Last year as we gathered here in Munich, the world was standing at the brink of a large-scale war. Russian troops stood at the border of Ukraine, talks had proven…
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…
Laudatory remarks by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the occasion of President Gauck being awarded the Ewald-von-Kleist-Award during the Munich Security Conference, 18th February 2017
We are gathered here tonight to honour and celebrate the ground-breaking work of my dear friend, Joachim Gauck. I want to thank Ambassador Ischinger and the Munich Security Conference for…