"We are taking full advantage of the accession of Finland and Sweden, and the capabilities they bring to the Alliance by fully integrating them into our plans, forces, and command structures, including by developing a NATO presence in Finland."

Nice to meet my old friend Bill Burns, director of the Central Intelligence Agency. Between allies it’s always easy to share information and ideas. 🔹🔹🔹 Tapasin Washington DC:ssä Bill Burnsin, Yhdysvaltain keskustiedustelupalvelu CIA:n johtajan.

"Hankimme Ukrainalle ja kansainväliselle oikeudelle tukea niin Euroopan unionissa kuin maailmallakin. Tuemme Ukrainaa, jotta maailmassa vallitsisi rauha eikä vahvemman oikeus", toteaa Elina Valtonen suurlähettiläskokouksen puheessaan. #SLSK2024 ⬇️ um.fi/puheet/-/asset…

Alexander Stubb Lue presidentti Alexander Stubb puhe kokonaisuudessaan verkkosivuiltamme: presidentti.fi/tasavallan-pre…

Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering Joakim Strand: "Finland’s EU policy has always been based on the premise that a strong and united EU is in Finland’s best interests. When the EU succeeds, we also succeed." #SLSK2024 ⬇️ valtioneuvosto.fi/-/eurooppa-ja-…

Ukraine to receive more defence materiel from Finland defmin.fi/en/topical/pre…

Sweden announces ambition to take on role as Framework Nation in NATO enhanced forward presence to be established in Finland. Press release 👇 defmin.fi/en/topical/pre…

Statement by President of the Republic of Finland @AlexStubb at the General Debate of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York on 25 September 2024. #UNGA79 #FIUNGA79 presidentti.fi/en/statement-b…

Russian Federation 🇷🇺: EU Council sets up a new #sanctions regime thanks to which the EU will be able to target multiple #hybridthreats such as: intimidation, sabotage, FIMI, malicious cyber activities & the instrumentalisation of migrants. Read more 👇

The EU foreign ministers will convene in Luxembourg on 14 October. Minister Elina Valtonen will represent Finland at the meeting. The EU foreign ministers will continue their discussion on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and situation in Middle East. um.fi/press-releases…

Had an very good bilateral discussion with president Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський today. It is clear that more needs to be done. Our strong support for Ukraine will continue. 🇫🇮🇺🇦

Today, I met Chinese President Xi Jinping. Finland values the stable and constructive relationship with China. The main topic of our discussions was Russia's war of aggression in Ukraine.

Former 🇫🇮 President Sauli Niinistö presented his report on strengthening Europe’s civilian and military readiness to @EUcommission. Requested by Ursula von der Leyen, the report suggests seven findings & nine steps for 🇪🇺preparedness. Member states will now review it for further discussions.

I just spoke to Petteri Orpo. Finland, alongside 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇵🇱🇳🇴, is bravely keeping our borders safe from threats of all forms coming from Russia and Belarus. They are securing our common borders. So today we’re making available €170 million to support their efforts.

We must keep up strong pressure on Russia. Good to see the 15th sanctions package agreed. It will further weaken Putin's war machine.

The incident involving undersea cables in the Baltic Sea is the latest in a series of suspected attacks on critical infrastructure. We commend the Finnish authorities for their swift action in boarding the suspected vessel. My joint statement → europa.eu/!k6cCfB (1/3)

I'm pleased to host the Baltic Sea NATO Allies Summit together with Kristen Michal in Helsinki next week. We will discuss the security of the Baltic Sea region, strengthening of NATO’s presence in the Baltic Sea and responding to the threat posed by Russia’s shadow fleet.

Europe delivers: EU Foreign Ministers just agreed to extend again the sanctions on Russia. This will continue to deprive Moscow of revenues to finance its war. Russia needs to pay for the damage they are causing.

The Finnish Government has today taken two key decisions, reflecting the changes in our security environment. First, Finland will raise its defence expenditure to 3% of GDP by 2029. This is a part of Finland’s contribution to Europe taking greater responsibility for our own

Eurooppalaisten vastuunkantoa mitataan kesäkuun EU ja NATO -huippukokouksissa. Vahvempi Eurooppa on myös Yhdysvalloille parempi liittolainen. Euroopan puolustuksen vahvistaminen on Suomenkin etu, kirjoittavat suurlähettiläät Jori Arvonen & Piritta Asunmaa hs.fi/paakirjoitukse…