Official Twitter Account of the Embassy of Finland in Latvia. Tweets in English, Finnish and Latvian. Retweets do not equal endorsements.
Riga, Latvia
Joined December 2014
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FinEmbRiga retweeted
Foreign Minister @edgarsrinkevics welcomes to #Riga 🇱🇻 the Minister of European Affairs of #Finland 🇫🇮 @TyttiTup and notes: "Doors to #NATO should be kept open to any democracy. Latvia supports #Finland and #Sweden joining NATO."
➡️ mfa.gov.lv/en/article/latvia…
FinEmbRiga retweeted
Today we celebrate Europe Day, which is a day of peace and unity in Europe. Its importance is today more relevant than ever. 🇪🇺
#EuropeDay
FinEmbRiga retweeted
As always good to meet my Finnish colleague @Haavisto in #Helsinki. Very productive exchange on bilateral relations, #Afghanistan #Belarus #Arctic and Nordic Baltic cooperation. Thanks for solidarity and support to tackle #Covid19 and ongoing hybrid warfare at EU borders 🇱🇻🇫🇮 – at Helsinki, Finland
FinEmbRiga retweeted
FM @Haavisto: It was a pleasure to welcome Latvian FM @edgarsrinkevics to Helsinki. Very good discussion on current bilateral and international affairs, such as regional and border security as well as Afghanistan. Bilateral relations with #Latvia are excellent. 🇫🇮 🇱🇻
FinEmbRiga retweeted
Puhemies @AnuVehvilainen tapasi tänään Latvian ulkoministerin Edgars Rinkēvičsin. Keskusteluissa painottuivat erityisesti kahdenväliset suhteet ja Valko-Venäjän tilanne. Puhemies esitteli ensimmäistä kertaa eduskunnassa vierailleelle Rinkēvičsille myös eduskunnan toimintaa.
ALT Puhemies Anu Vehviläinen esittelee eduskunnan työtä Latvian ulkoministerille Edgars Rinkēvičsille. Vieras kuuntelee tarkkaavaisesti katse puhujassa. Molemmilla on maskit. Taustalla näkyvät istuntosalin kullanväriset ihmishahmoja kuvaavat Wäinö Aaltosen patsaat.
FinEmbRiga retweeted
An excellent meeting between FM @Haavisto and Latvian FM @edgarsrinkevics in Helsinki. Issues covered include the wide range of bilateral topics and international affairs, such as regional cooperation formats, Belarus and Afghanistan. @Ulkoministerio
FinEmbRiga retweeted
Minister @TyttiTup and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs discussed migration and situation at the EU's external borders. 🇫🇮🤝🇱🇻
Also on the agenda were EU’s Strategic Compass, energy and climate policies and the rule of law.
@Latvian_MFA I @edgarsrinkevics
ALT Ministers Tuppurainen and Rinkēvičs discussing in front of Government Palace in Helsinki.
FinEmbRiga retweeted
Prime Minister @MarinSanna: "Finland is honoured to serve as a member of the @UN_HRC in 2022–2024. We look forward to engaging with everyone to make a lasting, positive impact on human rights.” 🇫🇮🇺🇳
#FIforHRC #FIinHRC
FinEmbRiga retweeted
🇱🇻🇫🇮 Mēs daudz ko varam mācīties no Somijas aizsardzības sistēmas un varam arī dalīties Latvijas pieredzē attīstot savas spējas. Kopumā ieguvēji esam abi! Somijas Aizsardzības spēku komandierim ģenerālim Timo Kivinen ļoti piepildīta darba vizīte Latvijā.
FinEmbRiga retweeted
Koronapandemia on viivästyttänyt monia pitkään suunniteltuja tapaamisia. Yli vuodella lykkääntynyt vierailuni Latviaan, kollegani kenraaliluutnantti Leonīds Kalniņšin vieraana, saatiin nyt viimein toteutettua.
FinEmbRiga retweeted
“We want to see Afghanistan fully respect human rights of women, their security and equal participation in all fields of society”
Together with women leaders across the world we are calling for equal rights for Afghan women and girls: bit.ly/3lJLHzk
Photo @rauli_virtanen
FinEmbRiga retweeted
FM @Haavisto in the Nordic-Baltic Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Vanajanlinna: Always useful to get together with close colleagues to discuss both regional and global affairs 🇫🇮 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇸🇪 🇩🇰 🇪🇪 🇳🇴 🇮🇸
FinEmbRiga retweeted
Eikö Saksassa ollenkaan lueta Suomen Twitteriä? Käsittämätöntä.
The @SPIEGEL_English magazine in 🇩🇪 ranks the countries that have handled the pandemic best. I fail to spot 🇸🇪 in the list, but congratulate our 🇳🇴🇫🇮 🇩🇰 neighbors.
FinEmbRiga retweeted
MoD Antti Kaikkonen 🇫🇮, MoD Artis Pabriks 🇱🇻 and representatives of Patria signed a framework agreement on the Common Armoured Vehicle System (CAVS) today.
@anttikaikkonen @Pabriks @PatriaOyj @AizsardzibasMin
FinEmbRiga retweeted
Accessible technology – a human rights issue? 📱💻
Tune in for a live discussion with FM @Haavisto, UN Special Rapporteur Gerard Quinn, @TuomasTuure, and experts from @AbilisF.
🗓️ Wednesday 2 June at 12 pm EEST
➡️ Follow here on @Ulkoministerio Twitter
#FIforHRC #HumanRights
ALT A template with the text: "Join us Wednesday 2 June 12 pm EEST @ulkoministerio Twitter account" With five pictures: Pekka Haavisto, Gerard Quinn, Rafiki Msafiri, Tuomas Tuure and Dr. Birendra Raj Pokharel and three logos: Finland's camapign to the UN Human Rights Council, MFA Finland and Abilis.
FinEmbRiga retweeted
May 17th is the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia 🏳️⚧️🌈 #IDAHOT2021 #IDAHOT
👉 #Humanrights are universal and belong to all.
👉 Finland develops the rights of #LGBTI people in such international forums as the UN, the EU, the CoE and the OSCE.
FinEmbRiga retweeted
Transparency of authorities, independent media and access to factual information are key in building trust in democracies. 💬✍️
As @FO_coalition chair, 🇫🇮 continues to combat disinformation that can erode that trust.
#WorldPressFreedomDay #FIforHRC #FI2021FOC
FinEmbRiga retweeted
#Finland has set itself the goal of becoming #carbonneutral by #2035, one of the most ambitious targets of any country in the industrialised world.
This is how we plan to do it.
ow.ly/1Fdz50ExDiU
FinEmbRiga retweeted
Today is #EarthDay!
Let's celebrate our planet with ambitious measures to make Europe climate neutral by 2050:
💚 environmentally-friendly technologies
🚆 cleaner transport
☀️ decarbonising the energy sector
🏡 energy-efficient buildings
🌱 industry innovation
#EUGreenDeal
FinEmbRiga retweeted
If 🇫🇮 is elected to the @UN_HRC, we will:
☑️ promote the rights of women and girls
☑️ ensure that digitalisation helps enhance equality
☑️ address the human rights impacts of climate change
☑️ support everyone's right to access quality education.
#FIforHRC #HumanRights