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13.2.2026 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will visit New Delhi, India on 17–20 February. On Thursday 19 February, Prime Minister Orpo will attend the India AI Impact Summit hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and on Wednesday 18 February he will have a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Modi. Prime Minister Orpo will be accompanied by a business delegation composed of representatives of 22 Finnish companies.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-visit-india
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27.2.2024 | Finland has joined the multilateral Joint Statement Endorsing Principles for 6G led by the United States. The joint statement was published at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona on 27 February 2024.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410829/finland-agrees-on-principles-guiding-6g-development-with-partner-countries
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26.11.2025 | Formulation of the vision for higher education and research will proceed at a seminar for the management of higher education and scientific institutions in Vaasa from 26 to 27 November 2025. The principles guiding the work on the new vision will be introduced by Minister of Science and Culture Mari-Leena Talvitie. The draft common objectives for higher education and research up to 2040 will serve as a basis for the discussions.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410845/common-objectives-for-higher-education-and-research-until-2040-are-taking-shape-comments-are-invited-on-draft-objectives-through-an-open-online-survey
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One year at the helm of the OSCE: an overview of Finland’s 2025 Chairpersonship - Finnish Government
7.1.2026 | Finland’s term as Chairperson of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) ended on the last day of 2025. Last year marked 50 years since the CSCE meeting in Helsinki and the adoption of the Helsinki Final Act. The principles enshrined in the Helsinki Final Act are as relevant today as they were fifty years ago because they represent the essence of humanity: the yearning for freedom, cooperation and peace.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/one-year-at-the-helm-of-the-osce-an-overview-of-finland-s-2025-chairpersonship -
4.12.2025 | Opening remarks by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen at the OSCE Ministerial Council in Vienna 4 December 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/opening-remarks-by-minister-elina-valtonen-at-the-osce-ministerial-council
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9.12.2025 | Statement by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen at the United Nations Security Council meeting in New York, 8 December 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/statement-by-minister-valtonen-at-the-un-security-council-meeting
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18.1.2026 | As members of NATO, we are committed to strengthening Arctic security as a shared transatlantic interest. The pre-coordinated Danish exercise “Arctic Endurance“ conducted with Allies, responds to this necessity. It poses no threat to anyone.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/statement-by-denmark-finland-france-germany-the-netherlands-norway-sweden-and-the-united-kingdom-1
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26.2.2026 | 6480/1/26 REV 1 1 EN Council of the European Union Brussels, 25 February 2026 (OR. en) 6480/1/26 REV 1 COMPET 207 RC 4 IND 122 MI 141 NOTE From: General Secretariat of the Council To: Delegations Subject: AOB for the meeting of the Competitiveness...https://valtioneuvosto.fi/documents/1410877/252371313/Competition+Policy+non-paper+from+Czech+Republic,+Estonia,+Finland,+Ireland,+Latvia,+Romania+and+Slovenia.pdf/488815b9-6607-78da-9376-d60d2162a1f5?t=1772091284785
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5.12.2025 | Closing statement by the OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen, delivered by Vice Minister Pasi Rajala at the Closing Session of the OSCE Ministerial Council 5 December 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/closing-statement-at-the-osce-ministerial-council
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21.1.2026 | The members of the European Council will hold an informal meeting on Thursday 22 January. Discussions will focus on recent developments in transatlantic relations and their effects on the European Union. Prime Minister Petteri Orpo will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/prime-minister-orpo-to-attend-informal-european-council-transatlantic-relations-on-the-agenda
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6.10.2025 | Opening Remarks by Minister Elina Valtonen at the annual Warsaw Human Dimension Conference of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/opening-remarks-by-minister-valtonen-at-the-annual-warsaw-human-dimension-conference-of-the-osce
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27.1.2026 | Finland and China signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on energy cooperation in Beijing on 27 January 2026. The areas of cooperation focus in particular on clean energy, smart energy systems and energy innovation.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/finland-and-china-continue-to-develop-cooperation-in-energy-sector-new-memorandum-of-understanding-signed-in-beijing
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28.11.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, the current Chairperson-in-Office of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), will host the Ministerial Council meeting in Austria on 4–5 December.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/foreign-minister-valtonen-to-host-osce-ministerial-council-in-vienna
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15.12.2025 | The EU environment ministers will meet in Brussels on Tuesday 16 December. The ministers will exchange views on the new EU Bioeconomy Strategy published by the Commission on 27 November. The agenda also includes conclusions on the EU’s 8th environment action programme. Minister of Climate and the Environment Sari Multala will represent Finland at the meeting.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410903/environment-ministers-to-discuss-eu-bioeconomy-strategy
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18.1.2023 | Misuse of development cooperation funds has been the subject of much public debate recently. One of Finland’s key principles is to investigate all alleged misuse of funds and to recover any misappropriated funds, according to Director General of the Department for Development Policy Titta Maja-Luoto.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/investigating-alleged-misuse-of-funds-among-key-principles-of-finland-s-development-cooperation
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27.11.2025 | Secretary General of the Council of Europe Alain Berset will meet Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen on 28 November.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/secretary-general-of-the-council-of-europe-to-visit-finland
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5.12.2025 | The Government has decided to set up a fixed-term state aid scheme for data centres. The Government will also launch a cross-administrative legislative project to establish a register of data centres and lay down the related obligations. These decisions were made by the Ministerial Committee on Economic Policy in its Friday 5 December meeting, where the committee also decided that the security authorities would explore the security aspects related to data centres.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/ministerial-committee-on-economic-policy-decides-on-state-aid-for-data-centres-and-registration-obligation
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6.11.2025 | Finland submitted the national exploration programme required by the European Critical Raw Materials Act to the European Commission on 12 September 2025. The programme has now been published on the website of the Geological Survey of Finland. The proposal for the programme was prepared by the Geological Survey of Finland and the programme was approved by Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/1410877/national-exploration-programme-under-european-critical-raw-materials-act-submitted-to-commission
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31.7.2025 | Opening Remarks by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Elina Valtonen, at the Helsinki+50 Conference, held at Finlandia Hall in Helsinki on 31 July 2025.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/opening-remarks-by-minister-elina-valtonen-at-the-helsinki-50-conference
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26.11.2025 | A preliminary study, commissioned by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, urges Finland to consider creating a national manual on the law of armed conflict. The study was supported by a group of experts from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the Finnish defence administration and the Finnish Red Cross.https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/-/preliminary-study-finland-should-consider-creating-a-national-law-of-armed-conflict-manual