It is a great honour and pleasure for my wife and I to welcome Your Royal Highnesses on your state visit to Finland. Your visit confirms the close relationship between…
Address by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 2016 UNESCO/Guillermo Cano World Press Freedom Prize Ceremony on 3 May 2016
It is my pleasure to welcome you all to the World Press Freedom Day in Helsinki and to this award ceremony. Today, we are here to celebrate the human right…
Speech by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the official dinner during the state visit of the Governor-General of the Commonwealth of Australia in Helsinki on 28 April 2016
Your Excellency Sir Peter Cosgrove, Lady Cosgrove, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, It gives my spouse and me great pleasure to welcome you to this dinner. It concludes the busy…
Speech by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the dinner for the diplomatic corps at Presidential palace on 21 April 2016
(check against delivery) This is already the fifth occasion on which I have the opportunity to address this esteemed audience. I would like to present my sincere thanks for the…
Speech by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the spring meeting of the Finnish National Defence Course Association on 5 April 2016
Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic Thank you for the opportunity to address such a distinguished and knowledgeable audience. It is vital that we in Finland remain…
Address by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the opening of the seminar at the parliament of Japan on 9 March 2016
I am honoured to have this opportunity to address you in the prestigious premises of the House of Representatives. Allow me to begin by conveying my deepest sympathy to the…
Speech by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the Opening of Parliament on 3 February 2016
Madam Speaker, Members of Parliament, When you began your work a year ago, you can hardly have anticipated what lay ahead. When I took office, I was equally unable to…
New Year Speech by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö on 1 January 2016
My fellow citizens, I want to begin with good news, because such news is often less prominent. Two images, in particular, remain with me from last year. One is of…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 60th anniversary of Finland’s membership to the United Nations on 9 December 2015
Copyright © Office of the President of the Republic Let me begin by welcoming you, Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, to Helsinki. It is a great honor to have you here with…
Speech by President of ?the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Leaders Event of the opening ceremony of the Paris Climate Change Conference on 30 November 2015
(check against delivery) My heart is with the victims of the horrendous attacks here in Paris. As against terrorism, we need a concrete and united approach to combat climate change….