Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission 2025

Heads of Finland’s missions abroad and foreign policy leaders will meet at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission in Helsinki on 25–27 August.

• Press release 20 August, 2025: Heads of Finland’s missions abroad to gather for annual meeting in Helsinki
• Watch live streams and recorded public speeches on YouTube. Please note that speeches are delivered in Finnish. Text versions will be added to the programme below as they become available.
• Join the conversation about the meeting on social media using the hashtag #SLSK2025
• The media bank contains photos from the meeting

Monday 25 August

Time	Speech
9.00–9.15	Opening remarks, Permanent State Secretary Jukka Salovaara  Written version of the speech
9.15–9.45	Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen Written version of the speech
11.00–11.30	Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio Written version of the speech
14.00–14.30	Prime Minister Petteri Orpo Written version of the speech
15.15–15.30	Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen Written version of the speech

Tuesday 26 August

Time	Speech
9.00–9.30	President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb Written version of the speech
13.30–13.45	Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand Written version of the speech

Wednesday 27 August

Time	Speech
11.15–11.30	Minister of Economic Affairs Sakari Puisto Written version of the speech
13.30–13.45	Minister for Nordic Cooperation Anders Adlercreutz Written version of the speech