Daily News from Scandinavia

Discretionary government transfers granted for CSOs’ Europe information in 2018

NordenBladet —  The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has granted EUR 370,000 in discretionary government transfers to 15 civil society organisations’ (CSOs) Europe information. The...

Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Mykkänen to Washington DC

NordenBladet —  Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen will visit Washington DC from 1 to 2 February. Minister Mykkänen will have meetings...

A hundred years of foreign policy – Foreign Ministry’s public events in Kouvola and...

NordenBladet —  As a part of its 100th anniversary, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will present its activities in various public events to be...

Supreme Court declares excessive bailiffs’ fees invalid

NordenBladet — By the decision of 25 January, the Supreme Court declared the fee rates stipulated in the Bailiffs Act (§ 35 (2) and...

Inauguration of the President of the Republic of Finland, 1 February 2018

NordenBladet —  The inauguration of the President of the Republic of Finland will take place on Thursday 1 February 2018. At 12 noon, President...

Record number of advance votes abroad

NordenBladet — Based on preliminary data, 52,615 persons cast their votes in Finland's missions abroad in advance in the first round of the presidential...

The Global Action on Disability Network meets in Helsinki

NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland together with the Abilis Foundation will co-host the Global Action on Disability (GLAD) Network meeting...

Baltic states join forces for 12 film festivals in centennial year

NordenBladet - The Baltic film institutions renewed their mutual cooperation agreement at Trieste Film Festival. An addendum sets out the plan to run 12...

Foreign Ministry at the teaching and education event Educa

NordenBladet — The Educa Expo for the training and education sector in Finland will be held in the Messukeskus Expo and Convention Centre in...

Foreign Minister Soini to visit schools in Nurmes and Siilinjärvi: I want to encourage...

NordenBladet — Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will continue his school visits, which focus on the prevention of violent radicalisation, by touring in...