President Niinistö to visit Salo

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 8/2024 19 February 2024 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will visit Salo on Thursday 22 February…

President Niinistö to visit Tampere

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 5/2024 16 January 2024 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will visit Tampere on Saturday 20 January…

President Niinistö to visit Tampere

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 1/2024 3 January 2024 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will visit Tampere on Saturday 6 January…

President Niinistö to visit Åland Islands

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 38/2023 31 October 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will visit the Åland Islands on Friday…

President Martti Ahtisaari 1937–2023

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 36/2023 16 October 2023 Former President of Finland Martti Ahtisaari passed away in Helsinki on 16 October 2023 at…

President of Latvia to visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 31/2023 22 September 2023 President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs will make a working visit to Finland on Thursday 28…

President Niinistö to NATO Summit in Vilnius

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 24/2023 7 July 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will participate in the NATO Summit on…

Kultaranta Talks 2023 begin on Sunday

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 21/2023 13 June 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will host the Kultaranta Talks on 18–19…

President Niinistö to visit Brazil

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 20/2023 26 May 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will make an official visit to Brazil…

President Niinistö to make a visit to Türkiye

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 9/2023 15 March 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will make a working visit to Türkiye…

President Niinistö to meet U.S. Senators

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 8/2023 23 February 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will meet U.S. Senate Republican Leader Mitch…

President Niinistö to visit the United States

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 7/2023 23 February 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will visit the United States from 6…

President Niinistö visits Ukraine

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 2/2023 24 January 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö visits Ukraine and meets President of Ukraine…

President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss EU assistance operation in support of Ukraine, international law issues related to the war of aggression, and negotiations on a defence cooperation agreement between Finland and the United States

Government Communications Department 19.1.2023 Press release On Thursday 19 January, the President of the Republic and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy decided that Finland will participate in…

President Niinistö to meet U.S. Senators

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 40/2022 23 June 2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will meet United States Senate NATO Observer…

President Niinistö to meet U.S. senators

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 33/2022 15 May 2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will meet United States Senate Republican Leader…

President Niinistö to visit Kemi and Tornio

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 17/2022 31 March 2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will visit Kemi and Tornio on Wednesday, 6…

President Niinistö spoke with US President Biden

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 1/2022 18 January 2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and President of the United States Joseph…

President Niinistö to visit Stockholm

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 30/2021 12 November 2021 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will visit Stockholm today, Friday 12 November…

President of Estonia to visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 25/2021 21 October 2021 Alar Karis, President of Estonia, will visit Finland on Tuesday, 26 October 2021. President Niinistö…

North Atlantic Council to visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 24/2021 20 October 2021 The North Atlantic Council (NAC), composed of ambassadors from NATO member countries and chaired by…

President Niinistö to visit Åland Islands

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 21/2021 13 October 2021 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will visit the Åland Islands on Wednesday…

President Niinistö spoke with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 2/2021 21 January 2021 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a phone call with President of…

President Niinistö spoke with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic Press release 26/2020 28.12.2020 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a long phone call with President of Russia Vladimir Putin…

Visit the Presidential Palace online

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 18/2020 30 June 2020 The Open House event at the Presidential Palace is now virtual. On the tour, created with panoramic…

President Niinistö spoke with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic Press release 15/2020 27 May 2020 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had…

President Ahtisaari tests positive for coronavirus

The Crisis Management Initiative Press release 24 March 2020 President Martti Ahtisaari has been tested positive for the COVID-19 virus. His spouse, Mrs. Eeva Ahtisaari, was diagnosed with the same…

President Niinistö spoke with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 7/2020 16 March 2020 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin had…

President Niinistö spoke with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 51/2018 28 December 2018 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had an hour-long telephone conversation with President of the…

President Niinistö to attend Paris Peace Forum

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 43/2018 2 November 2018 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will travel to France where he will attend the…

President Niinistö to visit Åland Islands

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 33/2018 21 August 2018 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will visit Åland Islands on 27 August 2018. President Niinistö will…

President Niinistö spoke with President Trump

Office of the President of the Republic Press release 16/2018 23 April 2018 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a telephone call with President of the United States…

President Niinistö on a state visit to Croatia

Photo: Juhani Kandell/Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Office of the President of the Republic Press release 14/2018 10 April 2018 The European Union and security were…

