Prime Minister Støre, dear Jonas, Director Sverdrup, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great pleasure for me to return to Oslo, to NUPI, and to Litteraturhuset. One day shy of…
Keynote address by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Helsinki Security Forum, 30 September 2022
Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin by stating the obvious: the security situation in Europe is dangerous. We all know this. We all know why this is so. But every…
Video statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Countdown to COP15: Landmark Leaders’ Event for a Nature Positive World in New York on 20 September 2022
Distinguished audience, Ladies and gentlemen, The world needs to tackle the triple crisis on biodiversity loss, climate change and pollution. Now is the time to act. Ahead of December’s landmark…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 77th General Debate of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 20 September 2022
Mr President, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to start by congratulating Mr. Csaba Kőrösi for his election as the President of the seventy-seventh session of the…
Videospeech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Atlantic Council Global Citizen awards in New York on 19 September 2022
Ladies and Gentlemen, esteemed members of the Atlantic Council Unfortunately, I can’t be there with you. But I want to thank the Atlantic Council for granting me the Global Citizen…
Statement by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Transforming Education Summit in New York on 19 September 2022
Mr President, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, I want to thank the Secretary-General for convening this first-ever Summit on education. I also thank Sierra Leone for their leadership. Education is a fundamental…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the promotion and appointment of cadets on 26 August 2022
Esteemed Cadets, I congratulate you on the completion of your Bachelor of Military Sciences degree. I hereby promote all cadets holding the rank of second lieutenant and ensign to the…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Crimea Platform Summit on 23 August 2022
Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, I would like to join my colleagues in thanking President Zelenskyy for convening this summit. Since our first gathering in Kyiv last August, the situation…
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…
Opening remarks by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Helsinki on 5 July 2022
Dear congress participants and guests, It is a great honour for Finland and our national scientific community to have the International Mathematical Union (IMU) congress in Helsinki today. Last time…