Current affairs
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6.3.2025
Panel discussion on the realisation of human rights in sustaining and increasing the gains made in the HIV response and leaving no one behind
58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council: Panel discussion on the realisation of human rights in sustaining and increasing the gains made in the HIV response and leaving no one behind, Statement on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic Countries, Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Permanent Representative of Finland, 6 March 2025.
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5.3.2025
Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on situation of human rights defenders
58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council; Interactive dialogue with Special Rapporteur on situation of human rights defenders, Statement by Finland on behalf of the Nordic Baltic states, Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Permanent Representative of Finland, 5 March 2025
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4.3.2025
Advance voting abroad in county elections and municipal elections to take place in April in Switzerland
Finland’s county elections and municipal elections will be held simultaneously on Sunday 13 April 2025. The advance voting period abroad will be from 2 to 5 April 2025, but for practical reasons many advance polling stations will be open for a shorter period.
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3.3.2025
Oral update by the High Commissioner
58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council; General Debate, ITEM 2, Annual report of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and reports of the Office of the High Commissioner and the Secretary-General. Oral update by the High Commissioner. Statement by Finland, 3 March 2025
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3.3.2025
Finland to host high-level event on artificial intelligence and international security
Helsinki Roundtable on AI and International Security, an event to be held at Aalto University on 13 March 2025, will bring together international experts, decision-makers and business leaders to discuss the impacts of artificial intelligence on global security.
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28.2.2025
Item 2 - Interactive dialogue on the report of Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua
58th Session of the UN Human Rights Council, Item 2 - Interactive dialogue on the report of Group of Human Rights Experts on Nicaragua. Statement on behalf of the Nordic and Baltic Countries Delivered by H.E. Ambassador Heidi Schroderus-Fox, Permanent Representative of Finland on 28th of February, 2025.
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26.2.2025
Statement at the High Level Segment
58th session of the Human Rights Council, High Level Segment - Statement by Finland Delivered by Mr. Jukka Salovaara, Permanent State Secretary of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland on 26 February 2025.
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25.2.2025
Permanent State Secretary Salovaara to attend UN Human Rights Council session and Conference on Disarmament in Geneva
Permanent State Secretary Jukka Salovaara will visit Geneva, Switzerland, from 25 to 26 February. He will deliver Finland’s address to a High-Level Segment of the 58th session of the UN Human Rights Council and to a High-Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament.
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10.2.2025
Finland promotes human rights globally during its three-year membership of UN Human Rights Council
During its membership of the UN Human Rights Council between 2022 and 2024, Finland defended universal human rights and the multilateral rules-based system. Finland’s key priorities were to ensure accountability and gender equality and to promote and defend the rights of women and girls, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and LGBTI persons.
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5.2.2025
Reform of Team Finland’s foreign functions proceeds
The operations and management of the Team Finland network will be reformed in cooperation with business and industry, as outlined in the Finnish Government Programme. Business Finland’s foreign functions will be directly integrated into the structures of the Foreign Service by 1 January 2026.