"Our task is to promote a world in which as many people as possible – regardless of country of birth and circumstances – can live their lives safely and freely, and be happy. That is Finland’s story," says FM Elina Valtonen. #SLSK2025 Read more ⬇️ um.fi/speeches/-/ass…

Our support for Ukraine is unwavering and immediate. Finland has pledged EUR 1 million to the NATO Security Assistance and Training for Ukraine (NSATU) Trust Fund. The support will be used for rapid procurement of goods and services requested by Ukraine. nato.int/cps/en/natohq/…

Happy Day Today - I am now officially the new Finnish Ambassador in London - ready to serve 🇫🇮🇬🇧 Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Finnish Embassy UK

Joint Statement by the Leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight and Ukraine presidentti.fi/en/joint-state…

Heartfelt congratulations to my new British colleague, Yvette Cooper, Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs. Looking forward to continuing close contacts and collaboration between the United Kingdom and Finland.

The United Kingdom and Norway will join the Common Armoured Vehicle System multinational programme, which is led by Finland. defmin.fi/en/topical/pre…

Great news – the UK is joining the Finland-led Common Armoured Vehicle System programme. This will further strengthen the excellent defence cooperation between 🇫🇮 🇬🇧 and 🇱🇻🇸🇪🇩🇪🇩🇰🇳🇴. Ministry of Defence 🇬🇧 UK in Latvia Brittiska Ambassaden Stockholm UK in Germany UK Embassy DK 🇬🇧🇩🇰 British Embassy Oslo 🇬🇧🇳🇴 UK Joint Delegation to NATO

The incursion of Russian drones in Polish airspace underlines the gravity of the security situation and it is unacceptable. It is a direct consequence of Russia’s illegal war of aggression in Ukraine and its increased strikes by unmanned systems in the last months. Russia carries

Finland stands fully behind Denmark in its efforts to secure the airspace and countering hybrid activities of the kind we have seen in the last days and weeks. To make this support concrete, Finland has today decided to deploy a Counter-UAS contingent to Denmark. The Finnish

We’re united in our desire for a just and lasting peace in Ukraine. Ukraine must be in the strongest possible position – before, during, and after any ceasefire. We strongly support @potus position that fighting should stop immediately and that the current line oof contact

Eastern Flank Summit -statement: We state our shared threat assessment, reaffirm our commitment to Ukraine, and outline areas for closer cooperation We have agreed to work towards a common concept for an EU-level defense-flagship, focused on the Eastern Border 🇫🇮🇵🇱🇱🇻🇱🇹🇪🇪🇷🇴🇧🇬🇸🇪

The United Kingdom is coming back to Erasmus+  🇪🇺🇬🇧 We have concluded negotiations for the United Kingdom’s association to Erasmus+ in 2027, making further steps in our renewed EU-UK Strategic Partnership. More ↓ link.europa.eu/vf3vJk

Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom Yvette Cooper will visit Helsinki on 14 January. Press release ⬇️ um.fi/current-affair…

Delighted to welcome my British colleague, Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper, to Finland. The UK is a crucial strategic partner and ally for Finland. It was useful to discuss bilateral matters as well as current foreign and security topics, such as European security, support for

Ambassador Teemu Turunen met with The Speaker of the House of Commons, Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP, in Speaker's House yesterday. © House of Commons

It was an honour to return to my old university, the London School of Economics and Political Science. Oli kunnia palata vanhaan kouluuni eli London School of Economics and Political Science -yliopistoon.

An honour to meet with His Majesty King Charles III today in London. Together we visited the New Wood exhibition, which showcases Finnish forest-based bioeconomy innovations.

Finland is the Happiest country in the World for the 9th year running. We also climbed up the world brand index from 7th to 5th. I am often asked why we do well in these rankings. I do not think there is a magic potion, but it helps to have a society which strives towards