President Niinistö spoke with Chancellor Merkel

Office of the President of the Republic Press release 8/2018 25 March 2018 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a telephone call with the German Chancellor Angela…

President Niinistö spoke with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic Press release 7/2018 22 March 2018 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö had a telephone call with President of the Russian Federation Vladimir…

President Niinistö to visit Brussels

Office of the President of the Republic Press release 6/2018 21 March 2018 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will visit Belgium on Wednesday 28 March 2018. In Brussels, President…

President Niinistö talked with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 69/2017 30 December 2017 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin on 30…

The Duke of Cambridge visits Finland

Office of the President of the Republic Press release 63/2017 15 November 2017 Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, will visit Finland on 29-30 November 2017. The visit will be hosted…

The Duke of Cambridge will visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic Press release 58/2017 17 October 2017 The Duke of Cambridge, Prince William, will pay a visit to Finland on 29 – 30 November 2017….

The presidential couple expecting a baby

Office of the President of the Republic Press release 55/2017 9 October 2017 “We are delighted to share our good news: if everything goes as expected, we will have an…

President Niinistö spoke with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 54/2017 6 October 2017 The President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö had a telephone conversation with the Russian President Vladimir Putin…

President of Iceland to visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 27/2017 24 May 2017 President of Iceland Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson and his wife, Eliza Jean Reid, will visit Finland…

President Mauno Koivisto 1923–2017

President Mauno Koivisto. Office of the President of the Republic Press release 23/2017 12 May 2017 Former Finnish president Mauno Koivisto passed away at Meilahti hospital in Helsinki on 12…

The theme of the Kultaranta talks: the future 

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 22/2017 9.5.2017 On 11–12 June 2017, President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will host the Kultaranta talks, whose theme…

President Niinistö visits Germany

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 20/2017 4 May 2017 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will visit Berlin, Germany, on 11 May 2017, upon…

President of Uruguay to visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic    Press release 4/2017 2 February 2017 Mr Tabaré Vázquez, the President of Uruguay, will visit Finland on 13 to 14 February 2017. President…

President of Ukraine to visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 1/2017 17 January 2017 President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko will make an official visit to Finland on Tuesday 24…

President Niinistö talked with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 60/2016 30 December 2016 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö held a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin…

President of Latvia to visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 53/2016 24 October 2016 President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis will visit Finland on 1 November. President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö…

President Niinistö to visit Iran next week

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 52/2016 20 October 2016 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and Mrs Jenni Haukio will make an official visit…

President of Estonia to visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 51/2016 17 October 2016 The President of Estonia Kersti Kaljulaid will visit Finland on Thursday 20 October, by invitation of President…

President of Lithuania to visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 50/2016 11 October 2016 President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė will be making an official visit to Finland on 18–19…

President Niinistö in talks with President Putin 

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press Release 49/2016 6 October 2016 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö had a telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin of…

President Niinistö to visit Stockholm

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 20/2016 27 April 2016 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and his spouse Mrs Jenni Haukio will travel to Stockholm to attend…

President Niinistö attends Nuclear Security Summit in Washington

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 13/2016 23 March 2016                                                            President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will attend the international Nuclear Security Summit in Washington on 31…

President Niinistö to visit Moscow

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 9/2016 17 March 2016                                                             President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will meet President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin…

President Niinistö to visit Austria

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 4/2016 29 January 2016 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and Mrs. Jenni Haukio will visit Austria from 4 to 5…

President Niinistö in talks with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 1/2016 5 January 2016 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and President Vladimir Putin of Russia had a brief telephone conversation…

UN Secretary-General visiting Finland

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 65/2015 2 December 2015 UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his spouse, Mrs Ban Soon-taek, will visit Finland from 8 to 9…

President Niinistö condemns terrorist attacks in France

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 58/2015 14.11.2015 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö strongly condemns the terrorist attacks in Paris. “These terrible attacks against…

President of Slovakia visiting Finland

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press Release 53/2015 14 October 2015 Slovakia’s President Andrej Kiska will be arriving on an official visit to Finland on 20–22…

President of Brazil visiting Finland

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press Release 52/2015 14 October 2015 President of Brazil Dilma Rousseff will be visiting Finland on 19–20 October. President of the…

President Niinistö in talks with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 51/2015 9 October 2015 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and President Vladimir Putin of Russia had a telephone conversation on…

President Niinistö to visit Moscow

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 39/2015 11 June 2015 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will meet President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin…

President Niinistö to visit Kazakhstan

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 36/2015 8 June 2015 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will make a working visit to Kazakhstan on 9–10 June 2015….

