Today, on National Veterans’ Day, we raise the flag in honour of war veterans. 🇫🇮

Their generations laid a strong foundation for the society we live in today.

The day is observed on 27 April, the day the Lapland War ended 79 years ago.

On Friday 26 April, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the processes to prepare Government reports

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The  #BioEconomy  must stand out at the core of the next European Commission’s work program, emphasized by the statement made by  #ForForest  group constituted of 🇫🇮🇸🇪🇦🇹🇸🇮. 

AOB is supported by the 🇧🇬🇨🇿🇪🇪🇭🇺🇮🇪🇮🇹🇱🇻🇱🇹🇵🇱🇵🇹🇷🇴🇸🇰 delegations.

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Meeting of the Ministers for EU Affairs on 29–30 April will focus on the future of the EU, enlargement and reforms related to the rule of law in the candidate countries 🇪🇺🇫🇮

Minister Anders Adlercreutz will represent Finland.

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Support for NATO membership remains high in Finland.

According to NATO Annual Tracking Research (2023) 81 per cent of Finns would vote for their country to remain a NATO member.

#StrongerTogether #WeAreNATO Finland at NATO

Over the last weeks, NATO Allies have stepped up support to Ukraine.

We are committed to supporting Ukraine and paving the way for a just and lasting peace in Europe

#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Warmly welcome the US 🇺🇸 aid bill to Ukraine 🇺🇦 and the new robust military support package. Finland 🇫🇮 and the EU 🇪🇺 continue to do our share to meet Ukraine’s needs. Russia’s recent strikes on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure again underline the urgency of our support.

Today is International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace🌍

Global challenges call for more multilateral governance and rules-based international system.

Finland strongly supports multilateral cooperation with the #UN at its core. ​​🇫🇮🇺🇳

A very like-minded meeting with my Czech colleague Jan Lipavský. Thanked for the much-needed ammunition initiative to Ukraine. The relations between 🇫🇮 and 🇨🇿 are very good. Looking forward to deepening our cooperation further, bilaterally as well as in EU and NATO.

Celebrating #EarthDay2024 with a strong commitment to a #PlasticFreeFuture . Investing in innovation is key in advancing waste management. Let's unite to reduce plastic production by 60% by 2040, forging a sustainable path forward.

#PlanetVsPlastics ♻️🌍

Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg today. Will discuss Russian war against Ukraine with Dmytro Kuleba Rustem Umerov. Welcoming US aid approval on weekend. Europe will need to ramp up. Also on the agenda: Middle East, putting an end to escalation and civilian suffering.

#FAC Foreign Affairs Council is gathered today in Luxembourg. On agenda:

🔹 Russia's military aggression against Ukraine
🔹 the situation in the Middle East
🔹 Sudan

Finland is represented by Elina Valtonen

More information:
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In their meeting on Friday 19 April, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discussed the situation in the Middle East, especially the strike launched on Iran early this morning

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Thank you for your visit to the South-Eastern Finland Border Guard District and the Eastern border Mrs. Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Petteri Orpo!

#rajavartiolaitos #itäraja Ursula von der Leyen Finland in EU

Kuvat: 1 & 4 Rajavartiolaitos
2 European Commission
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The main purpose of the visit was for Commission President to learn about Russia’s instrumentalisation of migration to Finland and the measures being taken to combat it.

Thank you for taking the time to visit Finland! Vielen Dank für Ihren Besuch!

Thank you for visiting Finland and our eastern border, Ursula von der Leyen! Maintaining a populated and thriving eastern Finland is vital for European security. Finland is committed to protecting the 🇪🇺 external border. We appreciate the robust support you and the Commission provide. 🇫🇮

Finland's aim is an EU-wide solution to protect Member States being targeted by instrumentalised migration.

PM Petteri Orpo and Ursula von der Leyen visit Finland’s eastern border. 🇫🇮🇪🇺

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“I hope that in the future, we will have an EU-wide solution to protect Member States being targeted by instrumentalised migration,” said Prime Minister Orpo.

PM Petteri Orpo and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited Finland’s eastern border. 🇫🇮🇪🇺

PM Petteri Orpo and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen will meet in Lappeenranta and visit Finland’s eastern border on Friday 19 April. 🇫🇮🇪🇺

🔴Press conference LIVE EC AV Service at +/- 9.00 CEST/10.00 EEST:
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The Special #EUCO has come to an end 🇪🇺.

EU leaders adopted conclusions on:
🔹Ukraine 🇺🇦
🔹The Middle East
🔹Türkiye 🇹🇷
🔹a new European #Competitiveness Deal

PM Petteri Orpo represented 🇫🇮.

Main results👇
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