Political Department

The Political Department is responsible for matters relating to:

• Finland’s foreign and security policy in general and global political and security issues
• The Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) of the European Union
• The Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) of the European Union
• The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and NATO-cooperation
• Nordic security policy cooperation
• Military crisis management and civilian crisis management
• The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
• The Council of Europe
• Arms control, defence materiel export issues, defence materiel cooperation, and international export control cooperation
• Disarmament and non-proliferation
• Finnish state vessels and state aircraft licences
• Human rights policy and general human rights and democracy issues
• Coordination of UN issues and the UN General Assembly and Security Council
• Global governance
• Mediation issues
• Preparation of international agreements and legislation concerning the tasks of the Department in cooperation with the Legal Service.