Government Communications Department 9.2.2024 Press release In their meeting on Friday 9 February, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the Meeting…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss topical NATO issues, situation in the Red Sea and preparation of Government Report on Finnish Foreign and Security Policy
Government Communications Department 26.1.2024 Press release In their meeting on Friday 26 January, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed preparations for…
President Niinistö in telephone conversation with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Wednesday 18 October 2023.
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss topical NATO matters and participation in EU Military Assistance Mission in support of Ukraine
Government Communications Department 29.9.2023 Press release On Friday 29 September, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed topical NATO matters and the…
President Niinistö in Vilnius: In many respects, a historic NATO Summit
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö took part in the NATO Summit in Vilnius on 11 and 12 July 2023. The main topics at the summit were NATO’s…
President Niinistö to NATO Summit in Vilnius
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 24/2023 7 July 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will participate in the NATO Summit on…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss preparations for NATO Summit in Vilnius and current issues related to Russia
Government Communications Department 27.6.2023 Press release On Tuesday 27 June, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the preparations for the forthcoming…
The military integration process for Finland’s NATO membership is now complete
The final phase of the military integration process for Finland’s NATO membership was completed by a joint decision of the NATO Supreme Allied Command Transformation and the Finnish Defence Forces…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss key NATO issues, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and the security situation in Europe
Government Communications Department 6.6.2023 Press release On Tuesday 6 June, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed topical NATO issues and preparations…
President Niinistö: “A new era begins” – Finland becomes a member of the defence alliance NATO
“Finland has today become the 31st member of NATO. The era of military non-alignment in our history has come to an end. A new era begins”, said President of the…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö on Finland’s NATO membership
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 11/2023 4 April 2023 Finland has today become a member of the defence alliance NATO. The era of military…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Finland’s future NATO membership
Government Communications Department 3.4.2023 Press release In their meeting on Monday 3 April, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the meeting…
Finland becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday 4 April
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 10/2023 3 April 2023 Finland will become a Member of NATO on Tuesday, 4 April 2023. President of the…
President Niinistö spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday, 31 March 2023. NATO Secretary General @jensstoltenberg called. We discussed…
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö’s comment on ratifications concerning Finland’s NATO membership on 30 March 2023
All 30 NATO members have now ratified Finland’s membership. I want to thank every one of them for their trust and support. Finland will be a strong and capable Ally,…
The President of the Republic of Finland decides on Finland’s accession to NATO
On 23 March 2023, President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö decided on the proposal of the Government on Finland’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) by approving Finland’s accession to the North Atlantic Treaty.
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss progress of Finland’s NATO membership process
Government Communications Department 12.3.2023 Press release On Sunday 12 March, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the progress of Finland’s NATO…
President Niinistö meets NATO Ambassadors
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö met with NATO Ambassadors on Tuesday 28 February 2023 at Mäntyniemi in Helsinki. The President and the Ambassadors discussed security in Europe,…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Russia’s war of aggression and progress of Finland’s NATO membership process
Government Communications Department 23.2.2023 Press release In their meeting on Thursday 23 February, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed Russia’s war…
President Niinistö meets with Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee
Photo: Matti Porre/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö held discussions with the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee for on Friday…
President Niinistö spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday, 26 January 2023.
President Niinistö meets with Swedish Foreign Affairs Committee
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö met with the Swedish Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs on Thursday 12 January 2023 in Mäntyniemi. Discussions focused on Russia’s war of…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss NATO issues and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
Government Communications Department 20.12.2022 Press release In their meeting on Tuesday 20 December, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed topical NATO…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Finland’s participation in international crisis management, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Finland’s NATO membership process
Government Communications Department 25.11.2022 Press release In their meeting on Friday 25 November, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy agreed that Finland…
President Niinistö spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday, 31 October 2022. I spoke with NATO SecGen @jensstoltenberg about…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and topical issues related to NATO
Government Communications Department 30.9.2022 Press release In their meeting on Friday 30 September, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed Russia’s war…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Finland’s participation in NATO’s KFOR operation in Kosovo, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and Finland’s NATO membership process
Government Communications Department 9.9.2022 Press release In their meeting on Friday 9 September, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy agreed that Finland…
President Niinistö spoke with US President Biden and Swedish Prime Minister Andersson
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 42/2022 9 August 2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, President of the United States Joseph R….
President Niinistö attends NATO Summit in Madrid
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö travelled to Madrid to attend the NATO Summit held on 28–30 June 2022.
President Niinistö met with Chair of the Military Committee of NATO, Admiral Rob Bauer
President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö met with Chair of the Military Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO), Admiral Rob Bauer on 17 June in Kultaranta. The President…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss international crisis management and Finland’s NATO membership process
Government Communications Department Press release 7.6.2022 | Published in English on 8.6.2022 On Tuesday 7 June, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy…
Kultaranta Talks begin on Sunday – NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg and Prime Minister of Norway Støre the main guests
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 38/2022 6 June 2022 The Kultaranta Talks, hosted by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, will be…
President Niinistö in Washington: Finland takes the step of NATO membership to strengthen not only its own security, but also wider transatlantic security
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö made a working visit to the United States and met with President of the United States Joseph R. Biden, together with Prime…
President Niinistö to make a working visit to Washington D.C.
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 34/2022 17 May 2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will make a working visit to the…
President Niinistö met with US Senate Republican Leader McConnell and Republican senators at Mäntyniemi
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö met with US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell and Republican Senators John Barrasso, Susan Collins and John Cornyn on Monday, 16 May 2022 in Helsinki. The President and the Senators discussed Finland’s security solutions, US support for Finland’s NATO membership and Russia’s warfare in Ukraine.
President Niinistö after the NATO decision: A new era is opening – the result will be a protected Finland that is part of a stable, strong and responsible Nordic region
On Sunday, 15 May 2022, the President of the Republic of Finland and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy decided that after consulting Parliament, Finland will apply for membership in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). After the meeting of the President and Ministerial Committee, President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin held a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace.
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Report on Finland’s Accession to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Government Communications Department Press release 309/2022 15.5.2022 On Sunday 15 May, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy finalised a report on Finland’s…
President Niinistö spoke with Russian President Putin
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 32/2022 14 May 2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with President of…
President Niinistö spoke with US President Biden and Swedish Prime Minister Andersson
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, President of the United States Joseph R. Biden and Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson had a trilateral phone call on Friday,…
Joint statement by the President of the Republic and Prime Minister of Finland on Finland’s NATO membership
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Prime Minister’s Office Press release 30/2022 12 May 2022 During this spring, an important discussion on Finland’s possible NATO membership has…
President Niinistö spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Thursday, 28 April 2022. President Niinistö and Secretary General Stoltenberg reviewed…
President Niinistö spoke with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Monday, 28 March 2022. President Niinistö and Secretary General Stoltenberg discussed…
President Niinistö: We have secure solutions also for the future
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö met with the Speaker and Deputy Speakers of Parliament, the Chairs of the Foreign Affairs and Defence Committees, and leaders of parties elected to Parliament on Thursday, 10 March 2022. The meeting focused on the impact of the current security situation on Finland’s foreign and security policy, and further measures required.
President Niinistö after NATO summit: there has been a very fundamental change in Europe
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö participated in a virtual NATO summit on Friday, 25 February 2022.
President Niinistö to participate by remote connection in NATO Summit
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 6/2022 24 February 2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will participate in a virtual NATO summit…