The Permanent Mission of Finland in Geneva represents Finland and promotes its priorities in the international organizations, conferences and processes based in Geneva. The Mission thus works to strengthen the requirements for the security and well-being of Finland and in order to create a world that is safer and more just.

Finland for
the Human Rights Council
in 2022–2024

01.03.2021

A Diverse World, Universal Human Rights

um.fi/HRC

Current affairs

Can digitalisation solve the education crisis? Live discussion on MFA Twitter at 9 am EEST

26.5.2021 / News / Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN, New York / Permanent Mission of Finland, Geneva / The Permanent Delegation of Finland to the OSCE / Mission of Finland to NATO / Permanent delegation of Finland to UNESCO, Paris

Foreign Minister Haavisto discusses the impacts of climate change on human rights with young African advocates and Finnish UN Youth Delegates

On Monday 17 May, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will host a virtual dialogue on measures to avoid the adverse human rights effects of climate change.

12.5.2021 / News / Permanent Mission of Finland to the UN, New York / Permanent Mission of Finland, Geneva

Lively discussion on COVID-19 recovery, Aid for Trade and circular economy

The Permanent Missions of Finland, Kenya, the Netherlands and the International Trade Centre (ITC) held in collaboration with the African Development Bank (AfDB), the Finnish Innovation Fund Sitra and the Institute of European Environmental Policy (IEEP) a session at the WTO Aid-for-Trade Stocktaking Event on March 24 2021. The session focused on how aid for trade can support sustainable economic recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and transition towards circular economy. The idea was to have different perspectives such as government and inter-governmental, private sector and research, on the topic.

8.4.2021 / News / Permanent Mission of Finland, Geneva