Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland

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The Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland is the cabinet-level government official responsible for directing Finland’s foreign policy and representing the country in international relations and diplomacy.

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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet position
government ministerial office
public office
alsoKnownAs Foreign Minister of Finland
appointedBy President of Finland
belongsTo executive branch of Finland
country Finland
firstHolder Carl Enckell
formationYear 1918
hasDepartment Department for Development Policy of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Department for External Economic Relations of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Political Department of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
hasTermLength no fixed term
heads Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
jurisdiction Republic of Finland
linked to: Finland
languageOfNativeLabel Finnish
Swedish
legalBasis Constitution of Finland
locatedIn Government Palace, Helsinki
memberOf Finnish Council of State
linked to: Finnish government

Finnish cabinet
linked to: Finnish government
nativeLabel ulkoministeri
utrikesminister
nominatedBy Prime Minister of Finland
officeHoldersMustBe eligible members of Parliament of Finland
oversees Finnish diplomatic missions abroad
foreign service of Finland
participatesIn European Union Foreign Affairs Council
European Union foreign affairs decision-making
Nordic foreign policy cooperation
partOf Government of Finland
linked to: Finnish government
portfolioIncludes development cooperation
international trade policy (in coordination with other ministers)
security policy
reportsTo Parliament of Finland
Prime Minister of Finland
represents Finland in foreign affairs
Finland in international organizations
responsibleFor diplomatic relations of Finland
foreign policy of Finland
implementation of Finland’s foreign policy guidelines
international relations of Finland
seat Helsinki
style Minister
symbol Coat of arms of Finland
termDependsOn confidence of Parliament of Finland
worksWith Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland
President of Finland in foreign and security policy

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Alexander Stubb positionHeld Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Erkki Tuomioja positionHeld Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
subject linked to: Tuomioja
Ambassador of Finland supervisingAuthority Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Eljas Erkko positionHeld Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
subject linked to: Erkko