Madame President, Madame Executive Director, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is my great pleasure to address you here today. I would like to start by commending Ethiopia’s new administration for…
Statement by the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, at the High-level Seminar “Climate Action: Results We Can Measure”, Addis Ababa, 15 October 2019
Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to address this seminar. The topic at hand could hardly be more important. We all know the main facts…
Statement by the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, at the SDG Summit, Leaders Dialogue 3, 25 September 2019
Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to this Leaders’ Dialogue number three “Measures to Leverage Progress Across the Sustainable Development Goals”. I am Sauli Niinistö, President of Finland and my co-moderator is…
Joint Statement from the President of the Republic of Finland and the President of the United States, Washington D.C., 2 October 2019
As we celebrate the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the United States and Finland, our relationship is stronger than ever. It is based on our shared values: democracy, human…
Statement by the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, at the 74th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 24 September 2019
Mr. President, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me congratulate Mr. Tijjani Muhammad-Bande for the election as the President of the 74th session of the General Assembly. You…
Statement by the President of the Republic of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, at the UN Climate Action Summit New York, 23 September 2019
Check against delivery Secretary-General, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, I want to thank you, Mr. Secretary-General, for your leadership in convening us here today. The scientific case for the urgency of…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Yalta European Strategy Conference Kyiv, Ukraine, 13 September 2019
President Zelensky, President Kaljulaid, ladies and gentlemen, It is touching to be here among happy people, free people. Mr. Sentshov, it was a huge experience for me to see you…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 100th anniversary of Finland’s constitutional democracy celebration on 10 September 2019
Photo: Hanne Salonen / Parliament of Finland Honourable Mr. Speaker, Honourable Members of Parliament, Ladies and gentlemen, “First and foremost, Parliament is called upon to enter into records the…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Interparliamentary Conference for the CFSP and the CSDP in Helsinki, Kalastajatorppa, 5 September 2019
This autumn we are commemorating the outbreak of the Second World War eighty years ago. We must not forget the terrible devastation and human suffering caused by that war. But…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the promotion and appointment of cadets on 30 August 2019
Esteemed Cadets, I congratulate you on the completion of the Bachelor of Military Sciences degree. I hereby promote all you cadets holding the rank of second lieutenant and sub-lieutenant to…