(check against delivery) We have enjoyed a great skiing festival here in Falun. Once again, you have organised outstanding world championships, full of the traditional Swedish hospitality. For us Finns,…
Speech by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at a dinner during the state visit of President of Latvia on 28 January 2015
(check against delivery) It has been a great honour and pleasure for me to welcome you, esteemed President Bērziņš, on your state visit to Finland. Your visit underlines the excellent,…
Greeting by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the International Holocaust Remembrance Day Event on 27 January 2015
(check against delivery) The gates of Auschwitz were opened precisely seven decades ago today. To the survivors of the concentration camp, safety and freedom must have seemed unreal. For their…
President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö’s New Year’s Speech on 1 January 2015
Citizens, The past year has left us with many good memories, but also memories that may not grow sweeter with time. We are occupied with three major issues: security, economy…
Greeting by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the Kauniala Christmas celebration, 12th December 2014
Honoured war disabled and veterans, ladies and gentlemen, We, the presidential couple, are filled with Christmas spirit immediately upon our visit to you. But it is not only the peace…
Speech by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the opening of the exhibition “Pro Finlandia – Finland’s road to independence” at the National Archives on 2 December 2014
Finland is preparing for the centenary celebrations of its independence. The theme of the jubilee year, in two years’ time, will be an open, learning and pluralistic Finland. These are…
Speech by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the opening of the 211th National Defence Course on 10 November 2014
I wish you a warm welcome to the 211th course. The purpose of the National Defence Course is to provide you with a broad picture of how Finland’s security can…
Greeting by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the 50th anniversary celebration of the World Medical Association’s Declaration of Helsinki, 11 November 2014
Fifty years ago, in the summer of 1964, representatives of the medical profession gathered here in Helsinki. Their mission was to give a response to some of the darkest events…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Arctic Circle 2014 Opening Session on 31 October 2014 in Reykjavik, Iceland
We like to say that the future of the Arctic is in our hands – for good and for bad. It means we have new opportunities in the North. They…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the dinner on the occasion of the state visit by President of India Pranab Mukherjee, October 15th, 2014
(check against delivery) It is a great pleasure for me and my spouse to welcome you to the state visit in Finland. We are delighted to have you here. Despite…