Esteemed Heads of Mission, ladies and gentlemen We live in an era of accumulative and accelerating change. The momentum gathered and the tensions that have been building up over the…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the NATO accession ceremony in Brussels on 4 April 2023
Secretary General Stoltenberg, dear Jens, Ministers, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen Finland has today become the 31st member of NATO. The era of military non-alignment in our history has come to…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Ambassadors’ Conference on 23 August 2022
Esteemed Heads of Missions, ladies and gentlemen, After a long interval, we meet again in the same physical location. Now that the pandemic finally allows it, this format is again…
President Niinistö’s statement in the White House following the discussions with the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Sweden on 19 May 2022
Mr. President, it is a great pleasure and honour to be standing here today together with you, together with the Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson. We are here for a…
President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö’s speech at the opening of the 227th National Defence Course on 5 November 2018
The National Defence Course commencing today will be the 227th of its kind. Over the coming weeks you will become part of this important tradition. The National Defence Course gives…