My fellow citizens, We are now living a time filled with worries. We had already – decade after decade – become accustomed to things always getting better. Or at least…
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö’s speech at the reception for war veterans and members of the Lotta Svärd at the Presidential Palace on 1 December 2022
Honoured War Veterans, Members of the Lotta Svärd, Ladies and Gentlemen It is an honour to celebrate Finland’s independence with you. Our independence, which we have because of you. I…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the International Inaugural Summit “Grain from Ukraine” on 26.11.2022
Dear Mr President, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for organizing this timely Summit. Let me first convey message of solidarity from Finland to all Ukrainians. Russia is targeting Ukrainian…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the opening of the 242th National Defence Course on 7 November 2022
Ladies and Gentlemen National Defence Course number one took place in the spring of 1961, just before the building of the Berlin Wall. Since then, we have lived through three…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 74th Session of the Nordic Council in Helsinki on 1 November 2022
Esteemed Speakers, Dear Ministers and Members of the Nordic Council, Ladies and Gentlemen, My warmest congratulations to the Nordic Council on the occasion of its 70th anniversary. And a warm…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 2022 Millennium Technology Prize Award Ceremony on 25 October 2022
Esteemed Professor Martin Green, ladies and gentlemen, For the tenth time we are paying tribute through Millennium Technology Prize to global breakthrough innovations. Innovations, which improve the quality of life…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the dinner held on 19 October 2022 in honour of the State Visit to Iceland
Your Excellency, Mr. President – dear Guðni, Dear Ms. Read – dear Eliza, Ladies and Gentlemen, on my own and on my wife’s behalf, I want to express our deepest…
Keynote speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs in Oslo on 10 October 2022
Prime Minister Støre, dear Jonas, Director Sverdrup, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to return to Oslo, to NUPI, and to Litteraturhuset. One day shy of…
Keynote address by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Helsinki Security Forum, 30 September 2022
Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin by stating the obvious: the security situation in Europe is dangerous. We all know this. We all know why this is so. But every…
Video statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Countdown to COP15: Landmark Leaders’ Event for a Nature Positive World in New York on 20 September 2022
Distinguished audience, Ladies and gentlemen, The world needs to tackle the triple crisis on biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution. Now is the time to act. Ahead of December’s landmark…