Speeches

Statement by Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto at an international conference on Venezuela in Lima, Peru on 6 August 2019

Speech by Minister Skinnari at WTO in Geneva, 3 July 2019

Speech by Minister Haavisto in the Ukraine Reform Conference in Toronto, 2 July 2019

Press points of Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the press conference of the Council of Europe

Address by Mr Timo Soini, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers The Council of Europe 70th Anniversary Ceremony, 16 May 2019, Finlandia-hall, Helsinki

Closing remarks by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the High Level Conference on the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership. May 14, 2019, Brussels.

Dinner Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini in the Munich Security Conference - Arctic Security Roundtable in Helsinki 7 May 2019.

Speech by Minister Timo Soini at the Arctic Council's Foreign Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi on 7 May

Statement by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the seminar "Connecting Meteorology with Traditional Knowledge and Local Knowledge" in Rovaniemi 6th of May 2019.

Statement by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the High-level Event of the UN General Assembly on Multilateralism. New York, 24 April, 2019

Statement by Foreign MinisterTimo Soini at the UN Security Council High Level Open Debate on Sexual Violence in Conflict. New York 23 April, 2019.

Remarks by Foreign MinisterTimo Soini at the High Level Side Event Preparing for the 20th anniversary of 1325: Pledge of commitments on Women, Peace and Security. New York , 23 April, 2019

Address by Timo Soini, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers, at the Session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly on 8 April 2019

Closing remarks by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the First International Symposium on Youth Participation in Peace Processes, Helsinki 6 March 2019.

Speech by Foreign Minister Timo Soini 'Finland and the Tightening Competition in Global Politics', 7 March 2019.

Opening remarks by Ms Anne-Mari Virolainen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development at the Jobs, prosperity and climate action through sustainable forestry in Africa Seminar on 5 March 2019 at the Helsinki Music Centre

Press points of Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini at a press conference with Colombia’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Carlos Holmes Trujillo on 5 March 2019

Address by Mr Timo Soini, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Governing the Game Changer – Impacts of artificial intelligence development on human rights, democracy and the rule of law. 26 February 2019, Helsinki

Statement by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIL. Washington, D.C. February 6, 2019.

Speech by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the British Embassy on 30 January 2019. 100 years of Finnish-British Diplomatic relations.

Opening speech by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen ”Challenges and Possibilities for the EU in Spring 2019. Lahti 29 January 2019, Future of Europe Conference.

Speech by Foreign Minister Timo Soini. Breakfast Meeting at The Irish Business Club, The Helsinki Finnish Club on 28 January 2019.

Press points of Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini at a press conference with Sweden’s Minister for Foreign Affairs Margot Wallström on 29 January 2019

Speech by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the HAnalys 2019 Seminar in Hanasaari on 29 January 2019.

Speech by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the 20th Anniversary Seminar of the Commissioners for Human Rights, “The State of human rights in Europe: forward and back?” Strasbourg 22 January 2019.

Address by Timo Soini, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Chairman of the Committee of Ministers, at the Session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly on 22 January 2019.

Speech by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen at the MIDA FINNSOM 10th Anniversary Seminar, Helsinki 21 January 2019.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini spoke about present and future arctic cooperation in the University of Akureyri in Iceland on 14 January 2019.

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen's speech at the inaugural event of the United Nations Technology Innovation Lab (UNTIL) on 5 December 2018.

Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini at the unveiling of the grave memorial for former President Koivisto, 25 November 2018.

Speech by Mr Timo Soini, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly Standing Committee meeting, Helsinki 23 November 2018

Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Mr. Timo Soini, at the flag ceremony to mark the opening of the Finnish Presidency on 21 November 2018, Strasbourg.

Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Mr. Timo Soini, at the beginning of the reception to mark the opening of the Finnish Presidency on 21 November 2018, Strasbourg.

Speech by Foreign Minister Timo Soini on Women, security and democratization, Strasbourg 21 November 2018.

Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini's speech at the Hand over ceremony of the EC presidency Strasbourg, 21 November 2018.

Press points of Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini at a press conference with Georgian Minister for Foreign Affairs David Zalkalian 12 November 2018.

Foreign minister Timo Soini's Press Conference with Secretary General of the Council of Europe Thorbjørn Jagland on 8th November 2018.

Speech on human rights and development by the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen at the World Bank Group informal ministerial meeting 12 October 2018.

Foreign Minister Timo Soini’s message to Mediation Makes Sense - 10 years since President Ahtisaari’s Nobel Peace Prize Gala Dinner

Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini at the UN General Assembly side event Ensuring Justice for Syria - The need for accountability to achieve sustainable peace in Syria and the role of the International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism (IIIM) in the process. The side event took place 27 September 2018.

Speech by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen at UN General Assembly side event Road to Marrakech 26 September 2018.

Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini at the UN General Assembly side event Engaging youth in mediation – a step towards lasting peace 27 September 2018. 27 September 2018

Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini at the Ninth Ministerial meeting of the Friends of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT) 27 September 2018.

Opening speech by the Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen at the UN General Assembly side event Adapting to Climate Change – Empowering women through the sustainable management of natural resources 27 September 2018.

Speech by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen at the UN General Assembly side event Accelerate 2030: How to nurture innovation ecosystems and cultivate innovation for the SDGs. The speech was given 26 September 2018.

Speech by the Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini at the UN General Assembly Side event of the Women, Peace and Security Focal Points Network 26 September 2018.

Speech by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Timo Soini at the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region, Inari 17 September 2018.

Welcoming address by Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen at the Think development - Think WIDER Conference. Helsinki, 13 September 2018.