Current affairs

The embassy has been closely monitoring the EU referendum and the consequences of the outcome. The UK is still a full member of the EU, hence there are no immediate changes to the rights, obligations or movement of EU-citizens in the UK.

Prime Minister Juha Sipilä gave his comments on the result of the United Kingdom’s EU referendum. ”We had hoped that the outcome of yesterday’s referendum would support the United Kingdom’s continued EU membership. We, of course, respect the result of the referendum.

Turakainen takes a quick look at the matkustusturvallisuus.fi website where travellers can register their trip itineraries and contact details.

Finland is the country focus at the Edinburgh International Film Festival this year. In partnership with the Finnish Film Foundation, EIFF presents a collection of new Finnish features & shorts, showcasing some of the best films Finland has to offer. EIFF takes place from 15 to 26 June 2016.

Arnold receives the prize in recognition of her discoveries that launched the field of ‘directed evolution’, which mimics natural evolution to create new and better proteins in the laboratory. MFA invited journalists to the award ceremony.

Sakari Oramo, Chief Conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, impressed the jury with “the combination of passion and searching intelligence he brought to a vast range of music” in performances with the BBC Symphony Orchestra in the UK throughout 2015.

Finland will host the UNESCO World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) event for journalists and media professionals in Helsinki on 3–4 May.

Finland is helping to reduce migratory pressures on Southern Europe and Turkey by receiving refugees and asylum seekers as part of EU relocation and resettlement schemes.

The Embassy of Finland will be closed on all British bank holidays this spring. We are also closed on Friday 20th May and Monday 6th June for staff training days, and on Friday 24th June for Midsummer Eve.

The Embassy of Finland, The Finnish Institute in London, Anders Chydenius Foundation and the Reuters Institute co-hosted a seminar on freedom of expression at the Finnish Ambassador’s Residence in London on the 7th of April.