Esteemed Heads of Mission, ladies and gentlemen We live in an era of accumulative and accelerating change. The momentum gathered and the tensions that have been building up over the…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Ambassadors’ Conference on 23 August 2022
Esteemed Heads of Missions, ladies and gentlemen, After a long interval, we meet again in the same physical location. Now that the pandemic finally allows it, this format is again…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Ambassadors’ Conference on 24 August 2021
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…
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…
Speech by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the Ambassadors’ Conference on 20 August 2019
Esteemed Heads of Missions, dear colleagues, Major questions of world politics are strongly present in Helsinki this week. This year, it is not only the merit of the discussions that…