Foreign Ministry's press releases

The Group of Experts on Action against Trafficking in Human Beings visited Finland

Pekka Haavisto, Minister for International Development, Finland, stresses the importance of women’s participation in political processes in stopping sexual violence and building sustainable peace.

Finland supports UNESCO’s education and freedom of expression work in the poorest countries: Minister for International Development Pekka Haavisto and Director-General Irina Bokova sign a financing agreement

Development Minister Haavisto attends the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict in London

Foreign Minister Tuomioja will go to Athens, Sarajevo and Rome

Liu Yunshan, member of the highest leadership of China, visits Finland

Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja will participate in the inauguration of Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko. The inauguration will be held on Saturday 7 June in Kiev. Poroshenko was elected as the new president of Ukraine in the first round of the presidential election held on 25 May 2014.

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs grants 400,000 euros in humanitarian aid to assist flood victims in the Balkans. This aid will be channelled through the Finnish Red Cross to support the work of local Red Crosses in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov of Russia to visit Finland

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has taken into use an online service that anyone can use to report suspicions of abuse in relation to development cooperation. The service is the first of its kind in the Finnish state administration.