Office of the President of the Republic of Finland
Press release 9/2025
11 February 2025
President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb will visit the Kainuu region in eastern Finland on 18-19 February 2024.
On Tuesday 18 February, the President will visit the Sotkamo Sports High School and watch students from the Ruka Vuokatti Sport Academy training cross-country skiing at the Vuokatti Sport Training Centre. During the day, President Stubb will meet with the management of the municipality of Sotkamo and get acquainted with local sports operators.
Wednesday 19 February will begin in Kajaani with an inspection visit to the Kainuu Brigade, where the President will be introduced to the training of conscripts and watch combat and skiing training.
Next, the President will proceed to the Seminaarin koulu Primary School, where he will meet students and learn about the school’s activities and bilingual education in English and Finnish.
The visit to Kajaani will continue with a public event at the Kaukametsä Congress and Culture Centre at 14.30.
After the public event, President Stubb will visit the gymnasium of Kajaani Gymnastics, which was recently voted the Finnish Sports Club of the Year. Kajaani Gymnastics creates a sense of community across boundaries, for example by mixing gymnasts of different levels in some training sessions.
At the end of the day, the President will visit the CSC Data Center, where he will have the opportunity to explore the high-performance LUMI supercomputer and learn about CSC’s activities. The supercomputer is used to boost top-level research in Finland and Europe.
