The following is a list of presidential trips made by Sauli Niinistö during his tenure as the 12th President of Finland, which began on 1 March 2012 and ended on 1 March 2024. During this time he travelled abroad 151 times.
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This information was gathered mainly from the official site of the president, more specifically from his calendar and pages linked there,[1] although some of his trips are missing there, and his press releases from the same site.
First term of office
editNiinistö’s first term of six years began on 1 March 2012 and ended on 1 February 2018.
2012
edit- 12 trips abroad, of which two were state visits.
2013
edit- 16 trips abroad, of which six were state visits.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2013 | |||||||
No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit | References |
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13. | 2013 | January 23–25 | Switzerland | Davos | World Economic Forum | [14] | |
14. | 2013 | February 11–13 | Russia | Moscow | Vladimir Putin, president | Official visit | [15] |
15. | 2013 | April 4–5 | Denmark | Copenhagen | Margrethe II, Queen | State visit | [16] |
16. | 2013 | April 6–10 | China | Beijing | Xi Jinping, President of China | Official visit | [17] |
17. | 2013 | April 16–18 | Kazakhstan | Astana | Nursultan Nazarbayev, president | State visit | [18][19] |
18. | 2013 | May 13–15 | Lithuania | Vilnius | Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania | State visit | [20] |
19. | 2013 | May 28–29 | Iceland | Reykjavík | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, president | State visit | [21] |
20. | 2013 | July 9–11 | France | Paris | Francois Hollande, president | Official visit | [22] |
21. | 2013 | September 4 | Sweden | Stockholm | Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden | Meeting of the US President with Scandinavian heads of state | [23] |
22. | 2013 | September 9–11 | Latvia | Riga | Andris Bērziņš, president | State visit | [24] |
23. | 2013 | September 15 | Sweden | Stockholm | Carl XVI Gustav, king | 40th anniversary celebrations of the accession to the throne of King Carl XVI Gustaf | [25] |
24. | 2013 | September 23–25 | Russia | Salekhard | Vladimir Putin, president | Working visit | [26] |
25. | 2013 | October 8–10 | Poland | Warsaw | Bronisław Komorowski, president | Met the presidents of European states | [27] |
26. | 2013 | October 15–16 | Switzerland | Bern | Ueli Maurer, president | State visit | [28] |
27. | 2013 | November 16–17 | Germany | Freiburg | Horst Köhler, former President of Germany | Received the Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung Prize | [29] |
28. | 2013 | December 9–11 | South Africa | Johannesburg | Jacob Zuma, president | State memorial service of former President Nelson Mandela (Dec 10) | [30] |
2014
edit- 15 trips abroad, of which one was a state visit.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2014 | |||||||
No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit | References |
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29. | 2014 | January 12–13 | Sweden | Sälen | Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister | Rikskonferens Seminar in Sälen | [31] |
30. | 2014 | January 23–24 | Switzerland | Davos | World Economic Forum | [32] | |
31. | 2014 | February 6–12 | Russia | Sochi | Vladimir Putin, president | Working visit 2014 Winter Olympics |
[33] |
32. | 2014 | March 11–13 | Lebanon | Beirut | Michel Suleiman, president | Official visit | [34] |
33. | 2014 | March 23–25 | Netherlands | The Hague | Mark Rutte, prime minister | Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, met Xi Jinping, Barack Obama and Abdullah Gül |
[35] |
34. | 2014 | June 3–4 | Poland | Warsaw | Bronisław Komorowski, president | Events dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Poland’s liberation, met with Petro Poroshenko |
[36] |
35. | 2014 | August 15 | Russia | Sochi | Vladimir Putin, president | Working visit | [37] |
36. | 2014 | August 16 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine | Working visit | [37] |
37. | 2014 | September 4–5 | United Kingdom | Newport | David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Nato 2014 Wales summit | [38] |
38. | 2014 | September 20–25 | United States | New York | Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations | Opening of United Nations General Assembly | [39] |
39. | 2014 | September 29–30 | Portugal | Braga | Aníbal Cavaco Silva, president | Met the presidents of European states | [40] |
40. | 2014 | October 6–8 | Germany | Frankfurt | Frankfurt Book Fair | [41] | |
41. | 2014 | October 8–11 | Canada | Ottawa | Stephen Harper, prime minister | State visit | [42] |
42. | 2014 | October 30-November 1 | Iceland | Reykjavík | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, president | Arctic Circle assembly | [43] |
43. | 2014 | November 4–5 | Italy | Rome | Giorgio Napolitano, president | Working visit | [44] |
2015
edit- 15 trips, of which 3 were state visits.
