Etelämanner-kokous #ATCM45 Helsingissä on päättynyt onnistuneesti. Kokous hyväksyi Helsingin deklaraation (englanniksi) ilmastonmuutoksesta ja Etelämantereesta: ⬇️ um.fi/current-affair… #ilmastonmuutos #antarktinen

Minister for Foreign Affairs Valtonen to make first visits to Sweden and Estonia. um.fi/current-affair…

A very good first visit to Tallinn today. Very useful to exchange views on current foreign and security policy issues with my colleague Margus Margus Tsahkna. Bilateral relations with #Estonia are excellent. Suur tänu heale kolleegile ja naabrile! 🇫🇮🇪🇪

FM Elina Valtonen: A great pleasure to have the first phone call with Lithuanian FM Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 today. Looking forward to working together on bilateral issues as well as international and security policy affairs. All the best for the NATO Vilnius Summit preparations! 🇫🇮🇱🇹

Happy Pride week!🏳️‍🌈 All human beings are born equal. The rights of LGBTIQ+ persons are one of the priorities of Finland’s international human rights policy. #HumanRights are universal and belong to everyone. #HelsinkiPride #HelsinkiPride2023

FM Elina Valtonen: Pleased to meet with Ine Eriksen Søreide, the Chair of the Norwegian Parliament’s Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence. Very good discussions on current regional security issues. Close 🇫🇮-🇳🇴 cooperation continues.

An excellent meeting with my Norwegian colleague Anniken Huitfeldt in Oslo. Many thanks for the warm reception! The ties between Finland and Norway are very strong. Good discussions on #Ukraine, our bilateral and Nordic agenda as well as current #NATO issues. 🇫🇮🇳🇴

Magnificent discussions with my Danish colleague Lars Løkke Rasmussen in beautiful Copenhagen. We continue to work closely together both bilaterally and in the international fora. 🇫🇮🇩🇰

Nostamme tänään salkoihin Ukrainan liput ja valaisemme illalla Merikasarmin Ukrainan väreissä. 🇺🇦 Osoitamme solidaarisuutta #Ukraina'lle, joka kamppailee itsenäisyytensä ja alueellisen koskemattomuutensa puolesta. Suomen vankkumaton tuki jatkuu niin kauan kuin on tarpeen.

Ulkoministeri Elina Valtonen osallistuu 6.–7. syyskuuta Pohjoismaiden ja Baltian maiden keskinäisen yhteistyön NB8-ulkoministerikokoukseen Latviassa. um.fi/tiedotteet/-/a…

Pleasure to meet our fantastic embassy staff in beautiful Riga. Here for the Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (NB8).

Joint press conference of the Nordic and Baltic (NB8) Foreign Ministers with FM Elina Valtonen will be live streamed on 7 September at 15:30 local time. 🇩🇰🇪🇪🇫🇮🇮🇸🇱🇻🇱🇹🇳🇴🇸🇪 Follow the webcast on the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia's web page 👇 mfa.gov.lv/en/article/liv…

Just closed the Nordic and Baltic Foreign Ministers’ meeting in the beautiful cities of Riga and Cēsis in Latvia. Ever closer NB8 dialogue and cooperation continue in fields such as security policy, energy security, UN affairs and facing hybrid threats. 🇫🇮🇪🇪🇸🇪🇱🇻🇳🇴🇱🇹🇩🇰🇮🇸

Congratulations Krišjānis Kariņš on your appointment as Foreign Minister of Latvia. Pleased to continue our close cooperation on bilateral and international affairs. Lai mūsu valstu veiksmīgā sadarbība turpinās un pilnveidojas! 🇫🇮🇱🇻

🇪🇪 and 🇫🇮 coordinating. With my collaegue Jukka Salovaara in Tallinn today.

It was a pleasure to welcome Latvian FM Krišjānis Kariņš to Helsinki. Very good discussions on bilateral and foreign policy issues, such as our strong support to Ukraine, regional cooperation and the situation in the Middle East. Bilateral 🇫🇮🇱🇻 relations are excellent.

Excellent meeting of Nordic and Baltic Foreign Ministers in Visby, Gotland. Steadfast support to Ukraine continues, Russia must be stopped. Support needed for the Belarusian democratic forces and civil society. Also a good exchange on the NATO Washington summit priorities.

Ulkoministeri Elina Valtonen tapaa Liettuan ulkoministerin Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹'in Vilnassa 16. huhtikuuta.🇫🇮🇱🇹 Tiedote⬇️ um.fi/tiedotteet/-/a…

Excellent meeting with my dear colleague Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 in Vilnius. Covered topical bilateral issues and foreign policy matters, such as the urgent need to gear up the support to Ukraine, the situation in the Middle-East and supporting Belarusian democratic forces. 🇫🇮🇱🇹

🇫🇮 #UNForumBHR opening Volker Türk calling for joint leadership of governments, business and CSO in dealing with multiple crisis and leaving an honourable legacy for coming generations Finland in Geneva 🇫🇮 Together we can make a difference!