The Embassy of Finland in New Delhi hosted a grand reception on September 10, 2024, to celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Finland and India. The event highlighted the deep and multifaceted partnership that has developed over the past seven and a half decades. Shri Tanmaya Lal, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India, was the guest of honor at the event.

The reform of the Foreign Service of Finland took a step forward on 1 August, when the reorganisation of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the updated rules of procedure took effect. The purpose of the organisational reform is to lay a suitable foundation for the Ministry’s work in the current international situation and in terms of Finland’s foreign policy change. At the same time, cooperation across organisational boundaries has become even more important.