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22.2.2021 | Utrikesminister Pekka Haavisto förde en diskussion med FN:s generalsekreterare António Guterres måndagen den 22 februari 2021.

15.2.2022 | Det andra pandemiåret var hektiskt inom det konsulära biståndet vid utrikesministeriets och Finlands utlandsbeskickningar. Antalet kunder fortsatte att öka ytterligare. År 2021 hjälpte utrikesministeriet, ambassaderna och konsulaten sammanlagt cirka 255 000 personer.

12.11.2021 | EU:s utrikesministrar sammanträder i utrikesrådet måndagen den 15 november i Bryssel. Huvudtemana på utrikesrådets agenda är Sahel, västra Balkan och den strategiska kompassen för EU:s säkerhets- och försvarssamarbete. På dagordningen står också aktuella frågor som rör Belarus, energiprisernas geopolitiska aspekter, Etiopien, Sudan och resultaten av FN:s 26:e klimatkonferens. Under utrikesministermötet för EU:s östliga partnerskap diskuteras prioriterade områden i det framtida samarbetet.

16.4.2021 | När EU:s utrikesministrar sammanträder den 19 april är huvudtemat läget i Etiopien och Ukraina. Vid det informella videomötet representeras Finland av utrikesminister Pekka Haavisto. Utrikesministrarna för också en diskussion med Ukrainas utrikesminister Dmytro Kuleba.

12.2.2021 | Finland stärker sin klimatdiplomati inför toppmöten Utrikesministeriet Utgivningsdatum 12.2.2021 15.34 | Publicerad på svenska 19.2.2021 kl. 13.58 Typ: Nyhet År 2021 är ett superår i arbetet mot klimatförändringar och för biodiversitet. Finlands e...

15.10.2021 | Finland bär sitt ansvar för klimatfinansieringen i enlighet med Parisavtalet. Vid FN:s klimatmöte tillkännager Finland sitt stöd till anpassningsåtgärder i utvecklingsländerna. Klimatkonventionens tjugosjätte partsmöte (COP 26) hålls i Glasgow den 31 oktober till 12 november 2021.

31.8.2026 | Finland and South Africa launched their joint mentoring programme for young mediators in Pretoria, South Africa, in July 2025. Fifteen young people from across the world are participating in the one-year programme to deepen their expertise in mediation. This week, they are meeting in Helsinki for the fourth, and final, in-person phase of the programme.

6.5.2026 | Crisis Management NOW was held on 5 May at the University of Helsinki. The event drew experts, decision-makers and others interested in the topic to discuss the development and future direction of comprehensive crisis management. In 2026, Finland marks 70 years of engagement in international crisis management.

23.8.2021 | Ärade ambassadörer, kolleger, kära vänner

18.8.2025 | Finland’s decisions on humanitarian assistance this year have prioritised support to Ukraine, major refugee crises in Africa and the humanitarian situation in the Middle East. The number of people in need of assistance continues to grow. By the end of July, Finland had provided a total of approximately EUR 97.5 million in vital humanitarian assistance in 2025, nearly EUR 18 million of it to Ukraine.

13.11.2025 | EU-ministerivaliokunta linjasi kokouksessaan kantoja koskien Euroopan komission esitystä EU:n pitkän aikavälin budjetiksi eli monivuotiseksi rahoituskehykseksi vuosille 2028 – 2034. Ministerivaliokunta linjasi myös Suomen kantoja kolmeen seuraavan viikon neuvostoon.

13.11.2025 | In its meeting on 13 November, the Ministerial Committee on European Union Affairs outlined Finland’s positions on the European Commission’s proposal for the multiannual financial framework, which will serve as the Union’s long-term budget for 2028–2034. The ministerial committee on also outlined Finland’s positions three council meetings to be held next week.

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.

22.7.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo gave a speech at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York on Monday 21 July. Speech to be checked against delivery. Puhe vain englanniksi.

22.7.2025 | Prime Minister Petteri Orpo gave a speech at the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development in New York on Monday 21 July. Speech to be checked against delivery.

12.5.2025 | Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial in Berlin on 13–14 May.

10.2.2025 | During its membership of the UN Human Rights Council between 2022 and 2024, Finland defended universal human rights and the multilateral rules-based system. Finland’s key priorities were to ensure accountability and gender equality and to promote and defend the rights of women and girls, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and LGBTI persons.

22.12.2023 | Finland will provide EUR 17.3 million in humanitarian aid to Sudan, Ukraine, Burkina Faso and Lebanon through the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

26.2.2024 | In accordance with established practice, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs invited civil society organisations (CSOs) to comment on Finland’s activities at the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council on 12 February. Representatives of more than 40 CSOs participated in a discussion with Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen. The discussion focused on the rights of children and the safety...

16.10.2024 | In its meeting on Wednesday 16 October, the Ministerial Committee on EU Affairs outlined Finland’s positions for the October European Council on 17–18 October and the first-ever EU-Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Brussels on 16 October.