-academy-cooperation-and-global-connections
  9. 13.5.2026 | Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will visit Lithuania on 13–15 May 2026 as a member of the official delegation accompanying President of the Republic Alexander Stubb on his state visit. Minister Tavio will also attend the programme for the business delegation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/minister-tavio-to-join-president-stubb-and-his-spouse-innes-stubb-on-state-visit-to-lithuania
  10. 9.1.2026 | The Research and Innovation Council has outlined five national strategic choices for research, development and innovation (RDI) policy and activities with a view to boosting sustainable growth and promoting economic and societal renewal while strengthening comprehensive security. The Research and Innovation Council published a report on the strategic choices on 9 January.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/national-strategic-priorities-for-rdi-policy-and-activities-aim-to-boost-sustainable-growth-promote-renewal-and-strengthen-comprehensive-security
  11. 28.2.2025 | On Friday 28 February, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed bilateral defence cooperation between Finland and Ukraine, the key areas of which are information exchange, military cooperation and defence materiel cooperation.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/president-and-ministerial-committee-on-foreign-and-security-policy-discuss-bilateral-defence-cooperation-between-finland-and-ukraine-and-finland-s-preparations-for-nato-summit
  12. 8.5.2026 | In his EU policy speech at Aalto University on Friday 8 May, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo stressed that Europe and the European Union are still the best guarantee of security for citizens in an unstable global situation. He noted, however, that Europe needs to be much stronger in order to defend its values.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-only-a-strong-europe-can-defend-its-values
  13. 1.12.2025 | Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will visit the United States from 2 to 7 December 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/finland-s-minister-of-defence-hakkanen-to-visit-united-states
  14. 3.12.2025 | Finland and Sweden signed a new technical arrangement regarding the provision of host nation support (FISE HNS TA) on 2 December 2025.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-we-will-strengthen-the-defence-of-finland-and-sweden-through-a-new-technical-arrangement-on-host-nation-support
  15. 1.12.2025 | Finland and Sweden have agreed to further enhance their cooperation in a number of areas, including foreign and security policy, security of supply and transport and logistics. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson adopted a joint declaration on the matter on Monday 1 December at Kesäranta in Helsinki.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/intergovernmental-cooperation-between-finland-and-sweden-aims-to-build-a-resilient-and-forward-looking-nordic-region
  16. 5.11.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen signed an updated Comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding (CMOU) of the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) participant nations on behalf of Finland on Wednesday 5 November. The signing took place at a meeting of JEF defence ministers in Norway.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-hakkanen-signs-memorandum-of-understanding-strengthening-jef-s-support-to-nato-s-deterrence-and-defence-in-northern-europe
  17. 21.11.2025 | In its meeting on Friday 21 November, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs discussed Finland’s proactive efforts to influence EU policy in 2026 and took stock of the success of advance influence efforts in 2025. Other topics on the agenda included promoting defence readiness, the proposal for the EU’s next multiannual financial framework, asylum and migration policy and the EU-African Union Summit.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-european-union-affairs-outlines-top-priorities-for-influencing-eu-policy-in-the-coming-year
  18. 8.5.2026 | The Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU will host an informal meeting of ministers for European affairs in Lefkosia on 10–11 May. Discussions at the meeting will focus on the EU’s next multiannual financial framework and EU enlargement. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will represent Finland at the meeting.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministers-for-european-affairs-to-discuss-future-financial-framework-and-eu-enlargement
  19. 8.5.2025 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen's speech at the NATO Nuclear Policy Symposium on 29 April 2025 Publication date 8.5.2025 11.50 | Published in English on 31.10.2025 at 15.24 Type: Speech Distinguished guests, experts and friends of nuclear polic...
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/236553176/minister-of-defence-antti-hakkanen-s-speech-at-the-nato-nuclear-policy-symposium-on-29-april-2025
  20. 18.11.2025 | Finland has decided to use EUR one billion in financing from the EU’s Security Action for Europe (SAFE) financial instrument to strengthen the defence industry. The plan is to use the financing for multinational joint procurement that will strengthen Finland’s ground combat capabilities and for developing drone performance capabilities in cooperation with Ukraine and its allies. The Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy decided on the matter on Tuesday 18 November.
    https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/finland-to-use-new-eu-loan-financing-to-bolster-defence