Finland is proud to present its candidacy to a seat on the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2022–2024 term. Previously, Finland served as a member of the Human Rights Council for a period of one year starting in 2006, when the Council was newly established.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has sent out for comments a proposal on amendments to the Decree of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Fees for Services Produced by the Foreign Service. The consultation round will be open until 6 August 2021. According to the proposal, the prices of identity cards and passports issued by missions abroad would be raised by 6 euros and 55 euros respectively.

Cooperation between Finland and the Republic of Korea has been growing significantly during past years. The Embassy of Finland in Seoul together with other Team Finland players and Finnish companies facilitates this positive trend. The Embassy is seeking an active, innovative and hardworking person to join our team to plan and carry out Public Diplomacy tasks and other work in the Embassy. Finland Promotion Coordinator promotes Finland in Korea and carries out Embassy’s various public diplomacy and country branding activities under the guidance of the diplomatic staff.

Exercise special caution when travelling to the EU and the Schengen area. Avoid unnecessary travel to countries outside the EU and the Schengen area, except for countries for which the restrictions on entry have been lifted. If you still decide to travel, always check before travelling the current coronavirus and entry restrictions from the authorities of the country of your destination.