Current issues

President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy discuss situation at eastern border, security in society and Finland’s participation in international crisis management

Press release 8.12.2023 12.21

Catch the Carbon projects to be presented at several side events of COP28

News item 5.12.2023 16.16

Prime Minister Orpo at COP28: climate targets need to be accompanied by concrete steps

Press release 2.12.2023 18.03

Statement by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at the COP28 Climate Conference

Speech 2.12.2023 11.11

UN Climate Change Conference begins with summit of heads of state and government

Press release 1.12.2023 18.13

COP28 Climate Conference to discuss impacts of climate change on health for the first time

News item 1.12.2023 14.15

Climate crisis is a health and human rights crisis

Column 1.12.2023 14.11

Speech by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at the opening of the COP28 Finland Pavilion

Speech 1.12.2023 12.37

Updating of sectoral low-carbon roadmaps begins

Press release 1.12.2023 8.51

Prime Minister Orpo to open Finland Pavilion at COP28 in Dubai

Press release 30.11.2023 10.00

Metsähallitus launches auctions concerning large-scale offshore wind power projects

Press release 23.11.2023 13.30

EU gender equality ministers to discuss violence against women on 23–24 November

Press release 23.11.2023 10.05

Government appoints project group to oversee implementation of equality statement – implementation of measures under way in several ministries

Press release 16.11.2023 14.57

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo visits Copenhagen

Press release 15.11.2023 0.55

Finnish research on climate-smart land use provides tools for international climate work – Results of Catch the Carbon projects presented to OECD countries in Paris

News item 13.11.2023 13.55

Father of the Year prize awarded to three fathers

Press release 7.11.2023 10.18

Speech by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo in memory of the Jews handed over to Nazi Germany, 6 November 2023

Speech 6.11.2023 19.21

Radical events in the Finnish gas market - security of supply ensured

Column 6.11.2023 13.50

Finland and Australia to cooperate more closely in carbon neutral solutions

Press release 30.10.2023 15.05

Ministerial Committee on EU Affairs discusses upcoming meetings and Commission’s 2024 work programme

Press release 25.10.2023 10.19