President Stubb’s state visit to the Netherlands to focus on strengthening bilateral relations and advancing comprehensive security

Office of the President of the Republic of Finland
Press release 81/2025
18 November 2025 

President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb, accompanied by his spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb, will pay a state visit to the Netherlands on 11–12 December 2025 at the invitation of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands.

The visit will address issues such as further strengthening the bilateral relations between Finland and the Netherlands, comprehensive security, the energy and maritime industries, and support for Ukraine.

In the morning of Thursday 11 December, King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima will welcome the presidential couple with a ceremonial reception in Amsterdam. The public can follow the ceremony in front of the Royal Palace on Dam Square at 10.30 local time. As part of the program, President Stubb will later lay a wreath on the National Monument on Dam Square.

After the reception ceremonies, President Stubb will visit the University of Amsterdam, where he will give a lecture on multilateral cooperation and the transformation of world politics, and meet with students.

In the afternoon, the presidential couple and the King and the Queen will explore drone technology and be introduced to the Dutch Ministry of Defence’s Defensity College programme.

The President and the King will also attend a business event to be held at the National Maritime Museum, where President Stubb will give a speech.

The first day of the visit will conclude with a state banquet hosted by King Willem-Alexander and Queen Máxima at the Royal Palace.

On Friday 12 December, the programme will continue in The Hague, where the President of the Republic and King Willem-Alexander will spend the morning getting acquainted with the activities of NATO Communications and Information Agency.

In the Hague, President Stubb will also meet the President of the Senate and the President of the House of Representatives of the States General (the Dutch Parliament), as well as Prime Minister Dick Schoof. Discussions with the Prime Minister will cover current issues related to security in Europe, Russia’s illegal war of aggression in Ukraine, and support for Ukraine.

After this, the President and Prime Minister will be joined by King Willem-Alexander, Queen Máxima and Mrs Innes-Stubb for a luncheon at Duivenvoorde Castle.

After the luncheon, President Stubb will meet foreign policy experts at the Clingendael Institute and visit the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Suzanne Innes-Stubb, the spouse of the President of the Republic of Finland, will follow a separate programme in addition to the joint programme of the presidential couple. On Friday 12 November, Queen Máxima and she will take part in a round table discussion addressing violence against women.

During the state visit to the Netherlands, President Stubb will be accompanied by Minister of Justice Leena Meri, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio and a business delegation with representatives from Neste, Gasgrid, Fortum, P2X Solutions, ABB Finland, Solnet, Thermal Storage Finland, Hycamite, Aeromon, Nokia, Patria, Hiab, Insta, Bittium, Reaktor, KT-Shelter, Sensofusion, ICEYE, Marine Alutec and VTT.