Foreign Ministry's press releases

27.9.2016

Estonia's new Minister of Foreign Affairs Jürgen Ligi visits Finland

Estonia's new Minister of Foreign Affairs Jürgen Ligi will visit Finland and meet Foreign Minister Timo Soini in Helsinki on 30 September. During his first visit as Foreign Minister, Ligi will also meet President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and Speaker of Parliament Maria Lohela.
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26.9.2016

President of the Republic and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Finland's participation in crisis management and defence cooperation between Finland and the United States

On Monday 26 September, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed questions related to international crisis management.
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26.9.2016

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Mykkänen leads a Team Finland visit to Egypt

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen will lead a Team Finland visit to Egypt on 26–29 September 2016. He will be accompanied by a delegation of over 20 representatives of cleantech, telecommunications and education sector companies.
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22.9.2016

Minister Mykkänen to informal meeting of EU trade ministers in Bratislava

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen will participate in the informal meeting of the Foreign Affairs Council in Bratislava gathering in the configuration of trade ministers.
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19.9.2016

Minister for Foreign Affairs Soini: A stable and dynamic Arctic region is in the interest of the Finns

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Arctic Council. To celebrate the anniversary, the Foreign Ministers of the eight Arctic countries have issued a joint statement.
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16.9.2016

Foreign Minister Soini and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Mykkänen to the 71st session of the UN General Assembly

Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini and Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen will participate in the 71st regular session of the UN General Assembly in New York on 20–24 September 2016. The Finnish delegation will be led by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö.
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15.9.2016

The budget proposal emphasises the necessity of an extensive and well-functioning network of diplomatic missions

The budget for 2017 proposes a total of EUR 1,067 million for the administrative branch of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
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13.9.2016

The new UN Resolution calls for more effective use of mediation in conflict resolution

The fourth UN Resolution on mediation, presented by Finland, was adopted by the UN General Assembly in New York on 9 September.
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12.9.2016

Finland will take part in an EU crisis management exercise

Finland will take part in the Multi-Layer 2016 (ML16) crisis management exercise of the European Union which will be organized 13.9.–20.10.2016. Organized by the European External Action Service (EEAS), the exercise will be conducted with all Member States for the third time this year. A similar exercise was conducted in 2014.
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9.9.2016

Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations Matti Anttonen on a Team Finland visit to Belarus

Under-Secretary of State for External Economic Relations Matti Anttonen will lead a Team Finland trade mission to Gomel and Minsk in Belarus on 12–15 September 2016.
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