Secretary-General, Madame President, Distinguished Members of the Parliamentary Assembly, Ladies and Gentlemen, 2019 is an important year for the Council of Europe. Because of its history, but also for what…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the launch of the China Finland Year of Winter Sports on 14 January 2019
President of the People’s Republic of China, Mr Xi, We have a long tradition in sports cooperation between Finland and China. It can be considered to have begun in the…
Keynote speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Cooling our Planet seminar in Beijing on 14 January 2019
Ladies and Gentlemen, Last year was again a record-breaker. Global land and ocean surface temperatures were among the highest in the past 140 years, when reliable statistics have existed….
President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö’s New Year’s Speech on 1 January 2019
My fellow citizens, Late this autumn, the memorial flame was burning beneath the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. A hundred years had passed since the end of World War I….
Christmas message from the President of the Republic to Finnish peacekeepers
Peacekeeping and military crisis management have played an important role in Finland’s efforts to safeguard international security for more than sixty years. Crises are challenging and complex situations, and resolving…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö, at the Leaders’ Summit COP24 in Katowice, Poland, 3 December 2018
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö, at the Leaders’ Summit COP24 in Katowice, Poland, 3 December 2018 Two months ago the special report of the…
President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö’s speech for the unveiling of the grave memorial for Former President of the Republic of Finland Mauno Koivisto on 25 November 2018
President Mauno Koivisto left a deep and permanent mark on our nation’s history. His life’s work left behind a map that strengthened democratic Finland and led us to the new…
President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö’s speech at the opening of the 227th National Defence Course on 5 November 2018
The National Defence Course commencing today will be the 227th of its kind. Over the coming weeks you will become part of this important tradition. The National Defence Course gives…
Opening remarks by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Arctic Biodiversity Congress in Rovaniemi on 9th October 2018
It is a pleasure to welcome you to Rovaniemi and the Finnish Arctic. As we are opening the Arctic Biodiversity Congress today, we are also entering one of the most…
Speech by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the banquet held on 29 August 2018 in honour of the official visit by President of France Emmanuel Macron
Monsieur le Président, Madame Macron, nous, mon épouse et moi, sommes très heureux de vous accueillir à Helsinki. A hundred years ago, France was one of the very first countries…