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 lieutenant, junior…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Ambassadors’ Conference on 24 August 2021
Esteemed Heads of Missions, ladies and gentlemen, Over the past days and weeks, our attention has been fixed on the dramatic events in Afghanistan. Naturally, we knew to expect problems…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the Crimea Platform in Kyiv on 23 August 2021
Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Let me begin with a quote: “Reaffirming their objective of promoting better relations among themselves and ensuring conditions in which their people can live in…
Video greeting from President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö to the World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples held on 16–18 June 2021
I would like to thank President Kaljulaid for the kind invitation to participate in this VIII World Congress of Finno-Ugric Peoples. The World Congress is held every four years, but…
Message by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the HeForShe Summit on 27 May 2021
Excellencies, distinguished guests all around the world, Achieving gender equality requires action and commitment from all of us. It has been a true honor for me to be a part…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the 2020 Millennium Technology Prize Award Ceremony on 18 May 2021
Esteemed Professors Shankar Balasubramanian and David Klenerman, ladies and gentlemen, In little more than a year, one particular challenge – the COVID 19 pandemic – has changed our lives completely….
President of the Republic of Finland’s greeting on Mother’s Day on 9 May 2021
Dear Mothers, Today we celebrate you, the mothers who make Finland a good country to live in – good to be a mother and good to be a child. For…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö at the opening of Parliament on 3 February 2021
Madame Speaker, Honoured representatives of the Finnish nation, When a year ago on the same occasion I referred to the coronavirus, I was only cautiously able to mention that the…
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö’s New Year’s Speech on 1 January 2021
My fellow citizens, I would like to extend my warmest thanks to all of you. So far, we have coped with the coronavirus pandemic rather well compared to many…
Speech by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö on the 150th anniversary of the birth of President J. K. Paasikivi, 27 November 2020
“The main task of our policy, now and in the future, is naturally to secure independence and the democratic order. As of yet we have not achieved certainty in both…