State visit to Italy on 23–24 October 2023

Welcoming ceremony in the courtyard of the Quirinale Palace in Rome on 23 October 2023. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President Sauli Niinistö shaking hands with President of Italy Sergio Mattarella. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella welcomed President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and his spouse Jenni Haukio on a state visit to Italy on 23 October 2023. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

Welcoming ceremony in the courtyard of the Quirinale Palace in Rome on 23 October 2023. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President Niinistö and President Mattarella at the welcoming ceremony in the courtyard of the Quirinale Palace in Rome on 23 October 2023. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President Niinistö inspects the Guard of Honour accompanied by President Mattarella. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

Jenni Haukio and Laura Mattarella. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

Official photo of President of the Italian Republic Sergio Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella together with President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and his spouse Jenni Haukio on 23 October 2023. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

Official photo of the two presidents shaking hands in front of the flags of their countries. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

Tête-à-tête discussion. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

Official discussions between the Finnish and Italian delegations in the Quirinale Palace. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President Niinistö laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Altare della Patria monument in Rome. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President Niinistö at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Altare della Patria monument in Rome. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President Niinistö met with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni in Rome on 23 October 2023. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President Niinistö shaking hands with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni in Rome on 23 October 2023. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President Niinistö in discussion with Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni at Palazzo Chigi in Rome on 23 October 2023. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President Niinistö met with Lorenzo Fontana, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, in Rome on 23 October 2023. Photo: Riikka Hietajärvi/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President Niinistö gave a speech at the state dinner in Rome hosted by President of Italy Sergio Mattarella. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

During the visit to NATO’s Allied Joint Force Command in Naples its commander, Admiral Stuart B. Munsch showed President Niinistö NATO's operational area. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

The presidential couple together with President Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella at Villa Rosebery. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland

President Sauli Niinistö and Jenni Haukio on a walk in the park of Villa Rosebery together with President Mattarella and his daughter Laura Mattarella on 24 October 2023. Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland