Official press releases, news and speeches that the minister has held are located in this section. The Ministry of Defence publishes all of its press releases and news in Finnish and Swedish and many of them in English, too.
Press Releases
Ukraine Defense Contact Group to meet in Brussels
The Ukraine Defense Contact Group (UDCG), coordinating materiel support for Ukraine, will meet in Brussels on Friday 11 April 2025.
Finland will be represented at the meeting by Esa Pulkkinen, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence.
The meeting will discuss the situation in Ukraine and coordinate the provision of materiel assistance and training for Ukraine. UK Secretary of State for Defence John Healey will chair the meeting.
Inquiries: Esko Salminen, Senior Specialist (Ukraine Defence Contact Group’s meeting), tel. +358 295 140 094.