2016
edit- 16 trips, of which one was a state visit.
2017
edit- 11 trips, none of which was a state visit.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2017 | |||||||
No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit | References |
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75. | 2017 | February 16–19 | Germany | Munich | Munich Security Conference | [77] | |
76. | 2017 | March 13 | Sweden | Stockholm | Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister | Celebration organised by Svenska Finlandsfrivilligas Minnesförening, in honour of the end of the Winter War | [78] |
77. | 2017 | March 30 | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Vladimir Putin, president | IV International Arctic Forum | [79] |
78. | 2017 | May 9–10 | Norway | Oslo | Harald V, King of Norway | Norwegian royal couple’s 80th birthday, meeting with Prime Minister Erna Solberg |
[80] |
79. | 2017 | May 11–12 | Germany | Berlin | Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany | Working visit | [81] |
80. | 2017 | May 13 | Estonia | Tallinn | Lennart Meri Conference | [82] | |
81. | 2017 | June 10 | Finland 100 day of celebrations | [83] | |||
82. | 2017 | June 19–20 | Kazakhstan | Arkhangelsk | Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan | Astana World Expo | [84] |
83. | 2017 | August 24 | Sweden | Stockholm | Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden | Celebration of Finland’s 100th Anniversary | [85] |
84. | 2017 | August 29 | United States | Washington, D.C. | Donald Trump, President | Working visit | [86][87] |
85. | 2017 | September 18–21 | United States | New York | António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations | Opening of United Nations General Assembly | [88] |
September 21–23 | Minnesota | Celebration of the Centennial of the Republic of Finland |
Second term of office
editNiinistö’s second term of six years began on 1 February 2018 and ended on 1 March 2024.
2018
edit- 13 trips abroad, one of which was a state visit.
2019
edit- 12 trips, of which one was a state visit.
2020
edit- Only on trip abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2019 | |||||||
No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
111. | 2020 | January 27 | Israel | Jerusalem, Tel-Aviv | Reuven Rivlin, President of Israel | 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz | [115] |
2021
edit- 9 trips abroad, none of which were state visits.
2022
edit- 12 trips abroad, 2 of which were state visits.
2023
edit- 16 trips abroad, 6 of which were state visits.
2024
edit- Three trips abroad, no state visits.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2023 | |||||||
No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit | References |
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149. | 2024 | February 12 | Norway | Oslo | Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway | Working visit | [159] |
150. | 2024 | February 24–25 | Namibia | Windhoek | Nangolo Mbumba, President of Namibia | State funeral of Hage Geingob, President of Namibia | [160] |
151. | 2024 | February 26 | France | Paris | Emmanuel Macron, President of France | Working visit | [161] |
Post-presidential trips of societal importance
editFormer Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s post-presidential visits | ||||||||
No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit | Other | References |
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1. | 2024 | March 20 | Belgium | Brussels | Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission | Announcement that Niinistö is to write a report on how to enhance Europe’s civilian and defence preparedness and readiness | [162][163] | |
2. | 2024 | May 17–18 | Sweden | Stockholm | Samfundet Sverige-Finland | 100th anniversary of the SSF, received an award from the community |
Interview in Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish) | [164][165] |
References
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- ^ "President Niinistö at the Nuclear Security Summit in South Korea". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 18 April 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö on state visit to Sweden". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to official visit to Estonia". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the NATO Summit". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Prinsessa Estellen ristiäiset" [‘Baptism of Princess Estelle’] (in Finnish). Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö on a working visit in St Petersburg" (in Finnish). Office of the President of the Republic of Finlan. 19 July 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the Olympic Games in London". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 7 August 2012.
