The Arctic Resilience Forum, an international conference organised by Finland’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Rovaniemi on 10–11 September 2018, seeks to develop the resilience of the Arctic region to climate change. This comprises innovative solutions, as well as management of weather and climate risks and climate change adaptation. The event is organised together with the Ministry for Foreign Affairs and is included in the programme for Finland’s Chairmanship of the Arctic Council.

On Wednesday, 30 May, decision-makers and representatives of administration, NGOs, business, industry and the research community gathered to an annual event in Finlandia Hall, Helsinki, to develop shared understanding on the state and future of sustainable development. This year’s themes were ecosystems, water, energy, urban development, consumption and production.

Preparation of the 2019 Budget is under way. The aim is to improve and ex-pand the way in which sustainable development is treated in the Budget, making it easier to identify the appropriations that relate to it. Finland’s ac-tions in this area have received attention internationally.