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Back to homepageForeign Minister Soini: Finland supports solutions to the conflict that respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.
NordenBladet — Foreign Minister Soini reiterated Finland’s strong support to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine at his meeting with Pavlo Klimkin, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, in Kiev on 5 March. The ministers discussed the situation in Ukraine,
Read MoreMinister Virolainen: barriers to trade should be removed, not increased
NordenBladet — The President of the United States Donald Trump announced on 1 March that he was going to institute tariffs on imports of steel and aluminium. The tariffs would be 25% for steel and 10% for aluminium. The decision
Read MoreEurope Information’s new visual image
NordenBladet — The new visual image of the Foreign Ministry’s Europe Information communicates a picture of an open provider of information, which, in active interaction with the citizens, seeks to promote communications and discussion about EU matters. The new visual
Read MoreHistorical archives of Finnish missions abroad to be published online
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland will launch an online service containing all the reports of Finnish missions abroad from 1918 to 1926. The online service will be launched on International Open Data Day, 3 March 2018.
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Record number of travellers registered their travel details last year via Matkustusilmoitus.fi
NordenBladet — In 2017, the Finland´s Foreign Ministry received nearly 267,000 travel notifications, up by almost 96,000 on the previous year. This was more than ever before. The number of countries and regions visited was 198. Matkustusilmoitus.fi is an online
Read MoreVisa applications by Russians up nearly 60 per cent
NordenBladet — A total of 827,475 Schengen visa applications to visit Finland were submitted in 2017, resulting in 816,796 issued visas. In 2017, Russians submitted 60% more visa applications to Finland than in 2016. The number of visa applications made
Read MoreAnne-Mari Virolainen: Finland grants EUR 32 million to improving food security in crises
NordenBladet — Finland supports the World Food Programme (WFP) by EUR 32 million as core support for 2018–2021. “Because of the prolonged conflicts and climate change, the number of hungry people in the world has unfortunately started to rise again.
Read MoreEvaluation: The focus of Finnfund’s investment activities successfully shifted to the poorest countries
NordenBladet — An increasing share of the investment portfolio of the State’s development financing company Finnfund is now invested in the poorest countries and in high-risk projects that have significant development impacts, reveals a recent evaluation. The evaluation of the
Read MoreMinister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will visit Kiev, Ukraine from 5 to 6 March
NordenBladet — Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will visit Kiev from 5 to 6 March. Foreign Minister Timo Soini will hold bilateral discussions with Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin. The Foreign Ministers will discuss the relations between
Read MoreFinland to support security troops in the Sahel region
NordenBladet — Finland will fund the development of joint security troops in the Sahel region with EUR 900 000. The support will be channelled via the EU’s African Peace Facility fund, to be used to provide the troops with material support and services.
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