Finland’s Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto to attend informal meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs

The foreign ministers will discuss preparations for the NATO Summit in Vilnius in July, where the topics will include providing support to Ukraine, reinforcing NATO’s deterrence and defence, agreeing on defence investment and building defence industry capacity. The meeting will be chaired by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.

“Finland’s priority at the meeting is to promote Sweden’s membership in NATO before the Vilnius Summit in July. Additionally, ensuring continued support for Ukraine is crucial for Finland and NATO,” says Minister for Foreign Affairs Haavisto.

Minister Haavisto will also have bilateral meetings in Oslo.

Inquiries

• Johanna Lukkarila, Diplomatic Adviser to Minister for Foreign Affairs Haavisto, tel. +358 295 350 834
• Minna Laajava, Director, Unit for Security Policy and Crisis Management, tel. +358 295 350 128
• The email addresses of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are in the format firstname.lastname@gov.fi.