Current affairs
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30.9.2026
Minister Adlercreutz to attend meeting of ministers for Nordic cooperation
Minister Anders Adlercreutz, who is responsible for Nordic cooperation, will attend a meeting of the ministers for Nordic cooperation in Copenhagen on 1 October.
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22.9.2026
Foreign Minister Valtonen: Cooperation with Arctic allies strengthens Finland's security
Foreign Ministers from the allied Arctic nations, the Arctic Seven (A7), met in New York on 21 September. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen represented Finland at the meeting. The A7 comprises Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, Canada and the United States. The meeting was convened by the United States.
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11.9.2026
Finnish Healthtech Sets Its Sights on Global Growth
Healthtech Export Day 2026 attracted a full house of 200 professionals, innovators, investors, ecosystem partners and international experts to Terkko Health Hub in Helsinki. Guided by the theme "Together for Global Growth", the event focused on the opportunities and challenges of international expansion. This year the Danish examples of innovative procurement processes raised lot of interest in the audience.
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12.8.2026
Joint Statement on Notifications of Ballistic Missile Launches
The joint statement on Notifications of Ballistic Missile Launches was released by 41 Governments, and it was delivered at the August 11, 2026, meeting of the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva.
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26.7.2026
Aalto Works inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to inscribe the Aalto Works on the World Heritage List at its 48th session held in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 19 to 29 July 2026. The property comprises 13 modern architectural sites across Finland designed by Alvar, Aino and Elissa Aalto.
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5.6.2026
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28.5.2026
Foreign Minister Valtonen to attend Council of the Baltic Sea States meeting in Poland
Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend the foreign ministers’ meeting of the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) in Sopot, Poland, on 28–29 May.
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22.5.2026
New heads of mission appointed to Dar es Salaam and Copenhagen
At the presidential session on Friday 22 May, the President of the Republic appointed Anna Merrifield to serve as Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Dar es Salaam as of 1 September 2026 and Lotta Nymann-Lindegren to serve as Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Copenhagen as of 1 August 2026.
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3.5.2026
World Press Freedom Day highlights importance of freedom of expression for democracy and security
World Press Freedom Day is celebrated on 3 May. The day reminds us of the importance of free and independent media as the foundation for democracy, the rule of law and an open society. Finland promotes media freedom, which is fundamental to freedom of speech and expression, as part of its foreign and security policy.
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28.4.2026
Crisis Management NOW – Serving peace 70 years and beyond
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and its partners will organise the Crisis Management NOW event focusing on crisis management and peacebuilding on Tuesday 5 May.