Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland)

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Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Ministry overview
Ulkoministeriö (in Finnish) Utrikesministeriet (in Swedish)


Formed	28 June 1918; 105 years ago (1918-06-28)
Jurisdiction	Finnish Government
Headquarters	Merikasarmi, Laivastokatu 22, Katajanokka, 00160 Helsinki
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

Politics of Finland


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The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (MFA) is a ministry in the Finnish Government and is responsible for preparing and implementing the government's foreign policy.