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Back to homepageMinister Anne Berner to attend a meeting of Ministers for Nordic Cooperation in Stockholm
NordenBladet — Minister for Nordic Cooperation Anne Berner will attend a meeting of the Ministers for Nordic Cooperation in Stockholm on 8 February 2018. This is the first meeting of the year during Sweden’s Presidency of the Nordic Council of
Read MoreThe Foreign Ministry granted support for preventing discrimination and for the health of women and girls
NordenBladet — The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has granted EUR 4,295,000 to international non-governmental organisations for 2018–2019. Non-governmental organisations are partners engaged in international dialogue and exercise of influence, complementing the range of Finland’s foreign and security policy instruments taking
Read MoreDiscretionary 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 total number of supported projects is 18. Discretionary government transfers are granted to CSOs in order
Read MoreMinister 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 with Secretary of Commerce Wilbur L. Ross and other representatives of the administration. The aims of
Read MoreA hundred years of foreign policy – Foreign Ministry’s public events in Kouvola and Kotka
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. The first public events will be held in Kouvola
Read MoreInauguration 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 of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will arrive for a plenary session of Parliament. There he will
Read MoreRecord 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 election. This is the highest ever voter turnout abroad. The number of votes exceeded that of
Read MoreThe 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 in Helsinki, Finland, from 31 January to 2 February 2018. More than 90 important international partners
Read MoreForeign 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 Helsinki on Friday and Saturday, 26-27 January 2018. At its stand 6n50, the Ministry’s Europe Information
Read MoreForeign Minister Soini to visit schools in Nurmes and Siilinjärvi: I want to encourage young people to be active and step in
NordenBladet — Minister for Foreign Affairs Timo Soini will continue his school visits, which focus on the prevention of violent radicalisation, by touring in the counties, too. On 29 January, Soini will travel to Nurmes and Siilinjärvi; he will visit
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