Finland’s Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will visit Japan between 26–28 October, accompanied by a business delegation representing 20 Finnish companies at the forefront of defence and dual-use technologies. The visit aims to strengthen bilateral relations and advance cooperation in defence and technology.

Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has introduced its AI Assistant UMAI to an initial group of pilot users. The service enables the use of artificial intelligence to process information at national security classification level IV in a secure environment. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the Government ICT Centre Valtori are acting as pilot organisations in the development of a common secure AI platform for central government.