Current affairs

Statement of the European Union delivered by H.E. Ambassador Päivi Kaukoranta, Permanent Representative of Finland to the OPCW at the 92nd Session of the OPCW Executive Council. (The Hague, 8–11 October 2019.)

From 1 October 2019, Schengen visas will be issued by the following seven embassies of Finland in Europe: Berlin, Dublin, London, Madrid, Nicosia, Sofia and Stockholm.

Law student Anniina Kananen spent the summer of 2019 as a trainee in the Embassy of Finland in the Hague

In the European Parliament elections of spring 2019, advance voting will be organised in The Netherlands from 15th to 18th May. There will be two advance polling stations. Check advance polling stations and times from the list below. It is also possible to vote by post.

Finnish Easter traditions mix religious references with customs related to the long-awaited arrival of spring. If you answer the door on the Sunday before Easter, you may be confronted by endearing little witches offering to bless your home in return for treats.

The parliamentary elections will be held on Sunday 14 April 2019. Advance voting will be possible abroad from 3 to 6 April. The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is responsible for the organisation of advance voting abroad.

If you have participated in the Foreign Correspondents’ Programme or Young Journalists, as it was first called in the 90’s, now you might have a chance for another Finland-packed experience. Foreign Correspondents’ Programme – Alumni Edition 2019 starts on June 10th and ends on June 16th, 2019. Check out if you’re eligible and apply now!

Just outside Helsinki, a show at the Gallen-Kallela Museum ties together Finnish epic poetry, local storytelling in many languages, and rarely seen artworks by a famous painter.