Finland: Summit for Democracy to discuss ways to update traditional democracies
Helsinki, 29 March 2023 The Summit for Democracy will convene decision-makers from almost a hundred...
InvestEU: €200 in new loans for Finnish companies to accelerate the digital and green transition
Brussels, 22 March 2023 The European Investment Fund (EIF) and Finnish financial institution OP Financial...
NATO Secretary General meets the Ministers for Foreign Affairs and Defence of Finland
On Monday, 20 March 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg, will receive Finland’s...
Finland: International visibility increases country’s influence
Helsinki, 13 March 2023 Finland’s image grew stronger in 2022. Finland has had remarkable visibility...
Finnish PM Marin in Kyiv: Ukraine’s future lies firmly in Europe
Kyiv, 10 March 2023 Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin visited Ukraine at the invitation of...
Brussels: The Permanent Joint Mechanism meeting between Finland, Sweden and Türkiye
Helsinki, 9 March 2023 The third meeting of the Permanent Joint Mechanism between Finland, Sweden...
Finland: Ministry of Interior launches three projects to better support border security
Helsinki, 8 March 2023 Finnish Ministry of the Interior launched three projects with a view...
Finland: Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to attend informal meeting of EU defence ministers
Helsinki, 6 March 2023 Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will attend the informal meeting of...
Energy: The Barents Region’s green transition gets its own action plan
Helsinki, 3 March 2023 One of the flagship projects during Finland’s Presidency of the Barents...
Finland: Act on Legal Recognition of Gender enters into force on 3 April 2023
Helsinki, 3 March 2023 Transgender legislation will be reformed. The legal recognition of gender will...
Finland and several other Member States call for strategy to improve Europe’s competitiveness
Helsinki, 1 March 2023 In a joint letter to the presidents of the European Commission...
NATO Secretary General in Helsinki: Time to welcome Finland and Sweden as NATO members
Brussels, 28 February 2023 In Helsinki on Tuesday (28 February 2023), NATO Secretary General Jens...
RRF: EU Commission endorses Finland’s revised recovery and resilience plan
Brussels, 28 February 2023 Today, the Commission has positively assessed Finland’s revised recovery and resilience plan. On...
NATO Secretary General to visit Finland
Brussels, 27 February 2023 On 28 February 2023, the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Jens Stoltenberg,...
Finland: Lessons learned from Afghanistan – Policy Brief on crisis management
Helsinki, 27 February 2023 For two decades, efforts were made to build a central government...
Finnish Minister Mikkonen to visit Moldova
Helsinki, 22 February 2023 Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen will visit Moldova on 22–24...
Finnish PM Marin in Austria: Support to Ukraine against Russia’s war
Helsinki, 17 February 2023 Prime Minister Sanna Marin visited Vienna on Friday 17 February. The...
PMs of Finland and Luxembourg discuss common EU policy goals
Helsinki, 13 February 2023 Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin visited Luxembourg on 10 February at...
International evaluation: Finland among world leaders in geospatial research
Helsinki, 10 February 2023 A group of international experts that evaluated the quality and impact...
Finland: Government adopts resolution on green hydrogen
Helsinki, 9 February 2023 The Finnish Government adopted a resolution on hydrogen on 9 February...
Finland: Government grants will seek to support socially important communications
Helsinki, 9 February 2023 The Ministry of Transport and Communications has called for comments on...
Finland to send emergency aid to victims of earthquake in Türkiye and Syria
Helsinki, 7 February 2023 Finland will be sending EUR 1 million in humanitarian assistance to...
InvestEU: €115m support for the green and digital transition of SMEs in Finland and Sweden
Brussels, 6 February 2023 The Nordea Bank Abp will benefit from European Investment Fund (EIF) guarantees...
Finland: People who fled Ukraine may secure a municipality of residence from March
Helsinki, 3 February 2023 More than 45,000 people who fled Ukraine last year may be...
PMs of Finland and Sweden discuss EU issues and progress of NATO membership process
Helsinki, 2 February 2023 Prime Minister Sanna Marin visited Stockholm at the invitation of Swedish...
IMF updates several country reports on Finland
Washington, D.C., 1 February 2023 Country Report No. 2023/064 : Finland: Financial Sector Assessment Program-Technical...
Swedish Government: NATO accession most important security issue
Published 26 January 2023 After a meeting of the new National Security Council on 24...
Sweden and Finland cooperate on additional support package for Ukraine
Stockholm, 20 January 2023 Swedish Minister for Defence Pål Jonson and Finland’s Minister of Defence...
EU foreign ministers to discuss Sahel, West Africa and Russia’s invasion
Helsinki, 20 January 2023 EU foreign ministers will convene in Brussels on 23 January. Minister...
Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs closes office in Murmansk
Helsinki, 18 January 2023 Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs has decided to temporarily close the...
rescEU: EU Commission creates first ever CBRN strategic reserve in Finland
Brussels, 17 January 2023 The Commission is allocating today €242 million to Finland for the...
Finland labour market: Supply, shortage and matching of labour
Helsinki, 16 January 2023 The report contains the results of the Labour Market Roadmap project...
Finland’s Ambassador: Tunisia brings stability to Northern Africa
Helsinki, 12 January 2023 Democratic development is one of the key factors determining Tunisia’s future....
Finland: Text messages encourage young people to vote in elections
Helsinki, 11 January 2023 Text messages reminding young people to vote increased their voter turnout...
Finnish PM Marin to attend World Economic Forum in Davos
Helsinki, 10 January 2023 Prime Minister Sanna Marin will take part in the World Economic...
Finland receives EU funding for developing digital connections
Helsinki, 9 January 2023 The European Commission has selected projects to receive grants from the...
Finland: Mikko Savola appointed to serve as Minister of Defence
Helsinki, 5 January 2022 On Thursday 5 January, the President of the Republic appointed Member...
Finland: Four research permits for offshore wind power
Helsinki, 3 January 2023 On 29 December 2022, the Government granted research permits for offshore...
Finland: Ukrainians don’t need to apply for residence permit extension separately
Helsinki, 29 December 2022 A temporary amendment to the Aliens Act will ensure the validity...
Finland: Support for businesses to mitigate the effects of Brexit
Helsinki, 29 December 2022 On 29 December 2022, Finnish president approved the Act on the...
Finland supports repair of war damage and green reconstruction in Ukraine
Helsinki, 23 December 2022 Finland is supporting the acute needs of Ukraine’s energy sector and...
Finland: Ministry of Defence decided on protection installations for communication station A
Helsinki, 29 November 2022 The Defence Forces received a mandate from the Ministry of Defence...
Russia: Joint statement by Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine
28 November 2022 Joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania,...
Finnish Ambassador: COP27 in Egypt advanced goals of least developed countries
Helsinki, 23 November 2022 Finland’s Ambassador for Climate Change Jan Wahlberg says that while the...
Nordic labour ministers discuss working life model and the effect of Covid-19 on the labour market
Helsinki, 21 November 2022 The employment ministers of the Nordic Council of Ministers will meet...