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…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the high-level event on Women’s Economic Empowerment, “She for Business”, Addis Ababa, 15 October 2019
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…