This should be a warning sign. Here, the edge of the Langjökull glacier has retreated about a 100 meters since 2020. I’ve often stated: “If we lose the Arctic, we lose the globe.”

Good discussions hosted by Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir. Friendship between Finland and Iceland is getting ever stronger.

President @Niinisto takes part in the discussion on Europe’s security and Nordic cooperation today at the University of Iceland together with @PresidentIsl.

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Good meeting with the Speaker of the Parliament of Iceland Birgir Ármannsson and Members of the Speaker’s Committee. Thanked Alþingi for having been among the first ones to ratify Finland’s NATO membership, along with our other Nordic friends.

Thank you for the warm welcome in beautiful Reykjavik President of Iceland. Started the state visit with a good discussion on the war in Ukraine, fight against climate change, Nordic cooperation and the Nordic brand.

President @Niinisto’s and Jenni Haukio’s two-day state visit to Iceland began today. President of Iceland Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and @ElizaJReid welcomed the presidential couple at Bessastaðir.

Finland and Iceland are celebrating 75 years of diplomatic relations this year.

Statsminister Ulf Kristersson ringde. I dessa tider är det djupa och breda samarbetet mellan Finland och Sverige viktigare än någonsin. Jag ser fram emot att fortsätta det med nya regeringen i Stockholm.

The final meetings of my official visit were at the Stortinget: with the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, and with President Masud Gharahkhani. In these difficult times, Finland and Norway stand together.

A good conversation with Minister of Defence of Norway Bjørn Arild Gram on the ever deepening Finnish-Norwegian cooperation.

Fruitful meeting with PM Jonas Gahr Støre in Oslo. We discussed Russia’s warfare in Ukraine, the security situation in Europe and cooperation between Finland and Norway in foreign, security and defence policy.

Thank you, Your Majesty King Harald V of Norway, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon for the warm reception and the thoughtful discussion.

Presidentti @Niinisto Venäjän uusista iskuista Ukrainaan: Lännen reaktioiden osalta uskoisin, että tämä vain voimistaa sitä tunnetta, että Ukrainaa on kyettävä auttamaan.
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'Maintaining our unity, maintaining our resilience, will require constant efforts from every single one of us. We must be vigilant. We must be ready for hard choices. And we must make them by sticking together.' presidentti.fi/en/speeches/ke…

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President @Niinisto's keynote speech at the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs NUPI. After the speech a discussion with Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.
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”Kaikki onnistuu hyvin, jos käymme aina käsiin järkevällä mielellä.” Hyvää Aleksis Kiven päivää, suomalaisen kirjallisuuden päivää.

Herzlichen Glückwunsch zur Wiederwahl als Bundespräsidenten A. Van der Bellen. Ich freue mich auf die weitere Zusammenarbeit zur Stärkung der Beziehungen zwischen Finnland und Österreich.

”Yhdessä he osoittavat kansalaisyhteiskunnan merkityksen rauhalle ja demokratialle.'
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An open exchange of views on Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine and our response to it with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas.

Started my working visit to Estonia with a good conversation with President Alar Karis. Bilateral relations, security and Russia on the agenda.