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Independence Day greeting from the President of the Republic of Finland to Finnish expatriates and Finns abroad on 6 December 2022

5.12.2022 / News

Government proposal on Finland’s accession to NATO submitted to Parliament

The Finnish Government submitted a proposal on Finland’s accession to NATO to Parliament on 5 December. The consultation on the draft proposal generated about 1,600 responses. The Government reviewed the proposal based on the responses and supplemented the rationale with specifications concerning cooperation between the Government and the President of the Republic, Parliament’s role in the handling of NATO matters and in making decisions on them, and the status of Åland Islands under international law.
5.12.2022 / Press releases

Minister for Foreign Affairs Haavisto visited Ukraine

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto visited Kyiv, Ukraine, on 28 November together with Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers. In Kyiv, the foreign ministers met the President and the Foreign Minister of Ukraine, among others, and reaffirmed their countries’ firm support to Ukraine.
28.11.2022 / Press releases / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto to attend meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Bucharest

Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto will attend a meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs in Bucharest from 29 to 30 November.
25.11.2022 / Press releases / Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland / Mission of Finland to NATO
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Artist Alexandra Ionowa

11.10. – 10.12.2022

Dubbed Finland's Hilma af Klint, Alexandra ionowa's drawings will be on display for the first time outside of Finland.
London | Exhibition |

Big vs. Small

28.10.2022 – 26.1.2023

A film about power and strength on top of the water and facing the demons under it.
various cities and venues | Film |

The Gravedigger's Wife

4.11. – 14.12.2022

The Gravedigger’s Wife is a poetic love story rooted in Somali culture, but universally felt. It centres around the lengths one man is willing to go to for the people he loves, as a husband is faced...
various venues and cities | Film |

EGS at Southbank's Winter Light Festival

10.11.2022 – 8.1.2023

Winter Light is a free, open-air exhibition that enlivens Southbank Centre’s iconic buildings and Riverside Walk with thought-provoking artworks during the darkest months of the year.
London | Other |

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