Always valuable to discuss with the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen. Timely discussion on the European security.

Excellent meeting of Nordic and Baltic Foreign Ministers in Visby, Gotland. Steadfast support to Ukraine continues, Russia must be stopped. Support needed for the Belarusian democratic forces and civil society. Also a good exchange on the NATO Washington summit priorities.

Valkoinen talo: Ruotsista tulee tänään Naton 32. jäsenmaa. Ruotsin pääministeri Ulf Kristersson seuraa presidentti Joe Bidenin illan puhetta Washingtonissa.

Ruotsin TV4:n mukaan Ruotsista tulee virallisesti Naton jäsen ensi maanantaina ja maan lippu nostetaan salkoon Naton päämajan edustalla puoliltapäivin. Paikalla ovat tuolloin ainakin pääministeri Ulf Kristersson ja puolustusvoimien komentaja Micael Bydén.

🇫🇮 🇺🇳 Representatives of more than 40 countries gathered in LDC Future Forum in Helsinki to discuss how to harness  expertise in science, technology and innovation to foster development in the world’s least developed countries. The UN partner of #LDCFutureForum is UN-OHRLLS.

Today started the plenary and panel meetings at the World Bank Global Digital Summit. Accessibility and affordability are key issues when tackling connectivity issues. #WBGDigitalSummit

Unkarin uusi presidentti on allekirjoittanut Ruotsin Nato-jäsenyyden ratifioinnin, kertoo Ruotsin yleisradioyhtiö SVT. Seuraavaksi asiakirja on lähetettävä Washingtoniin.

We had an excellent discussion with the Chair of EXIM Reta Jo Lewis and her team today at the Embassy of Finland in Washington. The meeting was chaired by DCM Markus Akola on the right. #exim #finland

Grattis, Sverige och varmt välkommen till @nato! Ser fram emot djupt samarbete inom försvarsalliansen med min 🇸🇪 kollega Tobias Billström. Den här dagen har vi väntat på!

Grattis Sverige! Congratulations Sweden! Välkommen till NATO.

Together we are stronger. Yhdessä olemme vahvempia. Tillsammans är vi starkare. 🇸🇪🇫🇮

The EU-LAC Digital Alliance Dialogue on Cybersecurity conference came to an end today. I met a lot of new wonderful people like the Deputy Minister for Digital Transformation of Colombia Sidney Carolina Bernal #Global Gateway #cybersecurity #EU -LAC

The EU-LAC Digital Alliance high-level policy dialogue on cybersecurity started today by the opening words of Joel Santos Echavarría from our host country the Dominican Republic. #Global Gateway #cybersecurity

When women got full equal voting rights to men:

🇫🇮 Finland: 1906
🇳🇴 Norway: 1913
🇩🇰 Denmark: 1915
🇷🇺 Russia: 1917
🇵🇱 Poland: 1918
🇩🇪 Germany: 1918
🇦🇹 Austria: 1918
🇳🇱 Netherlands: 1919
🇨🇿 Czechia: 1920
🇸🇰 Slovakia: 1920
🇦🇱 Albania: 1920
🇮🇪 Ireland: 1922
🇬🇧 UK: 1928
🇪🇸 Spain:…

Interesting beginning of the 3 day event EU-LAC Digital Alliance Dialogue on Cybersecurity today in Santo Domingo #Global Gateway #LAC4 #cybersecurity

Helsinki Shipyard has been purchased by Canadian Davie Shipbuilding. This is another proof of great cooperation between FIN and CAN 🇫🇮🇨🇦

It was an honour to witness the signing of the agreement between the Commission and Finnfund on Africa connect. The picture is not about the actual signing of the agreement, but Commissioner Urpilainen and Finnfund CEO Kangasniemi signing the commemorative poster. #GlobalGateway

It was a pleasure to witness the signature of the Regional Facility for Teachers in Africa, a Global Gateway project, where the Finnish National Agency for Education is part of the implementing consortium. #GlobalGateway #Education #Africa

The plenary session of the Global Gateway Forum today was impressive. The European Commission President von der Leyen opened it, followed by the President of Senegal, PMs from Bangladesh and Albania and the Deputy Sec.Gen from UN. #GGF23

What a great buzz before the opening of Global Gateway Forum in Brussels. #GlobalGateway

I had the pleasure to listen to prof. Urama FAAS Chief Economist and VP ⁦African Development Bank Group⁩ on African economic development and how important it is to engage private investment for green transition. #climate #Africa