"I was impressed by the passion and dedication of both students, teachers and teacher educators during our visit to Gaza", said Deputy Director General Ms. Helena Airaksinen who visited Gaza on December 1st. 🇫🇮 is proud to be a development partner supporting such initiatives.

Kehitysyhteistyön pitkäjänteisyydestä kannattaa pitää kiinni myös nyt, kun globaali kehitys ottaa taka-askelia ja kriisit seuraavat toisiaan. Pitkäjänteisellä työllä tuloksia voidaan saada aikaan myös vaikeina aikoina, vaikeissa olosuhteissa, siellä missä tarve on suurin.

This week we were excited to welcome Pasi Hellman to his first visit to 🇪🇹 as Under-Secretary of State of MFA Finland 🇫🇮 🇫🇮 Interesting discussions with Amb. Bankole Adeoye, Catherine Sozi, ECA, State Ministers of Ministry of Finance - Ethiopia and وزارة المياه والطاقة - إثيوبيا as well as WorldBank and CSOs.

This week, the Finnish MFA’s ⁦MFA Finland 🇫🇮⁩ regional meeting for #Africa here in #Maputo. We kicked off with an excellent meeting with Madam Graça Machel - lots of food for thought! ⁦@SofieFromE⁩ ⁦Kai Sauer⁩ ⁦Pasi Hellman⁩

It has been a good week in Mozambique together w/🇫🇮 Africa Ambassadors!So much to reflect on in our current geopolitical environment. At the same time team building at its best! 🙏to all for the productive exchange and to Amb Anna-Kaisa Heikkinen & her staff for an excellent program!

Whilst in Mozambique we had the chance to visit the @EUTMMozambique . Good to see that the mission is firmly up and running and providing valuable training & equipment to the 🇲🇿 armed forces. My thoughts returned to the discussions we had in PSC on the mission’s mandate 🇪🇺

This is how emergency WASH looks like in the Somali Region where 500m deep wells are needed to secure life. 36.1 million people are effected by drought in the Horn of Africa. Finland is leading the responce for emergency WASH. Finland in Ethiopia & AU #UNWaterConferemce @ulkoministerio

.African Union Political Affairs Peace and Security Directors of the Conflict Management Directorate (#CMD) and the Governance and Conflict Prevention Directorate (#GCP), Dr. Sarjoh Bah and Ms. Patience Chiradza held fruitful discussion w/ Amb. Helena Airaksinen DDG of the Department for #Africa

A very good start to my state visit in South Africa. In the current geopolitical situation, it was very valuable to have a chance to exchange views with President Cyril Ramaphosa 🇿🇦. Finland and South Africa have excellent relations and our cooperation is deepening.

A delegation led by Mrs. Helena Airaksinen, the Deputy Director General of the Department of Africa and the Middle East of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland discussed with H.E. Semereta Sewasew State Minister of the Ministry of Finance facebook.com/MoFEthiopia/po…

A Letter of Intent on Co-Operation in Peace Mediation was signed on 25 April between the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of 🇫🇮 and the Department of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of 🇿🇦. um.fi/current-affair…

Starting day 1 in Addis Ababa. #COAFR Directors kicked off the first-ever informal meeting outside of the EU. Here to listen, but also to engage closely with AU and Ethiopian partners. #AUEU partnership European External Action Service - EEAS 🇪🇺 EU International Partnerships 🇪🇺 EU Council EU Delegation to AU Birgitte Markussen 🇩🇰

Memorable state visit of President Sauli Niinistö to Namibia! As 🇫🇮&🇳🇦 celebrated more than 150 years of ties and the broad spectrum of current cooperation the future looks bright as a new generation carries the torch forward! Dr Hage G. Geingob Namibia Foreign Ministry

Myös @oopperabaletti on mukana euroviisuhuumassa. Koko #Areenakiertue väki toivottaa tsemppiä Käärijä #Eurovision #Eurovision2023 #euroviisut2023 Yleisradio #ChaChaCha 💚💪🇫🇮 #Voittoon 🏆

Very engaging exchanges of views with a delegation from 🇫🇮MFA Finland 🇫🇮 headed by Helena Airaksinen. We agreed that early recovery & sustainability are the way forward in Syria. I took this opportunity to congratulate 🇫🇮for her leadership role on supporting women’s rights &

Keskustelimme myös geopoliittisesta tilanteesta ja suurvaltakilpailusta Afrikan sarvessa sekä Somalian sovintoprosessista. Paljon oli puhuttavaa. Jatkamme tästä.

An inspiring visit to #Qunaitara w/t #PartnersAtCore 🇫🇮Finland. 🙏 to MFA Finland 🇫🇮 's support to #DisabilityInclusion in #Syria, UN Development provided ♿️1200 assistive devices 🦾 200 prosthetic services 👥450 livelihood support 📚50 enhanced capacities 🤝2 prosthetic workshops #PWDs

This week has again shown that Russia is systematically weaponising food and hurting millions of people around the world. By destroying 🇺🇦 grain storages, denying sea transport and deliberately fueling prices Russia is disrupting global trade and causing despair. At the same

Suomen suurlähettiläät Afrikassa lähettävät aluekokouksestaan Djibutissa parhaimmat onnittelunsa uudelle Presidentilleen Alexander Stubb ! Stort grattis Alex! Best wishes and success to your term as the President of 🇫🇮

Great discussions at the Regional Meeting of Finnish Ambassadors in Africa, this time in Djibouti. A huge thanks to Ambassador Sinikka Antila and her team for all the arrangements. Time to head back home… En route to the airport. 🇫🇮🇪🇺