Government Communications Department 12.1.2024 Press release On Friday 12 January, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the security situation at Finland’s…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and the security situation in Europe and at Finland’s eastern border
Government Communications Department 20.12.2023 Press release On Wednesday 20 December, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the security situation at Finland’s…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss US-Finland Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA), Russia and situation at Finland’s eastern border
Government Communications Department 27.11.2023 Press release In their meeting on Monday 27 November, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the Defence…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Defence Cooperation Agreement negotiations between Finland and the United States and preparation of Government’s Defence Report
Government Communications Department 8.9.2023 Press release In their meeting on Friday 8 September, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the negotiations…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss diplomatic missions of Finland and Russia and preparation of Government Report on Finnish Foreign and Security Policy
Government Communications Department 19.7.2023 Press release On Wednesday 19 July, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy considered the situation of the diplomatic…
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 President of the Republic, the Prime Minister and government ministers responsible for security issues discussed the situation in Russia
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö convened a meeting on the situation in Russia on Saturday evening, 24 June 2023. The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo…
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…
Statement by the President of the Republic of Finland on 24 February 2023
One year ago Russia started its cruel, illegal war of aggression against Ukraine. It thought it would win. It thought Ukraine would break and our support would waver. It was…
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 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 1.2.2023 Press release In their meeting on Wednesday 1 February, 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 EU assistance operation in support of Ukraine, international law issues related to the war of aggression, and negotiations on a defence cooperation agreement between Finland and the United States
Government Communications Department 19.1.2023 Press release On Thursday 19 January, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy decided that Finland will participate in…
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 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 the effects of Russia’s war and partial mobilisation on the assessment of Russian tourists
Government Communications Department 23.9.2022 Press release On Friday 23 September, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy decided that the Government would issue…
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 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 and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Russia’s attack on Ukraine and topical issues related to China
Government Communications Department Press Release 294/2022 6.5.2022 On Friday 6 May, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed Russia’s attack on Ukraine…
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…
War in Ukraine and European security on the agenda during President Niinistö’s working visit to France
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö made a working visit to France and met with President of France Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Monday, 21 March 2022. At a…
President Niinistö attended JEF Leaders’ Summit in London and met Prime Minister Johnson
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö visited London on 14–15 March 2022. At the invitation of Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson, President Niinistö attended the JEF Leaders' Summit and met Johnson bilaterally at his residence in Downing Street 10.
President Niinistö spoke with Russian President Putin
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 14/2022 11 March 2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with President of…
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 spoke with the President of France Emmanuel Macron
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a telephone conversation with the President of France Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday, 1 March 2022. The Presidents exchanged views on the…
President Niinistö: We have never seen such a united European Union
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö was a guest of Yle’s A-studio on Monday, 28 February 2022. The topics of discussion included Finland’s military arms assistance to Ukraine….
President Niinistö: Finland strongly condemns Russia’s actions and warfare
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister Sanna Marin held a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace on Thursday, 24 February 2022. Following the President…
President Niinistö spoke with Russian President Putin
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 35/2021 14 December 2021 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with President of…
President Niinistö visited Russia: The current situation requires at least a minimum level of mutual trust
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö made a working visit to Russia and met with President of Russia Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Friday, 29 October 2021. The official…
President Niinistö to make working visit to Russia
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 26/2021 25 October 2021 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will make a working visit to Russia and…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss Russia and Government’s Defence Report
Government Communications Department Press Release 392/2021 18.6.2021 In their meeting on Friday 18 June, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed current…
President Niinistö at virtual meeting with political journalists: United States will return more strongly to international cooperation
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö met representatives of the Finnish Association of Political Journalists on Thursday, 21 January 2021. In the remote meeting, the situation in the United States, coronavirus and other current issues were discussed.
President Niinistö spoke with President Putin
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a long phone call with President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Friday 21 August 2020. The Presidents discussed opportunities to settle…
President Niinistö met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö met with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Sergey Lavrov on Tuesday, 3 March 2020 in Mäntyniemi. President Niinistö and Foreign Minister…
President of Russia Vladimir Putin visited Finland
President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö hosted a working visit to Finland by President of Russia Vladimir Putin on Wednesday, 21 August 2019. The official discussions of the visit were…
President of Russia to make working visit to Finland
Office of the President of the Republic Press release 23/2019 14 August 2019 President of Russia Vladimir Putin will pay a working visit to Finland on Wednesday, 21 August 2019. The…
President Niinistö in St. Petersburg: Dialogue is key in reducing tensions
President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö attended the International Arctic Forum in St. Petersburg on 9 April 2019. Hosted by President of Russia Vladimir Putin, the Forum and its plenary session were also attended by President of Iceland Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven and Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg.
President Niinistö to attend Arctic Forum in Russia
Office of the President of the Republic Press release 6/2019 1 April 2019 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will travel to St. Petersburg to attend the International Arctic Forum…
Statement by President Niinistö on events in Kerch Straits
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press Release 47/2018 26 November 2018 The Finnish government is monitoring the situation in the Kerch Straits closely, and I have…
President Putin visits Punkaharju and Savonlinna – President Niinistö: Continuous dialogue necessary
President Niinistö welcomed President Putin to Finland outside Hotelli Punkaharju. Photo: Juhani Kandell/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Russian President Vladimir Putin’s working visit to Finland hosted…