Current affairs

Elisa Corporation has won a tender on the provision of e-government services in Zambia. “This is a good example of what Team Finland cooperation can achieve,” says Timo Olkkonen, Ambassador of Finland to Zambia.

The Foreign Ministry has created the new The world surprises map service so that information can be shared among travellers.

Cooperation with Finland's seven longterm development partner countries is based primarily on individual, goal-oriented country programmes, the starting point for which is the development plan each country has made for itself. In addition, the main operational guidelines of Finland’s development policy apply.

The Embassy of Finland congratulates Zambia on the occasion of country´s 50th Independence Anniversary!

The President of the Republic decided on 17 October to grant side accreditation to Timo Olkkonen, Head of the Embassy of Finland in Zambia, to also represent Finland in Malawi and Zimbabwe.

The Embassy of Finland hereby invites Malawian and Zimbabwean non-governmental organisations and private sector actors to submit project proposals to the Fund for Local Cooperation. Deadline for applications is Monday 27 October 2014.

Development cooperation – two words, many possibilities. Watch the video and listen to how the ministers phrase the fundamental idea of development cooperation.

The internationalization services for enterprises provided by the Team Finland actors are now available under one address on the Team Finland website. The goal is that enterprises find what they need easily and get an idea of the range the services on offer.

Finland has an important role in the new bioeconomy, in which recent developments are shaping the world’s future.

By decision of the OECD Council, Member of Parliament Mari Kiviniemi was appointed Deputy Secretary-General of the organisation for a term of two years on 25 July.