Esteemed Heads of Missions, ladies and gentlemen, Over the past days and weeks, our attention has been fixed on the dramatic events in Afghanistan. Naturally, we knew to expect problems…
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 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…
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 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…
Speech by the President of the Republic of Finland, Mr. Sauli Niinistö, at the Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg, 9 April 2019
It is a great pleasure for me to participate in this forum for the third time. I want to thank you, President Putin, the Russian Government and all the organizers,…
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….
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…
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…