Mr President, Prime Minister, Distinguished guests, It is wonderful to be back in Finland! My wife and I have great memories of our state visit to Finland last September that…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö, at the dinner in honour of President of the Republic of Korea, Mr. Moon Jae-in, and Mrs. Kim Jung-sook on 10 June 2019
Esteemed President Moon, esteemed Mrs. Kim, It has been a great honour and pleasure for me to welcome you to Finland for this state visit. Thirteen years have passed since…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö, at the Finnish-Korean Startup Summit, 11 June 2019
Dear President Moon, It has been a great pleasure to welcome you to Finland for your state visit. And now I am happy to see your delegation at this event….
President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö’s speech to the new Government, 6 June 2019
Esteemed Prime Minister, distinguished Members of Government, I congratulate you, Prime Minister, on the confidence that Parliament has placed in you. Under your leadership, the 75th Government of independent Finland…
President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö’s speech to the outgoing Government, 6 June 2019
Esteemed Minister Sipilä, Let me thank you for your kind words. I would also like to thank you and the Members of your Government for our very smooth cooperation. We…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö, at the Council of Europe’s 70th anniversary celebration, 16 May 2019
Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General, Madam President of the Parliamentary Assembly, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, “I am now going to say something that will astonish you.” These were the words…
Opening remarks by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Arctic Security Roundtable in Helsinki, 7 May 2019
Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs Teija Tiilikainen (L), President Sauli Niinistö and Chairman of the Munich Security Conference Wolfgang Ischinger. Photo: Michael Kuhlmann/MSC After my very…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the dinner for the diplomatic corps at the Presidential Palace, 2 May 2019
Photo: Juhani Kandell/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, It is once again a pleasure to welcome you all to the Presidential Palace….
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the opening of Parliament on 25 April 2019
Honourable Mr Speaker, Honourable representatives of the Finnish people, The Parliament which begins its work today looks again quite different from its predecessor that went out two weeks ago. The…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the closing of the electoral period 2015-2019 on 10 April 2019
Photo: Hanne Salonen/Parliament of Finland Madam Speaker, Members of Parliament, It is the duty of Parliament and its members to look to the future. To work to ensure future…