EU-based exporters are required to prohibit in their contracts re-exportation to Russia of goods covered by specific Annexes to Council Regulation No 833/2014 concerning restrictive measures in view of Russia’s actions destabilising the situation in Ukraine.
The latest issue of the Kauppapolitiikka trade policy magazine looks at how elections influence important trade policy decisions in both the EU and the United States.
Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Tobias Billström in Helsinki on 25–26 March.
The voting day for the European elections in Finland is Sunday 9 June 2024. Abroad, advance voting will be conducted between 29 May and 1 June 2024, but many of the advance polling stations abroad are open for a shorter period than this.
Finland’s support for the UNRWA is EUR 5 million annually. Ten per cent of the support will be directed for strengthening the organisation's oversight activities.
Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will lead a trade mission to Thailand on 24–28 March. He will be accompanied by ten Finnish companies. The mission will focus on circular economy, construction and clean transition solutions.
The President of the Republic of Finland approved the NATO Status of Forces Agreement and the Paris Protocol on 22 March 2024. The President of the Republic confirmed the acts for acceptance and bringing into force of the agreements as well as related amendments to certain national acts.
Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen at the FIIA (Finnish Institute of International Affairs) Forum on 20 March 2024.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has appointed Janna Laine as Counsellor for Public Diplomacy and Communications to Beijing from 1 August 2024 to 31 July 2027.
Allegations made about inappropriate conduct in the Finnish Foreign Service have recently been debated in public. All allegations of inappropriate conduct, harassment and sexual harassment are taken seriously and investigated, says Under-Secretary of State Pekka Puustinen.
EU foreign ministers will convene in Brussels on 18 March. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has decided to suspend the reception of wild-berry pickers’ visa applications in Thailand. The suspension applies to all applicants in countries within the consular district of the Embassy of Finland in Bangkok: Thailand, Cambodia and Myanmar. This means that Schengen visas will not be issued to wild-berry pickers from these countries for the summer 2024 harvest season.
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen met Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski in Helsinki on 14 March.
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio will visit Los Angeles on 13–16 March 2024. During his visit, Minister Tavio will sign a letter of intent agreed between the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and the City of Los Angeles on clean transition and digitalisation. The Minister will also present Finnish expertise in clean energy, port security and the games industry.
The main topics of the Finnish Internet Forum 2024 include artificial intelligence (AI) and the crisis resilience of our internet-based, everyday digital life. The event will be held at Little Parliament on Wednesday 3 April.
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet Poland’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Radosław Sikorski in Helsinki on 14 March.
Finland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will meet the Georgian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ilia Darchiashvili, in Helsinki on 13 March. Georgia was granted the status of EU candidate country in December 2023.
Joint Statement on International Women's Day on 8 March 2024 delivered by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Elina Valtonen on behalf of Finland, Mexico and 64 states at the 55th session of the Human Rights Council (full version).
Distinguished ministers, Under Secretary-General, Permanent representatives, dear friends, It is my great pleasure and honor to close the second LDC Future Forum in Helsinki.