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11/18/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/18/2025 04:15

Foreign Minister Valtonen to visit Rovaniemi

Foreign Minister Valtonen to visit Rovaniemi

Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Publication date 18.11.2025 12.06 | Published in English on 18.11.2025 at 12.10
Type:Press release

Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will visit Rovaniemi, Finland, on 20 November.

While in Rovaniemi, Minister Elina Valtonen will visit the University of Lapland and Lapland Startup Hub and take part in the programme for the visit of NATO's Permanent Representatives to Finland.

At an event at the University of Lapland, Minister Valtonen will give a speech about Finland's foreign and security policy in the Arctic security landscape.

"The Arctic's role in Finland's foreign and security policy is becoming increasingly important. Finland aims to promote stability in the region. We also have a great deal of Arctic expertise that we want to make use of," says Minister for Foreign Affairs Valtonen.

Minister Valtonen will also attend the opening of the Lapland Startup Hub.

Inquiries

  • Matilda af Hällström, Special Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 295 350 488
  • Kalle Kankaanpää, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, tel. +358 50 442 7108
  • The email addresses of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are in the format [email protected]
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