Office of the President of the Republic of Finland
Press release 34/2024
3 June 2024
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will visit Finland from 5 to 6 June 2024. The visit is hosted by President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb.
President Stubb and Secretary General Stoltenberg will meet on Wednesday 5 June at the President’s official residence in Munkkiniemi. The topics to be discussed include security and defence policy issues, the situation in Ukraine and the forthcoming NATO summit in Washington in July. After the discussions, President Stubb will host a dinner attended by Secretary General Stoltenberg.
On Thursday 6 June, President Stubb and Secretary General Stoltenberg will visit the Defence Command, where they will meet, among others, General Janne Jaakkola, Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces.
After the discussions, President Stubb and Secretary General Stoltenberg will hold a joint press conference at the Presidential Palace.
The programme at the Presidential Palace will also include a working lunch with Secretary General Stoltenberg, Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Jaakkola hosted by President Stubb.
After the lunch, there will be a discussion on “The Alliance 75 Years and Finland One Year in the Alliance”. The discussion, organised by the Atlantic Council of Finland, will take place at the Presidential Palace.
President Stubb last met Secretary General Stoltenberg in Brussels in April 2024.
Press release modified on 7 June 2024: Removed information about Prime Minister Petteri Orpo attending the dinner. The Prime Minister was absent due to illness.
