Embassy of Finland in Oslo

Team Finland in Norway is ready for 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣! Can you spot our new colleague, who joined their first weekly meeting at the embassy? This individual lives in a blue house in a green valley with a bunch of other creatures.

Do you live in Finland and have started a company in Norway? ◾ Rambøll has been commissioned by the Nordic Council of Ministers to map citizens' experiences with digital services across borders in the project Nordic-Baltic Cross-Border User Stories. ◾ Rambøll is looking to interview individuals who live in Finland and have started a company in Norway. Do you have experiences that you wish to share? Contact Senior Consultant Ulrike Zamudio-Tveterås at ulzt@ramboll.com

The year 2025 marks Finland’s 30th anniversary in European Union. 🇫🇮🇪🇺 The EU is Finland’s most important community of values and security and channel of foreign policy influence. Finland strengthens security and prosperity as part of the EU.

▪️ Pasi Rajala, who is State Secretary to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of Defence of Finland, will join Arctic Frontiers 2025 – Beyond Borders conference in Tromsø. ◾ State Secretary Rajala will join the Arctic State of Affairs Big Picture session on January 28th. Rajala will share his perspectives on Finland’s role and stance in Arctic geopolitics. Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

The embassy staff will be slowing down for the holiday season and will be back in 2025. Meanwhile the most famous Finn is going into the busiest period of the year. 🌟 🦌 The sleigh is polished, the reindeer are rested, and the lists have been checked twice—it's almost time to bring joy around the world. 🎁 Managing stress during the busiest season of the year isn't easy—even for Santa Claus! 🎅In this post you’ll find three tips from Santa and what he has learned over centuries of Christmas deliveries, straight from the heart of Finland.

Michelle Lyijynen var praktikant på ambassaden under hösten. 🤩 🗨️ Jag var intresserad av möjligheten att få en djupare inblick i det nordiska samarbetet och norska inrikespolitiska frågor. Praktiken gav mig en bra start på min karriär och entusiasm att söka andra internationella uppdrag, samt ett intresse att kanske återvända till Norge en dag. 🗨️ Den mest minnesvärda delen av utbildningen var definitivt statsbesöket i Oslo av Republiken Finlands president Alexander Stubb. Det var unikt att få organisera ett besök på så hög nivå. Jag fick till exempel planera och organisera besöksförloppet, programmet för fru Suzanne Innes-Stubb och filma på gästplattformen med pressen. Du kan läsa mer Michelles hennes praktikperiod på ambassadens hemsida (link i kommentarer).

Throwback to November when the speaker of the Finnish Parliament, Jussi Halla-aho, was on an official visit to Norway invited by Stortinget. A part of the program was a visit to Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace.

What does a country sound like? Finland set out to answer this question by becoming the first nation in the world to create an official national soundscape. Link in the comments. Press play and let us know what you think! Internationally renowned composer and musician Lauri Porra created the piece – actually 15 compositions, a total of one hour of music.

Nordisk samarbeid i praksis = fika, erfaringsutveksling og felles idémyldring. Takk for invitasjonen Sveriges ambassad i Oslo!

🤩 Finland’s Minister of Education Anders Adlercreutz and Minister of Youth, Sport and Physical Activity Bergqvist Sandra visited Oslo last week. They had interesting meetings and useful discussions with Norwegian Minister of Culture and Equality Lubna Jaffery, with State Secretary Eli Blakstad from the Ministry of Children and Families and State Secretary Sindre Lysø from the Ministry of Education and Research. The ministers visited Norges idrettsforbund, Olympiatoppen and Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH). The definitive highlight of the program was a visit to Berg Skole where we got to engage with pupils. It’s not every day our ministers get asked for autographs! The purpose of the minister's visit was to discover new perspectives into promoting physically active lifestyles, engaging children and young people in sports and physical activity, and promoting elite sports. 🤝 Thank you to: Zaineb Al-Samarai Nils Einar Aas Magnus Sverdrup Dagfrid Eikeset Forberg Tore Øvrebø Lars Tore Ronglan Milla Saarinen Christian Thue Bjørndal Guro Sætereie Kristine Venner Trehjørningen Dehli Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö/Undervisnings- och kulturministeriet/Ministry of Education & Culture Ministry of Culture and Equality - Norway Ministry of Children and Families