Madame Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Excellencies, We are in the middle of a global crisis, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has also brought challenges to…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the promotion and appointment of cadets on 28 August 2020
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 lieutenant, junior…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Ambassadors’ Conference on 25 August 2020
Esteemed Heads of Missions, ladies and gentlemen, We still have more than a third of this year left, but it has already felt quite long so far. Our everyday life…
President of the Republic of Finland’s greeting on Mother’s Day on 10 May 2020
Dear Mothers, On Mother’s Day flowers are appearing for our pleasure. Birds are busy building nests. As if to honour mothers. This year no national Mother’s Day ceremony can be…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the opening of the Finland Forward campaign on 17 April 2020
At the beginning of the current year, nobody could foresee where we would be in just a couple of months. We have faced the impossible. And it is far from…
Speech by the President of the Republic of Finland at the opening of Parliament on 5 February 2020
Mr Speaker, Distinguished Members of Parliament, During the year that just has begun, Parliament will receive the Report on Finnish Foreign and Security Policy, to be followed by the Report…
President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö’s New Year’s Speech on 1 January 2020
My fellow citizens, We are on the threshold of a new decade. The 2010s was a time of rapid change. The pace of change will continue to increase, but we…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Balticconnector Commissioning Celebration on 11 December 2019
Ladies and Gentlemen, We have gathered here today to celebrate yet another connection between our two countries. Finland and Estonia are already bound together by many ties – political, economic…
Speech by the President of the Republic of Finland to the new Government on 10 December 2019
Prime Minister, Distinguished Members of Government, I congratulate you, Prime Minister, for the vote of confidence you just received from Parliament. You will be heading the 76th Government since Finland…
Speech by the President of the Republic of Finland to the resigned Government on 10 December 2019
Esteemed Minister Rinne, I thank you for your kind words. I would also like to thank you and your Government for smooth, even if short-lived, cooperation. Politics is full of…