Current affairs

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will phase in a new visa system during February and March 2020. After its introduction, visa applications can be processed efficiently, fast and reliably.

In recent years, African countries have increased their visibility in the eyes of the international community. This trend can be seen also in the priorities of the European Commission’s external relations and Finland’s foreign policy. In the fifth part of the “Sustainable Foreign Policy” series, Maria Kurikkala who leads the Africa Policy Team sheds light on the reasons underlying the current interest.

Recently, the spotlight was on Finnish education when we hosted our annual Team Finland event with nearly 200 guests. Featured during the day were introductions to Finnish and Namibian education systems and several presentations by Finnish companies and educational institutions such as Eduix, Polar Partners, Seinäjoki University of Applied Sciences and the University of Turku.

All Finnish missions abroad and organisations issuing visas, including the Border Guard, Finnish Customs and the Police, started to use the new EU visa sticker on 11 November 2019