President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö attended the meeting on support for Ukraine held in Paris on Monday 26 February 2024. The meeting at the Elysée Palace was…
President Niinistö to attend meeting on support for Ukraine in Paris
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 10/2024 25 February 2024 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will attend a meeting on support for…
President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss situation at Finland’s eastern border, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and security situation in Europe
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 Niinistö at the Nordic–Ukrainian Summit in Norway: Today’s result is a more united and stronger support for Ukraine
On 13 December 2023, President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö attended the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Oslo. The summit discussed the situation of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine,…
Joint statement of the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Oslo on 13 December 2023
At the second Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Oslo 13 December, the Prime Minister of Norway, Denmark, Iceland and Sweden and the President of Finland and Ukraine issued the following statement. I….
President Niinistö attends Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Norway
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 43/2023 13 December 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will attend the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Oslo…
President Niinistö speaks with President of Ukraine Zelenskyy
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a telephone conversation with President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday 16 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 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 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…
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 at the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Helsinki: ”Peace is very important, a just peace for Ukraine”
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy paid an official visit to Finland on Wednesday 3 May 2023 at the invitation of President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö. President Niinistö…
Joint statement of the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Helsinki on 3 May 2023
At their meeting in Helsinki on 3 May 2023, the Presidents of Finland and Ukraine and the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Iceland, Norway and Sweden issued the following statement. The…
President Niinistö to host the official visit of the President of Ukraine and the Nordic-Ukrainian Summit in Helsinki
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 16/2023 3 May 2023 President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy will pay an official visit to Finland today 3 May…
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 Niinistö on Finland and Sweden’s NATO memberships at Harpsund: We go hand in hand with everything that is in our own hands
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö met Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre on Wednesday 22 February 2023 at the…
President Niinistö speaks with Swedish Prime Minister and German Federal Chancellor
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had phone conversations with Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson and Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany Olaf Scholz on Tuesday,…
President Niinistö in Ukraine: It has been impressive to see the courage and determination of the Ukrainians
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö visited Ukraine and met President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Tuesday, 24 January 2023. During the visit, President Niinistö stressed that Finland’s…
President Niinistö visits Ukraine
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 2/2023 24 January 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits Ukraine and meets President of Ukraine…
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 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 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 Niinistö spoke with the President of Ukraine Zelensky
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a telephone conversation with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday, 16 September 2022. In our phone call, President @ZelenskyyUa…
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 at Crimea Platform Summit: Finland’s support to Ukraine will continue, for as long as needed
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö participated in the online summit of the Crimea Platform on Tuesday, 23 August 2022. At the summit, President Niinistö emphasised that Finland’s support to Ukraine and the Ukrainian people will continue, for as long as needed.
Spouse of the President of the Republic of Finland Jenni Haukio visited an activity centre for Ukrainian children on a state visit to Sweden – camp activities now also to be launched in Finland
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö made a state visit to Sweden with his spouse Mrs Jenni Haukio on 17–18 May 2022. During the visit, Mrs Haukio visited…
President Niinistö spoke with the President of Ukraine Zelensky
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a telephone conversation with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday, 12 May 2022. I spoke with President @ZelenskyyUa and…
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 and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss report on changes in the security environment
Government Communications Department Press Release 240/2022 12.4.2022 In their meeting on Tuesday 12 April, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy finalised 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 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 the President of Ukraine Zelensky
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 13/2022 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 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 spoke with the President of Ukraine Zelensky
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 7/2022 25 February 2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with President of…
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 the President of Ukraine Zelensky
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a telephone conversation with the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky on Monday, 20 December 2021. The Presidents discussed the situation at…
President Niinistö spoke with President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with President of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday, 15 December 2021. The Presidents discussed the…
President Niinistö to attend inaugural summit of Crimea Platform in Kyiv
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 12/2021 19 August 2021 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will travel to the inaugural summit of…
President Niinistö in Ukraine: “Nothing is more valuable than peace”
The President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö arrived in Ukraine on an official visit on Thursday 12 September 2019. The two-day visit started with a meeting with the…
President Niinistö to make official visit to Ukraine
Office of the President of the Republic Press release 28/2019 9 September 2019 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will make an official visit to Ukraine on 12–13 September 2019….
President Niinistö to make official visit to Ukraine
Office of the President of the Republic Press release 24/2019 16 August 2019 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will make an official visit to Ukraine and will meet President…
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…
Ukrainian crisis the main topic of the Munich Security Conference
The Ukrainian crisis and its impacts on European security was the main theme of the Munich Security Conference that President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö attended on 6–8 February. ”The…