Foreign Ministry's press releases

Foreign Minister Tuomioja will visit Peru and Colombia on 13–15 January. In Lima, the capital of Peru, Tuomioja will have bilateral talks with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru Eda Rivas and meet President of Peru Ollanta Humala. In Colombia, Minister Tuomioja will meet Minister of Foreign Affairs María Ángela Holguín.

Minister for International Development Haavisto will travel to neighbouring areas of Syria to get acquainted with the regional impacts of the refugee crisis. He will also participate in the Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria in Kuwait. The Minister will visit Jordan, Lebanon, Kuwait and Turkey between 11 and 17 January.

Minister for International Development Pekka Haavisto will visit Asmara, the capital of Eritrea, on 9–10 January. During his visit, the Minister will get acquainted with the humanitarian situation of Eritrea and the problems caused by the present state of Eritrea, the refugee problem in particular. At the same time, Finland will encourage Eritrea to increase its international interaction and enhance its dialogue with the EU.

Foreign Minister of Iceland visits Finland

Additional funding for eradication of poverty – Finland’s contribution EUR 256 million

Open call to submit information, proposals and views on the future of the European Court of Human Rights

Finland's participation in destruction of Syria's chemical weapon

Foreign Minister Tuomioja to EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting

Development Minister Haavisto to attend the meeting of EU ministers for development cooperation

Team Finland seeks new ways to reduce poverty and promote business for development