Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today that the Governor General of Canada, Her Excellency The Honorable Mary Simon, will pay an official visit to Finland from 6 to 10 February 2023.

In Helsinki, Her Excellency will meet the President of Finland Sauli Niinistö, the Prime Minister of Finland Sanna Marin and the First Deputy Speaker of the Finnish Parliament Antti Rinne. These meetings will help strengthen ties between our two countries and provide an opportunity to make progress on important global issues such as peace, support for democracy and climate change. They will also reaffirm Canada’s commitment to transatlantic security and its support for Finland’s membership in NATO.

During this visit to Finland, the Governor General will also visit Rovaniemi, a city in the country’s northernmost region, Lapland, and inside the Arctic Circle. She will visit a school there and meet with local leaders and community members to discuss education and learning systems in remote areas. It will promote cooperation for a strong and prosperous Arctic, particularly in the areas of combating climate change and sustainable development. She will also meet young Sami.

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“Her Excellency’s visit to Finland will be an excellent opportunity to further develop our transatlantic partnership and friendship. Strengthening ties between our two countries is essential to ensuring our collective security, promoting concrete action to combat climate change, and building a strong future for communities in the Arctic and beyond. »

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• Bilateral relations between Canada and Finland are based on strong people-to-people ties, shared values ​​and 75 years of diplomatic ties. Both countries are Nordic parliamentary democracies with similar geography, climate and natural resources, and both have technology-driven economies.
• Canada and Finland have close ties with the Arctic, including within the Arctic Council.
• Canada is represented in Finland by an embassy in Helsinki. For its part, Finland has an embassy in Ottawa and honorary consulates in more than a dozen cities across Canada.
• Governors-General make official trips abroad at the request of the Prime Minister and in support of the Canadian government’s international foreign policy, diplomacy and trade objectives.

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