Office of the President of the Republic
Press Release 39/2016
15.7.2016
President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö strongly condemns the attack in Nice that claimed dozens of lives. ”This brutal attack on Bastille Day is an attack against European values. Finland strongly condemns terrorism and will stand alongside France in support,” says President Niinistö.
President Niinistö is offering his condolences to the French President François Holland following the attack. President Niinistö is expressing his deepest sympathies on behalf of Finland to the victims’ relatives and loved ones and to the entire French nation.