Tag "Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland"
Back to homepageMinister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen to EU development ministers’ meeting
NordenBladet — An Informal meeting of EU development ministers will be organised in Brussels on 20 February 2018. Finland’s representative at the meeting will be Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Anne-Mari Virolainen. The ministers will discuss, among other things,
Read MoreForeign Minister Soini to Japan and South Korea
NordenBladet — On 20–27 February, Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will visit Tokyo, Seoul and the PyeongChang Winter Olympics. In Tokyo Minister Timo Soini will meet the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan Taro Kono. The ministers will discuss
Read MoreMerikasarmi lit up in February in honour of Lithuania and Estonia
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs will illuminate the seaside façade of Merikasarmi, its main building, on 16 February to mark the 100th anniversary of Lithuania’s independence and on 24 February for Estonia’s 100th anniversary. Merikasarmi is architect Carl
Read MoreForeign Minister Soini to attend EU Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Sofia
NordenBladet — The informal meeting of the EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich) will be held in Sofia on 15-16 February. Finland’s representative in the meeting will be Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini. The topics on the agenda are North Korea,
Read MoreHelena Liikanen-Renger appointed as Press Officer in Washington
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs appointed Helena Liikanen-Renger to serve as Press Officer at the Embassy of Finland in Washington, starting on 1 June 2018. The post will be a fixed-term appointment ending on 31 May 2021. Helena
Read MoreMinister Anne-Mari Virolainen to attend the International Conference of Iraq Reconstruction and Development in Kuwait
NordenBladet — An International Conference of Iraq Reconstruction and Development will be held in Kuwait from 12 to 14 February. The World Bank, the UN and the EU have supported the making of reconstruction plans for Iraq which will be
Read MoreEUR 206.8 million to CSOs’ development cooperation
NordenBladet — Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Kai Mykkänen adopted a decision of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs to grant EUR 206.8 million to Finnish civil society organisations (CSOs) for development cooperation programmes to be carried out in 2018–2021.The
Read MoreA hundred years of foreign policy – Foreign Ministry’s public event in Pori
NordenBladet — As a part of its 100th anniversary, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will present its activities in various public events to be organised in different parts of the country. On 13 February, a public event will be organised
Read MoreThe Foreign Ministry granted support for preventing discrimination and for promoting the right to health of women and girls
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has granted EUR 4,295,000 to international non-governmental organisations for 2018–2020. Non-governmental organisations are partners engaged in international dialogue and exercise of influence, complementing the range of Finland’s foreign and developmet policy instruments taking
Read MoreThe Ministry for Foreign Affairs to continue funding of CSOs’ communications and global education projects
NordenBladet — The Foreign Ministry will invite CSOs to submit proposals for funding development communications and global education projects in 2018, like before. Last autumn, the Ministry studied if it was possible to transfer the management of the support under
Read More