President of the European Council Donald Tusk to visit Helsinki

President of the European Council Donald Tusk will meet Prime Minister Juha Sipilä in Helsinki on Thursday 16 June. The subjects of their discussions will include topical EU affairs, such as migration, the UK's EU referendum, security and defence policy, and economic growth. These matters will also be on the agenda of the June meeting of the European Council.

Prime Minister Sipilä and President Tusk will hold a press conference on Thursday 16 June at 13.00. It will be webcast live at vn.fi/live.

During the visit President Tusk will also meet President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö.

Inquiries: Kare Halonen, State Secretary, EU Affairs, tel. +358 295 160 319, Jari Haapiainen, Special Adviser (EU Affairs), tel. +358 295 160 406 and  for media arrangements Anne Sjöholm, Head of Communications for EU Affairs, tel. +358 40 537 0733, and Maria Nurmi, Communications Specialist for International Affairs, tel. + 050 408 4061, Prime Minister’s Office

13.6.2016 The timetable for the press conference revised