Current affairs
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25.8.2026
National Statement of Finland at the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS, Second Regular Session, Item 5: UNFPA structured funding dialogue
Read the National Statement of Finland delivered by Mr. Lauri Voionmaa, Bureau Vice-President of the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS, at the Executive Board of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS, Second Regular Session, Item 5: UNFPA structured funding dialogue on August 24, 2026.
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19.8.2026
Nordic Statement at the Security Council, Open Debate on Working Methods, 10210th meeting
Read the Nordic Statement delivered by H.E. Ms. Heli Lehto, Chargé d'Affaires, Deputy Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations, at the Security Council, Open Debate on Working Methods, 10210th meeting, on August 19, 2026.
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14.8.2026
New Heads of Mission appointed to Riyadh, Jakarta and Finland’s Permanent Mission to the UN; Deputy Director General appointed to Foreign Ministry’s Legal Service and non-resident Ambassadors to five countries
At the presidential session on Friday 14 August, the President of the Republic appointed Jukka Pajarinen Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Riyadh, Pirjo Suomela-Chowdhury Head of Mission at Finland’s Embassy in Jakarta and Janne Taalas Head of Finland’s Permanent Mission to the UN in New York. Pajarinen and Suomela-Chowdhury will take up their posts on 1 September and Taalas on 1 November 2026. At its session on Thursday 13 August, the Government appointed Counsellor for Foreign Affairs Sami Leino to the post of Deputy Director General of the Foreign Ministry’s Legal Service for a fixed term from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2030.
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10.8.2026
Nordic Statement at the Security Council Arria-Formula meeting
Read the Nordic Statement delivered by H.E. Ms. Heli Lehto, Chargé d'Affaires, Deputy Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations, at the Security Council Arria-Formula meeting, Implementing international humanitarian law: prisoners of war, civilian detainees and foreign fighters, in the context of Russia’s war against Ukraine, on August 10, 2026.
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26.7.2026
Aalto Works inscribed on UNESCO World Heritage List
The UNESCO World Heritage Committee has decided to inscribe the Aalto Works on the World Heritage List at its 48th session held in Busan, Republic of Korea, from 19 to 29 July 2026. The property comprises 13 modern architectural sites across Finland designed by Alvar, Aino and Elissa Aalto.
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13.7.2026
National Statement by Finland at the High-level Political Forum 2026 General Debate "Delivering Better: Accelerating urgent and transformative action to achieve the SDGs by 2030"
Delivered by Vice Minister of Climate and the Environment, Mr. Mika Nykänen in New York on July 13, 2026.
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9.7.2026
Nordic Statement at the UN Security Council, 10191st meeting, Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine
Read the Nordic Statement delivered by H.E. Ms. Elina Kalkku, Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations, at the UN Security Council, 10191st meeting, Maintenance of peace and security of Ukraine on July 9, 2026.
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9.7.2026
Nordic Statement at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
Read the Nordic Statement delivered by H.E. Ms. Elina Kalkku, Permanent Representative of Finland to the United Nations, at the UN Security Council Open Debate on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence on July 8, 2026.
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8.7.2026
National Statement of Finland at the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit
Read the National Statement of Finland at the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit, delivered by Mr. Ilkka Koskimäki, National Police Commissioner of Finland, on 8 July 2026.
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7.7.2026
Finland's statement at the SDG 6 and interlinkages with other SDGs - Water and sanitation
Read Finland's statement at the SDG 6 and interlinkages with other SDGs - Water and sanitation, delivered by Mr. Antti Rautavaara, Special Envoy for Water, from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, on July 7, 2026.