Current affairs
Advance voting in June’s European elections in Kenya, Somalia and Uganda 2024
The voting day for the European elections in Finland is Sunday 9 June 2024. Abroad, advance voting will be conducted between 29 May and 1 June 2024, but many of the advance polling stations abroad are open for a shorter period than this.
Foreign Ministry invites tenders for services for submitting entry permit applications
The request for participation, instructions for responding and contact details regarding the competitive procedure are available for service providers in the HILMA official service for notices on public procurement in Finland. Service providers are requested to submit their responses by 2 May 2024.
Second round of advance voting in Finland’s presidential election in Kenya, Somalia and Uganda 2024
The election day for second round will be 11 February 2024, and advance voting abroad will be possible from 31 January to 3 February 2024. Kindly notice there have been further changes in the opening hours of the vote in Hargeisa.
Finland participates in developing interoperability within border and visa policies to detect multiple identities
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs’ project on interoperability (the UMPIO project) coordinates the data related to internal security, border security and migration management in the EU information systems for security. The project is part of the development of entry systems funded by the EU.