In Mäntyniemi on Monday, 5 October, President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö met separately both Mr Sergei Ryabkov, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation, and Mr Marshall…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö for the High-Level Meeting on the 25th anniversary of the Fourth World Conference on Women, 1 October 2020
Mr. Secretary-General, Mr. President, Thank you for convening this high-level meeting at such a crucial point in time. We are celebrating the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform…
Changes in Aides-de-Camp of the President of the Republic
Changes will be made to the Aides-de-Camp of the President of the Republic of Finland from 1 October 2020. The current Second Aide-de-Camp, Commander Jan Brunberg, has been appointed as the…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 75th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly 23 September 2020
Mr President, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me congratulate Mr. Volkan Bozkir for the election as the President of the seventy-fifth session of the General Assembly. You can…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the high-level meeting to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the UN, 21 September 2020
Mr Secretary-General, Mr President, your Excellencies, Today, we are celebrating the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations. We are rightfully honoring its achievements and efforts for peace and security, development…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the SDG Moment convened by the UN Secretary-General, 18 September 2020
Madame Deputy Secretary-General, Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Excellencies, We are in the middle of a global crisis, caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The crisis has also brought challenges to…
President Niinistö met with new ambassadors
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö met with new ambassadors accredited to Finland at Mäntyniemi on Thursday, 10 September 2020. The President held bilateral discussions with Ambassador of…
President Niinistö spoke with Federal President of Germany
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a long phone call with Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier on Friday 4 September 2020. The Presidents talked about their…
Statement by the President of the Republic of Finland on the case of Alexei Navalny
The news coming from the German government today on Alexei Navalny is worrying. The use of a chemical weapon is shocking. It is important for the whole international community to…
President Niinistö spoke with the Prime Minister of Sweden
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven had a telephone conversation on Thursday, 27 August 2020. The topic of discussion was the situation…