Peacekeeping Finland

Speech by Mr. Stefan Wallin, Defence Minister of Finland at the IPI, New York It is a great pleasure and honour for me to speak at the IPI today. I express my sincere thanks to both the Permanent mission of the Republic of Rwanda to the United Nations and the International Peace Institute for co-organising this event with Finland. Today, I would like to use this opportunity t...

Come and get your picture taken!

The Exhibition is open to UN staff between 9 am - 7 pm every day until May 11, 2012.

The Peacekeeping Finland exhibition opens tomorrow in the UN headquarters Delegates Entrance. It is open to UN staff between 9 am - 7 pm every day.

The exhibition showcases Finnish expertise in Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding, Mediation and Capacity building.

The exhibition is extended online as well - please visit www.peacekeepingfinland.fi for expert interviews, pictures and videos.

The Finnish Minister of Defence Mr. Stefan Wallin
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and minelayer Pohjanmaa
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will honor the exhibition with their presence in May.

Ministry of Defence of Finland :: Minister of Defence Minister of the Environment (Vanhanen), 1 January 2007 - 18 April 2007 and Minister at the Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Vanhanen) 1 January 2007 - 18 April 2007

The Finnish Defence Forces take special pride in developing their competence in international cooperation and peacekeeping. The brainhub for this work is the Finnish Defence Forces International Centre. Visit their website to learn more about Finnish peacekeeping.

http://www.fincent.fi/html/en/Homepage.html

FINCENT The Finnish Defence Forces International Centre FINCENT organises military crisis management courses for command and expert personnel in UN, NATO and EU led crisis management operations. Read more..

Former Finnish President Mr. Martti Ahtisaari founded Crisis Management Initiative after his presidency. It is a non-profit organization specializing in resolving conflicts and building sustainable peace. Mr. Ahtisaari won the Nobel and UNESCO peace prizes in 2008 and in 2007 respectively for this lifetime achievements in promoting peace. Mr. Ahtisaari joins the growing group of internationally renowned peacebuilders from Finland.

Finland was the first country in the EU in 2008 with a national level civilian crisis management strategy. Finland has also been one of the pioneers in developing civil military cooperation for peacekeeping missions. The government of Finland develops its peacebuilding capacity very actively and has established The Crisis Management Centre Finland to especially develop the civilian expertise.

http://www.cmcfinland.fi/pelastus/cmc/home.nsf/pages/index_eng

Crisis Management Centre Crisis Management Centre Finland The Crisis Management Centre Finland (CMC Finland), located in Kuopio, is a governmental institution and a centre of expertise in civilian crisis management. The main tasks of CMC Finland are to train and recruit experts for international civilian crisis ...

Finland is a candidate for a non-permanent seat on the UN Security Council, allocated to the Western European and Other States Group (WEOG), for the term of 2013-2014. The election will be held during the 67th Session of the General Assembly in 2012. This page has been established to support Finland’s bid and showcase Finnish expertise in peacekeeping, civilian crisis management and peace partnerships.