Ladies and Gentlemen In the era of rising great power tensions and uncertainty, Finland must rely on its strengths: technology expertise, innovation and resilience. Technology has long been at the…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at Max Jakobson Memorial Lecture on 28 September 2023
Ladies and Gentlemen I am very pleased to deliver this Max Jakobson Lecture today. This week marks the centenary of his birth. At the time he was born, Europe was…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the General Debate of the 78th United Nations General Assembly in New York on 20 September 2023
Mr President, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen More than ten years ago, when I addressed the General Assembly for the first time as President of Finland, the world seemed complicated….
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the SDG Summit during the 78th session of UNGA in New York on 18 September 2023
President Tokayev, President Novák, Excellencies This Summit comes at a critical time. We are halfway to the timetable set for the implementation of the 2030 Agenda. And we are nowhere…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the promotion and appointment of cadets on 25 August 2023
Esteemed Cadets, I congratulate you on the completion of the Bachelor of Military Sciences degree. I hereby promote all you cadets holding the rank of second lieutenant and ensign to…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Annual Meeting of Heads of Mission on 22 August 2023
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 to the new Government at the Presidential Palace on 20 June 2023
Esteemed Prime Minister, Distinguished Members of Government I congratulate you, Prime Minister, on the confidence that Parliament has placed in you. You will be heading the 77th Government since Finland…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö to the resigned Government at the Presidential Palace on 20 June 2023
Esteemed Member of Parliament Marin I thank you for your kind words. I would also like to thank you and your entire Government for your work and our good cooperation…
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö’s opening speech at Kultaranta Talks on 18 June 2023
Dear friends I wish you a warm welcome to the Kultaranta Talks that we now exceptionally arrange here at the Presidential Palace. When I opened the first Kultaranta Talks ten…
Address by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 4th Council of Europe Summit on 17 May 2023 in Reykjavik
Excellencies, Colleagues, For more than a year, Russia has been waging a war of aggression on Ukraine. It is first and foremost an attack against Ukraine and its people. But…