Current affairs
Finland is preparing to apply for NATO membership
Finland is preparing to apply for membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). On 15 May, the Government submitted a report to Parliament on Finland’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and proposed that the President of the Republic decide that Finland will apply for membership in NATO after Parliament has been heard.
Live webcast: Press Conference of the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland Thórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörd Gylfadóttir and Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto
At the meeting, the Ministers will focus on topical foreign and security policy questions and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Follow the live webcast of the press conference at 13.15.
Nordic Day on 23 March 2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the Helsinki Treaty
On 23 March, all Nordic countries and Åland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland will celebrate the anniversary of the Helsinki Treaty, which was signed in 1962. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Helsinki Treaty, which serves as the legal framework for official Nordic cooperation.