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Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Ulkoministeriö(in Finnish) Utrikesministeriet(in Swedish)
Ministry overview
Formed	28 June 1918; 107 years ago (1918-06-28)
Jurisdiction	Finnish Government
Headquarters	Merikasarmi, Laivastokatu 22,Katajanokka, 00160Helsinki
Employees	1,420 permanent employees 980 local employees
Annual budget	€1.079 billion (2017)
Ministers responsible	Elina Valtonen,Minister for Foreign Affairs Ville Tavio, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development
Website	www.formin.fi

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TheMinistry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) is aministry in theFinnish Government and is responsible for preparing and implementing the government's foreign policy.

The ministry in 2017 has a total budget of 1.079 billion euros, of which 675 million will be spent on development cooperation and 248 million euros on the ministry's operating expenses. Upkeep of crisis management troops will cost 50 million euros and civilian personnel 15 million.^[1]

It employs 1,420 people (of whom approximately 74% are women) as well as 980 locally hired personnel and maintains 89 overseas offices housing foreign missions.^[2] Since 1987 the ministry has been concentrated in theKatajanokka district ofHelsinki.

Two ministers in the currentPetteri Orpo's government have portfolios relating to the ministry:

• Minister for Foreign Affairs, who is in overall political control of the ministry
• Minister for Foreign Trade and Development

The most seniorcivil servant is the Secretary of State, and is assisted by four Under-Secretaries of State with responsibilities allocated as follows:

• Administrative, Legal and Protocol Affairs
• Foreign and Security Policy, Communications and Culture
• External Economic Affairs
• International Development Cooperation and Development Policy

Below these, the ministry is divided into twelve departments:

• Political Department
• Department for External Economic Relations
• Department for Development Policy
• Department for Europe
• Department for Russia, Eastern Europe and Central Asia;
• Department for the Americas and Asia;
• Department for Africa and the Middle East.
• Department for Global Affairs
• Legal Department
• Department for Administrative Affairs
• Department for Communication and Culture
• Protocol Department

Outside of these departments there are two specialised units:

• Unit for Internal Auditing
• Unit for Policy Planning and Research

The ministers, as of 20 June 2023, are:

• Minister for Foreign and European Affairs – Elina Valtonen
• Minister for Foreign Trade and Development – Ville Tavio

The current Secretary of State at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs isMatti Anttonen.

According to theOECD, Finland's totalofficial development assistance (ODA) (USD 1.6 billion) increased in 2022 due to in-donor refugee costs. It represented 0.58% of gross national income (GNI). Finland's development co-operation prioritises the rights and status of women and girls; sustainable economies and decent work; quality education; peace and democracy; and climate change and the sustainable use of natural resources.^[3]

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