President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and his spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb visited the city of Vantaa on Tuesday 3 February 2026.
The day began at Lehtikuusen koulu, a comprehensive school in the Hakunila district. President Stubb and Mrs Innes-Stubb were welcomed by the school’s 7-year-old first‑grade pupils, who were forming an honour corridor for them outside the school building. The programme for the school visit included musical performances by the pupils, as well as an interview. The pupils were particularly interested in how the President and his spouse learn new languages and keep their skills up to date. Finally, the pupils entered the presidential couple’s attendance in Wilma, the online platform for student records, and gave them a reading assignment as homework.
In the afternoon, the presidential couple visited Vantaa Vocational College Varia, where they received an introduction to the college’s aircraft maintenance and logistics programmes. During the tour of the new premises, they also had the opportunity to talk with the students.
The programme then continued at Sensofusion, a technology company that develops drone‑detection systems and airspace‑security solutions. In 2025, Sensofusion was granted the Internationalisation Award of the President of the Republic. The presidential couple was given a comprehensive presentation of Sensofusion’s operations and was also shown the product development laboratory.
At the Finnish Red Cross Blood Service Centre in the Vehkala district, the President and his spouse learned about the journey of blood, from donation to testing and production.
“It was very interesting to see how various blood products are actually made,” the President said.
Later, the presidential couple met residents of Vantaa at a public event at the Jumbo shopping centre. President Stubb took part in an interview themed ”The future lives in Vantaa, Finland’s most dynamic and international city”. The interview was moderated by Pekka Timonen, Mayor of Vantaa, together with Communications Director Mari Kalmari.
“Vantaa is Finland’s most international and multicultural city. The city is growing and investing in integration as well as in the education of children and young people. This is what Finland needs,” the President concluded.
