EU Commissioner for Trade Mandelson to visit Finland

Press release 96/2006
12 April, 2006


Member of the European Commission Peter Mandelson will visit Finland on 20-21 April. The visit will take place at the invitation of Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Paula Lehtomäki.

Minister Lehtomäki and Commissioner Mandelson will discuss the present World Trade Organisation, WTO, negotiation round and other trade political questions of current interest, as well as the forthcoming Finnish EU Presidency.

During his visit, Mandelson will also meet Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen. In addition, the Commissioner will visit the Finnish Parliament, meet with Finnish business leaders and speak at the European Commission Representation in Finland.

Additional information: Director Matti Lassila, tel. +358 9 1605 5530, and Special Adviser to the Minister Satu Mäki, tel. +358 9 1605 6306, from the Ministry for Foreign Affairs, as well as Acting Head of the European Commission Representation in Helsinki Paavo Mäkinen, tel. +358 9 6226 5454