Foreign Ministry's press releases

On Wednesday 5 February, the President of the Republic and the Cabinet Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed Finland's possibilities to participate in the EU operation which is currently under preparation to stabilise the crisis in the Central African Republic. The Cabinet Committee outlined that Finland's possibilities to participate are to be examined more closely.

The United Nations getting prepared for disasters − Special Representative's visit to Finland will highlight the issue

Finland ratified the Optional Protocol to the ICESCR dealing with the complaints procedure

Minister Stubb to the Meeting of the Nordic Ministers for Cooperation

Finland and Tanzania agreed on the form of their future cooperation, in connection with the visit of Prime Minister Jyrki Katainen and Minister for International Development Pekka Haavisto.

Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund to visit Finland

Niina Hyrsky appointed Press Officer to Stockholm

Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja to attend the Munich Security Conference

Governor of Leningrad Oblast Aleksander Drozdenko will visit Finland on Monday 3 February at the invitation of Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade Alexander Stubb. In their meeting, Stubb and Drozdenko will discuss the topical issues related to trade, investments and mobility between Finland and the Leningrad Oblast.

The negotiations concerning the EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership were launched in June 2013. The third round of negotiations was conducted in December 2013 and the fourth round will be held on 10−14 March in Brussels.