Office of the President of the Republic of Finland
Press release 24/2025
23 April 2025
President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and his spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb will visit Vörå and Vaasa in Ostrobothnia on the west coast of Finland on Tuesday 29 April 2025.
The programme will begin at Norrvalla Sports Hall where the presidential couple will meet students from Vörå municipality schools. KAJ, the Finnish band from Vörå who will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, will be attending the event and perform at the end of it.
Next, President Stubb and Mrs Innes-Stubb will meet with local people at a public event in front of Vörå town hall starting at 11.30.
In the afternoon, the visit will continue at the University of Vaasa. President Stubb was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Vaasa in September 2024, and he will now receive the honour. Following the ceremony, the President will deliver a speech on the transformation of world politics.
The day will conclude at the Wärtsilä Sustainable Technology Hub in Vaskiluoto, Vaasa, where the President and his spouse will visit the Hub’s production, research and product development facilities.
Corrigendum 23.4.2025 at 10.30: The company name Wärtsilä Smart Technology Hub has been corrected to Wärtsilä Sustainable Technology Hub.
