Speeches
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Speech by Minister Blomqvist at the Meeting of Heads of Mission, 23 August 2021
Distinguished Ambassadors, dear colleagues and friends, When I spoke on this forum a year ago, I truly hoped that the COVID-19 pandemic had abated by now and that life had already started to normalise. We are not there yet, and we are meeting remotely, again. -
Speech by Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the Meeting of Heads of Mission 23 August 2021
Distinguished Ambassadors, Ladies and Gentlemen, This year has shown very clearly the importance of foreign policy and the work of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. I do not mean just the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan and the tasks related to it, but all the events of the past few months: the global response to the coronavirus crisis, international efforts to halt climate change, work to promote the Finnish economy on our key export markets and to strengthen our education and innovation profile, disarmament issues, human rights and development contributions to the world’s poorest countries. -
Opening speech by Permanent State Secretary Matti Anttonen Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission 2021
Distinguished Ministers and Heads of Mission, Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to the 2021 Meeting of Heads of Mission! As you can see from the picture, I am here in the familiar Engel Hall in the newly renovated premises of Merikasarmi. While on the face of it this space may appear to be the same as before, the Ritarikatu Hall, where the panel discussions are being held, is not easily recognisable. -
Cross-regional statement on the occasion of the 54th session of the UN Commission on Population and Development (CPD) delivered by minister Ville Skinnari
Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland Ville Skinnari delivered the statement on behalf of the governments and peoples of 81 countries. -
Nordic Joint Statement Issued by Minister Haavisto on the occasion of Arria formula meeting in UN Security Council
Nordic Joint Statement Issued by Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland on the occasion of Arria formula meeting in United Nation Security Council on Media Freedom in Belarus 22 January 2020 -
Speech by Minister Pekka Haavisto at the UN Biodiversity Summit
Speech by Minister Pekka Haavisto at the UN Biodiversity Summit 30.9.2020 -
Speech by Minister Skinnari at the Tax Inspectors Without Borders Initiative event 28.9.2020
Speech by Minister Skinnari at the Tax Inspectors Without Borders Initiative event -
Speech by Minister Skinnari at the Annual Ministerial Meeting of LDCs
Speech by Minister Ville Skinnari at the Annual Ministerial Meeting of LDCs 17.9.2020 -
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Joint Statement of Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers on recent developments in Belarus
The Foreign Ministers of Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway and Sweden, in the context of the developments that are taking place in Belarus, express their grave concern about the violence against post-election demonstrations that have occurred in response to reports of widespread electoral fraud. We are very troubled by the reports of physical injuries inflicted on the demonstrators. -
Statement by Foreign Minister Haavisto at the Human Rights Council in Geneva
Statement by Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto at the 43rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on 24 February 2020. -
Statement by FM Haavisto in the Conference on Disarmament
Statement by H. E. Mr Pekka Haavisto Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Conference on Disarmament Geneva, 24 February 2020 -
Speech by Minister Haavisto at the IHRA Ministerial Conference
Speech by Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto at the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance Ministerial Conference on Brussels on 19 January 2020. -
Speech by Minister Pekka Haavisto at the Stronger Together - Eastern Partnership Media Conference in Helsinki
Opening remarks by Minister Pekka Haavisto at the Stronger Together - EU’s Eastern Partnership: Reforms, Resilience and Freedom of Speech Media Conference in Helsinki on 11 December 2019. -
Speech by Minister Haavisto at the AGM of Paasikivi Society
Speech at the AGM of Paasikivi Society on Wednesday, 27 November 2019 by Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto -
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Speech by Minister Ville Skinnari at the European Sustainable Development Network Conference in Helsinki
Speech by Minister Ville Skinnari at the European Sustainable Development Network Conference in Helsinki on 30 October 2019 -
Statement by FM Haavisto in the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty
Statement by H.E. Mr Pekka Haavisto Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland in the Conference on Facilitating the Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, United Nations, New York, 25 September 2019 -
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Speech by Minister Haavisto on Western Balkans at Bled Strategic Forum
Key note speech by Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto on Western Balkans at Bled Strategic Forum on Tuesday, 3 September 2019 -
Speech by Minister Haavisto at Bled Forum
Key note speech by Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto in a panel discussion “Climate Change – Saving the Planet by Going Circular” at Bled Forum on Tuesday, 3 September 2019 -
Opening Statement by Minister Haavisto at the Supporting women, protecting rights seminar
Opening Statement by Foreign Minister Pekka Haaviston at the Expert seminar Supporting women, protecting rights – How can the EU work better to safeguard the work of WHRDs and integrate an intersectional approach. Helsinki, Thursday, 29 August 2019. -
Speech by Minister Haavisto at the reception for Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Speech by Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto at the reception for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Helsinki 20 August 2019. -
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Statement by Minister Haavisto in Khartoum
Statement by Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto on behalf of the EU in Khartoum, Sudan on 17 August 2019. -
Statement by Minister Haavisto in Lima
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
Speech by Minister Skinnari at WTO in Geneva, 3 July 2019 -
Speech by Minister Haavisto in the Ukraine Reform Conference in Toronto
Speech by Minister Haavisto in the Ukraine Reform Conference in Toronto, 2 July 2019 -
Press points of Foreign Minister Soini at the press conference of the Council of Europe Ministerial Meeting
Press points of Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the press conference of the Council of Europe -
Speech by Minister Soini at the Council of Europe 70th Anniversary Ceremony
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 Minister Soini at the Eastern Partnership High Level Conference
Closing remarks by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the High Level Conference on the 10th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership. May 14, 2019, Brussels. -
Speech by minister Soini in the Munich Security Conference - Arctic Security Roundtable
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 Soini at the Arctic Council's Foreign Ministerial Meeting
Speech by Minister Timo Soini at the Arctic Council's Foreign Ministerial Meeting in Rovaniemi on 7 May -
Statement by Minister Soini at the seminar Connecting Meteorology with Traditional Knowledge and Local Knowledge
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 Minister Soini at the High-level Event of the UN General Assembly on Multilateralism
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 Minister Soini at the UN Security Council High Level Open Debate
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 Minister Soini at the High Level Side Event
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 Minister Soini at the Session of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly
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 -
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Closing remarks by Minister Soini at the Symposium on Youth Participation in Peace Processes
Closing remarks by Foreign Minister Timo Soini at the First International Symposium on Youth Participation in Peace Processes, Helsinki 6 March 2019. -
Speech by Minister Soini: Finland and the Tightening Competition in Global Politics
Speech by Foreign Minister Timo Soini 'Finland and the Tightening Competition in Global Politics', 7 March 2019. -
Opening remarks by Minister Virolainen at the forestry in Africa Seminar
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