- ^ a b "President Niinistö to attend the Paralympic Games and to make working visit to Hungary". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 28 August 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Työvierailu Unkariin" [‘Working visit to Hungary’]. Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 5 September 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend the UN General Assembly". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 21 September 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "State visit to Norway to bolster Arctic cooperation". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 26 October 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "President Niinistö to make official visit to German". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 25 October 2012. Retrieved 16 March 2012.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the World Economic Forum in Davos". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö on working visit to Moscow". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 7 February 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to make state visit to Denmark". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 27 February 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to make official visit to China". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 14 March 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
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- ^ "Green economy in focus on visit to Kazakhstan". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 18 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to make state visit to Lithuania". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to make state visit to Iceland". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 16 May 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to make official visit to France". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 9 July 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö meets the President of the United States in Stockholm". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to make state visit to Latvia". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend King of Sweden's 40th jubilee as reigning monarch". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 11 September 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö on working visit to Russia". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to meet European presidents in Poland". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to make state visit to Switzerland". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Presidentti Niinistö vastaanottaa Hayek-säätiön talouspalkinnon Saksassa" [‘President Niinistö to receive the Received the Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung Economic Prize in Germany’]. Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 11 November 2013. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö on the state visit to South Africa: "We need international cooperation, and Africa is playing a rapidly increasing role"". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 24 April 2024. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ Niinistö, Sauli (12 January 2014). "Speech by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the Rikskonferens Seminar in Sälen on 12 January 2014". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the World Economic Forum in Davos". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 7 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö attended the Winter Olympics in Sochi". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 13 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President of the Republic inspects crisis management forces in Lebanon". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 14 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the 25th anniversary of Poland's liberation". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Niinistö and Poroshenko meeting in Kiev". YLE. 16 August 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the NATO summit: Our security rests on independent defence and broad-based networking". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Statement by President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the UNGA 69th General Debate on 24 September 2014". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to meet European presidents in Portugal". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Speech by the President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö at the opening of the Frankfurt Book Fair on 7 October 2014". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö on a state visit to Canada". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend Arctic Circle assembly in Iceland". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 28 October 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö meets President of Italy in Rome". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö in Brussels: EU to prioritise security". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend Munich Security Conference". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Presidentti Niinistö vastaanotti kisalipun Falunin MM-hiihdoissa" [‘President Niinistö received the games flag in the World Ski Championships in Falun’] (in Finnish). Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö pays state visit to Poland". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 11 March 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö meets senior politicians from the United Arab Emirates". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 15 April 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend King of Sweden's 40th jubilee as reigning monarch". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 11 September 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to visit Germany". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 11 May 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö meets President of Mexico". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö discusses the Ukrainian crisis with the President of Kazakhstan". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 11 June 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö met President of Russia in Moscow". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö meeting European presidents in Germany". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 14 September 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend the UN General Assembly". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö: Europe needs Turkey more than ever". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö meets President of Indonesia in Jakarta". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend Paris climate conference". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the World Economic Forum in Davos". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö visiting Austria". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö in Munich: Is worse still to come, or is something better and constructive in store?". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö in Tokyo: Finland and Japan move towards strategic partnership". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Culture in Kyoto, partnership in Tokyo". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Presidents Niinistö and Putin in Moscow: Traffic via Salla and Raja-Jooseppi to be restricted". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 30 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö attends Nuclear Security Summit: "For once, the international community has begun taking action in advance"". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 13 April 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö meets with Prime Minister of Sweden – NATO report discussed". