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Budget proposal for 2025 and appropriations for Ministry for Foreign Affairs
The Finnish Government proposes a total of EUR 1.2 billion in appropriations for the Ministry for Foreign Affairs for 2025. As part of general government adjustment measures, additional savings ...
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Budget proposal for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its administrative branch for 2025
The Finnish Government proposes about EUR 15.2 billion in appropriations for the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health and its administrative branch for 2025. This is about EUR 1.1 billion less than ...
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Assessment of combined impacts of social security changes now ready
The two memorandums published on 23 September 2024 assess the combined impacts of the changes to income security that the Government is preparing or implementing for the years 2024–2025. The ...
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Ministers for European affairs to discuss rule of law situation in EU and hear about priorities for Hungary’s EU Council Presidency
The EU General Affairs Council (GAC) will meet on Tuesday 24 September in Brussels. Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand will represent Finland at the meeting. Items on ...
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Comments requested on proposal for new decree on fees for services provided by Foreign Service in 2025
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs has sent out for comments a proposal for a new Decree of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs on Fees for Services Produced by the Foreign Service in 2025. It is proposed ...
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Ministers Valtonen and Tavio to attend high-level week of UN General Assembly in New York
The high-level meetings of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 79) will start in New York on 24 September. Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen and Minister for Foreign Trade and ...
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Sweden announces ambition to take on role as Framework Nation in NATO enhanced forward presence to be established in Finland
The governments of Finland and Sweden held a joint session in Stockholm on 16 September 2024. The purpose of the joint session was to further deepen cooperation between the two countries. In ...
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Statement by Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen at the High-Level Segment of the United Nations Human Rights Council's 55th session
Mr. President, Excellences, distinguished participants, It is an honour to address the Human Rights Council. As a Council Bureau member, you can count on Finland’s commitment to promote the ...
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Prime Minister’s announcement on the Government’s policies and the most important proposals to be submitted to Parliament in 2022
We are now beginning the parliamentary work for 2022 after Finland’s first ever county election. The health and social services reform, which has been deliberated on by several governments, was ...
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Opening statement by Minister Haavisto at the Universal Periodic Review of Finland at the UN Human Rights Council
Mr. Vice-President, Distinguished Delegates, I am honoured to have this important dialogue on Finland’s human rights situation with you. We appreciate this opportunity to discuss human rights, rule of ...
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Finland stresses the importance of completing the Banking Union, which has strengthened the resilience of the banking sector, at the Euro Summit
Prime Minister Sanna Marin represented Finland at the Euro Summit in Brussels on 24 March. Topics on the agenda included the economic situation and the coordination of economic policies. Discussions ...