tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/search/news-and-communications News and communications in Finland 2025-03-31T17:46:52+01:00 HM Government tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pm-meeting-with-president-stubb-of-finland-31-march-2025 2025-03-31T17:46:52+01:00 PM meeting with President Stubb of Finland: 31 March 2025 The Prime Minister welcomed the President of Finland Alexander Stubb to Downing Street this afternoon. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-and-nordic-baltic-eight-ministerial-roundtable-joint-statement 2025-03-11T17:18:24+00:00 UK and Nordic-Baltic Eight Ministerial Roundtable: Joint Statement On Tuesday 11 March, UK Minister for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories, Stephen Doughty, chaired a roundtable with Nordic and Baltic counterparts to discuss support for Ukraine, security in Northern Europe, and 鈥� tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/aurora-forum-minister-doughty-keynote-speech 2025-03-11T16:56:17+00:00 Aurora Forum: Minister Doughty Keynote Speech UK Minister of State for Europe, North America and Overseas Territories outlines the UK's work with Nordic and Baltic allies to strengthen European security, drive growth and deliver on climate goals. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pm-call-with-president-of-finland-22-february-2025 2025-02-22T18:41:02+00:00 PM call with President of Finland: 22 February 2025 The Prime Minister spoke to the President of Finland Alexander Stubb this afternoon. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/finns-travelling-to-uk-need-an-electronic-travel-authorisation 2025-02-13T13:37:14+00:00 Finns travelling to UK need an Electronic Travel Authorisation Visitors travelling to the UK on a European passport will need an ETA from 2 April 2025. Travellers can apply for an ETA from 5 March 2025 onwards. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pm-call-with-president-stubb-of-finland-10-january-2025 2025-01-10T12:25:24+00:00 PM call with President Stubb of Finland: 10 January 2025 The Prime Minister spoke to Finnish President Alexander Stubb this morning. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-expeditionary-force-activates-uk-led-reaction-system-to-track-threats-to-undersea-infrastructure-and-monitor-russian-shadow-fleet 2025-01-06T15:42:29+00:00 Joint Expeditionary Force activates UK-led reaction system to track threats to undersea infrastructure and monitor Russian shadow fleet Joint Expeditionary Force partners and NATO will be alerted by the system of any ships deemed a risk to key areas of interest tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pm-meeting-with-president-stubb-of-finland-and-prime-minister-frederiksen-of-denmark-17-december-2024 2024-12-17T19:35:37+00:00 PM meeting with President Stubb of Finland and Prime Minister Frederiksen of Denmark: 17 December 2024 The Prime Minister met the President of Finland, Alexander Stubb, and the Danish Prime Minister, Mette Frederiksen, in a trilateral meeting following the Joint Expeditionary Force summit today. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/uk-closing-statement-osce-ministerial-council-2024 2024-12-06T00:00:00+00:00 UK closing statement: OSCE Ministerial Council 2024 Ambassador Holland welcomes the agreement to the appointment of the OSCE Secretary General and heads of the autonomous institutions, and calls for agreement to the 2024 Unified Budget. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-to-push-allies-to-increase-support-for-ukraine-and-defence-spending-at-nato 2024-12-04T00:00:00+00:00 UK to push Allies to increase support for Ukraine and defence spending at NATO Foreign Secretary David Lammy will attend the NATO Foreign Ministerial Meeting in Brussels. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/incoming-osce-chair-in-office-presents-priorities-for-2025-uk-statement-to-the-osce 2024-09-19T15:15:07+01:00 Incoming OSCE Chair-in-Office presents priorities for 2025: UK statement to the OSCE Ambassador Holland thanks Minister Valtonen from Finland for presenting priorities as incoming 2025 OSCE Chair-in-Office, and gives full UK support. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/uk-strengthens-ties-with-finland-in-vow-to-support-ukraine 2024-05-21T00:00:00+01:00 UK strengthens ties with Finland in vow to support Ukraine The UK and Finland have signed a strategic partnership declaring Russia as the most significant and direct threat to European peace and stability. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/pm-call-with-prime-minister-orpo-of-finland-8-april-2024 2024-04-08T16:42:38+01:00 PM call with Prime Minister Orpo of Finland: 8 April 2024 The Prime Minister spoke to the Prime Minister of Finland, Petteri Orpo, this morning. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/efforts-to-counter-the-proliferation-and-misuse-of-commercial-spyware-joint-statement 2024-03-28T09:22:52+00:00 Efforts to counter the proliferation and misuse of commercial spyware: joint statement The governments of 11 countries, including the UK, issued a statement on the need for domestic and international controls on commercial spyware technology. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/speeches/minister-for-the-polar-regions-on-uks-arctic-policy-framework 2024-03-01T00:00:00+00:00 UK's Arctic Policy Framework: Minister for the Polar Regions' speech Minister for the Americas, Caribbean and the Overseas Territories David Rutley gave a speech at an Arctic reception at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-statement-on-west-bank-settler-violence 2023-12-15T00:00:00+00:00 West Bank settler violence: joint statement, December 2023 The UK and international partners call on Israel to take immediate and concrete steps to tackle record high settler violence in the occupied West Bank. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/change-of-his-majestys-ambassador-to-finland 2023-12-15T00:00:00+00:00 Change of His Majesty鈥檚 Ambassador to Finland: Laura Davies Mrs Laura Davies has been appointed His Majesty鈥檚 Ambassador to the Republic of Finland in succession to Mrs Theresa Bubbear OBE. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/joint-statement-on-the-one-year-anniversary-of-the-pretoria-cessation-of-hostilities-agreement 2023-11-02T08:35:58+00:00 Joint statement on the one-year anniversary of the Pretoria Cessation of Hostilities Agreement Joint statement from the Embassies of Australia, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/foreign-secretary-welcomes-finland-to-nato 2023-04-04T14:22:00+01:00 Foreign Secretary welcomes Finland to NATO The Foreign Secretary is in Brussels today for a 2-day meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers coinciding with Finland's historic accession to the Alliance. tag:www.gov.uk,2005:/government/news/finlands-accession-to-nato-foreign-secretary-statement 2023-03-17T16:10:00+00:00 Finland鈥檚 accession to NATO: Foreign Secretary's statement on Turkey's ratification decision Foreign Secretary James Cleverly gave a statement on Turkey's decision to ratify Finland鈥檚 accession to NATO.