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Security situation discussed by US and Nordic leaders". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 14 May 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö on a state visit to Estonia: Relationships must be maintained in several directions". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 19 May 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the Warsaw Summit: Deterrence and dialogue in balance in NATO's relations with Russia". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 11 July 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö visits Uruguay". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to visit Uruguay and the Rio Olympics". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the meeting of the Arraiolos Group: We need the EU, we need cooperation". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the UN General Assembly: International cooperation even more important in conflict resolution". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 22 September 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö in Iran: International cooperation necessary to combat terrorism". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 27 October 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö in EU meetings in Brussels: Every step taken in defence cooperation is warmly welcome". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö attends Munich Security Conference". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend celebration of Swedish volunteers in Stockholm". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend Arctic Forum in Russia". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö and Mrs Haukio attend 80th birthdays of Norway's royal couple". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 3 May 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Presidentti Niinistö vierailee Saksassa" [‘President Niinistö visits Germany’]. Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "Lennart Meri -konferenssi". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Finland 100: President Niinistö and Mrs Haukio to visit Tallinn for a Finland 100 day of celebration". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö will visit Kazakhstan and the Astana World Expo". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 6 June 2017. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Suomi 100: Presidenttipari juhlisti satavuotiasta Suomea Tukholmassa" [‘Finland 100: The Presidential Couple Celebrated Finland’s Centennial in Stockholm’] (in Finnish). Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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- ^ "President Niinistö in Washington: Security the top theme of talks". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Presidentti Niinistön ja rouva Haukion Yhdysvaltain-vierailu alkoi Washingtonista – Suomi 100 -gaala lauantaina" [‘Visit of President Niinistö and Mrs Haukio to the United States began in Washington — Finland 100 gala to be held on Saturday’] (in Finnish). Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö in Munich: It is in Finland's interest to be involved in resolving Ukraine crisis". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö attends Lithuanian Centennial Celebration". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to visit Brussels". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 21 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö in Brussels: Dialogue with Russia needed perhaps more than ever". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 29 March 2018. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö on a state visit to Croatia". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö attends Georgia's 100th Anniversary". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "Presidentti Niinistö Viron 100-vuotisjuhlallisuuksiin Tartoon" [‘President Niinistö to attend the celebrations of the Estonia centennial’] (in Finnish). Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 21 June 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö attends NATO summit in Brussels". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to make a working visit to Russia". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend the meeting of the Arraiolos Group in Latvia". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the UN General Assembly and in Washington". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend Paris Peace Forum". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend Latvian Centennial Celebration". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 12 November 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at UN Climate Change Conference: "More needs to be done, and faster"". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö and Mrs Haukio visited Austria". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö visits China". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe: "Never again must Europe fall into a state of war"". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend Munich Security Conference". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö in St. Petersburg: Dialogue is key in reducing tensions". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 10 April 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö made an official visit to Slovenia on 23–24 May 2019". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend the French National Day celebrations in Paris". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö in Ukraine: "Nothing is more valuable than peace"". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the UN General Assembly: The mindset of ordinary people plays a major role in the efforts to mitigate climate change". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "President Niinistö in Washington: Europe needs the United States, but the United States also needs Europe". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 2 October 2019. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
- ^ "President Niinistö on official visit to Ethiopia". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö and Mrs Jenni Haukio to attend the ceremony of the enthronement of the Emperor of Japan in Tokyo". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö attend the commemoration of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 27 January 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at Crimea Platform in Kyiv: We need the spirit of Helsinki". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Key issues for European security raised during President Niinistö's working visit to France". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at Arraiolos Group meeting: We must find common denominators". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 16 September 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Visita di Stato del Presidente della Repubblica di Finlandia, Sauli Niinistö" (in Italian). Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö to attend the UN General Assembly in New York". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 17 September 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö attended Malmö International Forum on Holocaust". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö visited Russia: The current situation requires at least a minimum level of mutual trust". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 1 November 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "President Niinistö at the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow: Combatting climate change is one of our weightiest human responsibilities". Office of the President of the Republic of Finland. 3 November 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
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