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25.8.2025 | Speech by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission in Helsinki on 25 August 2025. Speech to be checked against delivery.

6.11.2023 | It's only been four years since Finland's natural gas imports were entirely dependent on the Russian pipeline connection. At the beginning of 2020, the Balticconnector between Finland and Estonia was commissioned, and a year ago, in the conditions of energy crisis, so was the floating LNG terminal in Inkoo. In an amazingly short time, Finland has changed gas monopoly to global LNG market. After ...

4.8.2023 | Before Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, approximately one third of the energy used in Finland was imported from Russia. That share was reduced almost to zero in a few months, and the energy war launched by Russia increased consumer prices remarkably. As the energy markets have changed, it is the time to look how Russian energy was replaced and what more permanent effects trade changes will have.

21.2.2022 | Datahub, the centralised information exchange system for the electricity retail market, went live on 21 February 2022. Datahub centralises the data from about 3.8 million electricity accounting points in a single system, and it significantly accelerates the exchange of information in the electricity retail market. Datahub is a key part of the flexible power system of the future.

24.8.2020 | Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Missions 2020 Ministry for Foreign Affairs Publication date 24.8.2020 9.58 Type: Speech Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade ...

3.4.2020 | The Government is taking various measures to ensure that businesses will be able to continue operating on a profitable basis after the coronavirus crisis is over. Both direct business subsidies and guarantees for loans are made available to businesses. As the most recent measure, on 14 April 2020 the Finnish Industry Investment Ltd Tesi will launch a new funding programme for medium-sized enterprises. The State allocates EUR 150 million for this programme.

25.8.2020 | Distinguished Ambassadors, Dear Friends, Politics is a mixture of surprises and traditions. This is the second time I am speaking at this prestigious event. A year ago, Finland was beginning its Presidency of the Council of the EU. We faced a variety of challenging tasks, which we – in retrospect – handled well. Finland did what it promised.

21.5.2024 | Unofficial translation Government proposal to Parliament for an Act on Temporary Measures to Combat Instrumentalised Migration MAIN CONTENTS OF PROPOSAL The Government proposes that an act on temporary measures to combat instrumentalised migration...