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Portable passport unit will be at the Finnish Canadian Grand Festival or Finn Festival 2019.

The 11th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting was held in Rovaniemi, Finland, on 7 May 2019. The meeting was hosted by Finland and chaired by Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini. The Foreign Ministers of all the Arctic States attended the meeting. The meetings were planned according to the green meetings concept. Catering is an essential part of sustainable meeting arrangements. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs worked in close cooperation with local service providers but and Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences.

Statement by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the seminar "Connecting Meteorology with Traditional Knowledge and Local Knowledge" in Rovaniemi 6th of May 2019.

A possibility to vote by mail is was introduced in the parliamentary elections this spring . This means that eligible voters who reside abroad permanently (expatriate Finns) and eligible voters who reside in Finland but are abroad at the time of the elections may vote by mail. Finns may also vote by mail in the upcoming elections for the European Parliament. Advance voting will be arranged at Finnish diplomatic and consular missions abroad in the same manner as before.