Foreign Ministry's press releases

he will hold a keynote speech at a gala concert in honour of the centenary of Finland’s independence, which will be held at the Berliner Philharmonie concert hall.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will continue his tour of schools focusing on violent radicalisation. On Wednesday 29 November, he will pay a visit to the Pohjois-Tapiola upper secondary school.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will visit India from 22 to 25 November. The Minister will continue to India from Myanmar.

The Nordic Women Mediators (NWM) network will gather for their annual meeting in Helsinki from 21 to 22 November.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will visit Myanmar from 19 to 22 November. The Minister will attend the 13th ASEM Foreign Ministers' Meeting (ASEM FMM13) in Naypyidaw and meet State Counsellor and Union Minister for Foreign Affairs of Myanmar Aung San Suu Kyi. He will also open the Embassy of Finland in Yangon.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Finnish Forum for Mediation will co-organise a public Finland 100 -mediation seminar in Helsinki. The project is part of the programme celebrating Finland’s 100 years of independence.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will open the Arctic Spirit Conference in Rovaniemi on 15 November. The Conference speakers include Olga Algayerova, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, and Segolene Royal, Ambassador for the Arctic and Antarctic Poles of France. Paula Lehtomäki, State Secretary to the Prime Minister of Finland, will also attend the Conference. The main objective of the Conference is to discuss the global sustainable development goals

The national Ahtisaari Days will be held on 15 November 2017. This year, the annual peace mediation event will be organised in Vaasa.

The EU Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) will meet in Brussels on 13 November. Finland's representative at the meeting will be Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini. The topics on the agenda will include EU strategic communications and the EU-Africa relations.  In addition, the ministers of foreign affairs and ministers of defence will have a joint discussion on security and defence.

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen will lead a Team Finland visit to Ghana and Nigeria from 13 to 17 November. He will be accompanied by representatives of over twenty companies and other stakeholders. The delegation members will represent companies operating in, for instance the cleantech, energy, education and health sectors.