President Niinistö meets President of Mexico

President of Enrique Peña Nieto and spouse Angélica Rivera de Peña welcomed President Sauli Niinistö and his spouse Jenni Haukio on state visit to Mexico. Office of the President of…

President Niinistö to visit Germany

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 25/2015 11 May 2015 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will attend the award ceremony of the International Charlemagne Prize in…

President Niinistö pays state visit to Poland

Polish President Bronislaw Komorowski and President Sauli Niinistö at the meeting of European presidents in Braga, Portugal, on September 2014. Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic Office of…

President of Latvia to pay state visit to Finland

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 1/2015 13 January 2015 Andris Bērziņš, President of Latvia, will make a state visit to Finland on 28–29 January. President of…

President Niinistö in talks with President Putin

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press Release 59/2014 6 November 2014 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö had a telephone conversation with President Vladimir Putin during…

President Niinistö makes working visit to Italy

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 57/2014 3 November 2014 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will make a working visit to Italy on 4–5 November 2014,…

President Niinistö on a state visit to Canada

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 53/2014 9 October 2014 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and Mrs Jenni Haukio will make a state visit to Canada…

President of India to make state visit to Finland

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 52/2014 8 October 2014 President of India, Pranab Mukherjee, will make a state visit to Finland on 14–16 October 2014. President…

President Niinistö to attend Frankfurt Book Fair

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 51/2014 2 October 2014 On 6–8 October, President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and his spouse Mrs Jenni Haukio will travel…

President Niinistö to make state visit to Canada

Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 48/2014 12 September 2014 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö…

President Niinistö to NATO summit meeting

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 44/2014 1 September 2014 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will be taking part in a summit meeting between…

President Niinistö to visit Ukraine

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 39/2014 15 August 2014                                                                           President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will meet with President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko in Kiev…

Kultaranta talks to be held again in summer 2014

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 17/2014 16 April 2014 The Kultaranta talks, a foreign policy discussion event, will be held again this year. Around one hundred…

President Niinistö to Lebanon

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 9/2014 11 March 2014 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will travel to Lebanon today, Tuesday 11 March 2013. The President…

President Niinistö to meet President of Lithuania

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 4/2014 13 February 2014 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will meet Lithuanian president Dalia Grybauskaitė on Monday, 17 February. Topics…

President Mauno Koivisto 90 years

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press Release 58/2013 21 November 2013 President Mauno Koivisto will reach the age of 90 years on 25 November 2013. President…

Syrian situation discussed by Presidents in Russia

Photo: Lehtikuva Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press Release 48/2013 24.9.2013 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday 24 September…

President Niinistö on working visit to Russia

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 47/2013 18 September 2013 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will be going to Russia on a working visit on 23–25…

Federal President of Germany to visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 35/2013 27 June 2013 The Federal President of Germany, Joachim Gauck, accompanied by his spouse, will pay an official visit to…

President of Russia to visit Finland

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 33/2013 15 June 2013 President of Russia Vladimir Putin will make a working visit to Finland on Tuesday, 25 June 2013….

President of Myanmar to visit Finland

  Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 11/2013 22 February 2013 U Thein Sein, President of Myanmar, will visit Finland on 1–3 March 2013. President of the…

President Niinistö on working visit to Moscow

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 7/2013 7 February 2013 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Dimitri…

President Niinistö to attend World Economic Forum

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 3/2013 18 January 2013 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) Annual Meeting in Davos,…

President Niinistö to Naantali

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 12 June 2012 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and Mrs Jenni Haukio will be attending a welcoming ceremony hosted by…

President Niinistö to visit Russia

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 24 May 2012 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will make a working visit to Russia on 21-22 June,…

President Niinistö to attend NATO Summit

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 16 May 2012 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö will attend NATO meetings in Chicago on 20–21 May 2012. President Niinistö…

Official photograph of President Niinistö

Copyright © The Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. Photo for publishing. Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 16 February 2012 The official photograph…

President Niinistö to official visit to Estonia

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 12 February 2012 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö and his spouse will be travelling to Estonia on an official visit…

President Niinistö to state visit to Sweden

Office of the President of the Republic Press Release 5 March 2012 President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö with his spouse Jenni Haukio will be making his first state visit…