• Current affairs
• Finland's foreign and security policy
• Finland as an actor in the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP)
• Foreign and security policy in international organisations CoE, OSCE, UN and Nato
• Operations: International Crisis Management
• Publications related to Foreign and Security policy
• Securing the Functions Vital to Society

Foreign and security policy

Finland’s foreign and security policy aims at preserving its independence and the democratic core values of society and promoting the well-being and security of its citizens.

As a Member State of the European Union and a member of the international community, Finland exercises foreign policy with a view to securing its national interests and endeavors to contribute to world peace.

Current Affairs

• Foreign Minister Stubb to go to Georgia 9/6/2010
• Foreign Minister Stubb and Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt propose establishment of the European Institute of Peace 9/3/2010
• Foreign Minister Stubb attends the Nordic and Baltic Foreign Ministers' meeting in Latvia 8/27/2010
• Foreign Minister Alexander Stubb to visit Budapest 8/26/2010

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• Jukka Savolainen appointed as the new Head of Mission of EUPOL Afghanistan 6/14/2010
• Decision on increasing Finnish troops participating in the ISAF mission 5/7/2010
• Finland’s role in peace mediation can be diversified 5/6/2010
• Finland to withdraw from UN MINURCAT mission 4/23/2010
• Finland outlined its policy for crisis management participation 11/13/2009
• Finland’s participation in international crisis management 2010 - 2011 10/9/2009

Finnish participation in

• EU's military crisis management
• UN's peacekeeping operations
• NATO-led operations
• Civilian Crisis Management