The minister for foreign affairs (, ) handles the
Finnish Government's foreign policy
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and
relations
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, and is in charge of the
Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The
minister for foreign trade and development is also associated with this ministry. The current minister for foreign affairs is
Elina Valtonen of
National Coalition Party
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.
Constitutional mandate
Section 93 (''Competence in the area of foreign policy issues'') of the
Constitution of Finland
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says the following:
This last paragraph specifies the constitutional responsibility of the minister for foreign affairs.
List of ministers for foreign affairs
Source:
See also
*
Stubb cabinet
*
Sipilä cabinet
The cabinet of Juha Sipilä was the 74th government of Finland, from 2015 to 2019. It was formed following the parliamentary election of 2015 and formally appointed by President Sauli Niinistö on 29 May 2015. From June 2017, the cabinet con ...
*
Rinne cabinet
*
Marin cabinet
*
Orpo cabinet
References
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External links
Official Site of Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
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Foreign relations of Finland
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