Foreign Ministry's press releases

Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has prepared a proposal to enact a new act on the European Union Emergency Travel Document (EU ETD) and to amend the Consular Services Act and the Passport Act. The Government submitted the proposal to Parliament on 9 October. The acts are scheduled to enter into force on 8 December 2025.

Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Washington DC on 12 October 2023. She will meet US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

Finland pledges to support the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with a total of EUR 60 million in 2024–2027. The pledge was announced today at the High-Level Pledging Conference in Bonn, deciding on the GCF’s second replenishment (GCF-2).

On 6 July 2023, Russia announced the withdrawal of consent to Finland to operate the Consulate General in St Petersburg as of 1 October 2023.

Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 2 October.

Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will host France’s Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna in Finland.

Finland’s military participation in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has ended and the remaining Finnish soldiers serving in the peacekeeping mission have returned home. The mission has supported the transitional authorities of Mali to create and maintain a safe operating environment to reconstruct their country.

The Finnish Government proposes EUR 1.3 billion in appropriations for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The Foreign Ministry will continue to support Ukraine in 2024, as outlined in the Government programme.

The Finnish Chef Association has published Finnish food recipes (‘Suomiruoka-reseptiikka’) to promote Finland’s country branding and food exports. The recipes will serve Finnish embassies and missions around the world and those organising international meetings and events in Finland. When ready, the material will be freely available to everyone. The material was produced under an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry.

Finland will implement the European Commission’s guidance (FAQ) on prohibiting the import of vehicles registered in Russia.