A good an efficient visit by PM Marin to Vienna to meet Federal Chancellor Nehammer and Federal President van der Bellen. Austria is a good partner in EU and together we affirmed our strong support for Ukraine. MFA Finland 🇫🇮

Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in sunny Helsinki today for discussions with PM Sanna Marin. Joint interests in supporting Ukraine, strengthening EU’s strategic autonomy and advancing green transition. #eu MFA Finland 🇫🇮

Finally in. Contributing strongly to security of the whole alliance. #nato #natofinland MFA Finland 🇫🇮

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s first bilateral visit to Tallinn. Estonia & Finland - close neighbours, partners in EU and Allies in NATO 👌MFA Finland 🇫🇮

EU Leaders meeting with CELAC partners presented a good opportunity for bilateral meetings to discuss joint economical interests. Here with Chile. #EUCELAC #EUCELACSummit MFA Finland 🇫🇮

Finland’s energy policy has for a long time been based on having a good choice of options. In these times this is even more relevant than earlier. In pic the recently acquired LNG terminal ship. #Balticconnector #playbookofevilacts

Thanks FIIA for hosting Gvt’s EU Secretariat for an exchange of thoughts on EU enlargement, reforms and other topical issues. Always good when policy meets research!

Always good to meet Portuguese colleagues; this time DG Helena Malcata in Helsinki. MFA Finland 🇫🇮

Years ago I served in the editorial board of Ulkopolitiikka magazine of FIIA. Now looking forward for even closer cooperation with FIIA as a member of board.

Thank you Perm Rep Markku Keinänen for inviting important colleagues from EU institutions to discuss our initiative for Prepredness Union - essential element for EU’s security. We continued discussioms also in NATO MFA Finland 🇫🇮

Candles light in Helsinki in show of support for Ukraine. Slava Ukraini!

What started as a pre-European Council meeting of 3 Nordic Prime Ministers in 1990’s, is today a useful exchange of views by leaders of FI, SE, DK, EE, LV, LT, IE and PL. #NBIP8 #euco

La Hulpe event offered, among many others, interesting analysis from Enrico Letta & Mario Draghi on how the EU should reform its policies and financing in the face of the changed geopolitical reality. Among the urgent: defence.

Tämän alla onkin linkki: ” Näin hallitus kiristää maahanmuuttoa”. Täystyrmäys: Suomi ei houkuttele ulkomaisia huippuosaajia – vain harva uskoo houkuttelevuuden lisääntyvän | Talous | Yle yle.fi/a/74-20104625

Endure the the freezing winds. See you at the Senate Square again next summer!