Ambassador Jouni Laaksonen presented his credentials to President of the Czech Republic Petr Pavel at Prague Castle on 29 September 2026. With this ceremonial act, he officially took up his post as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland to the Czech Republic.

Finland is providing EUR 200,000 to a UN Women initiative aimed at promoting women’s participation in mediation and peace processes. Finland is strongly committed to promoting human rights and gender equality through its foreign policy and has long supported the United Nations’ Women, Peace and Security agenda.