Minister for Foreign Affairs (Finland)

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The minister for foreign affairs (

Constitutional mandate

Section 93 (Competence in the area of foreign policy issues) of the Constitution of Finland says the following:^[2]

The foreign policy of Finland is directed by the

Government

.

However, the Parliament accepts Finland’s international obligations and their denouncement and decides on the bringing into force of Finland’s international obligations in so far as provided in this Constitution. The President decides on matters of war and peace, with the consent of the Parliament.

The Government is responsible for the national preparation of the decisions to be made in the European Union, and decides on the concomitant Finnish measures, unless the decision requires the approval of the Parliament.

The Parliament participates in the national preparation of decisions to be made in the European Union, as provided in this Constitution.

The communication of important foreign policy positions to foreign States and

international organisations

is the responsibility of the Minister with competence in foreign affairs.

This last paragraph specifies the constitutional responsibility of the minister for foreign affairs.

List of ministers for foreign affairs^[3]

No.	Portrait	Minister	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Party	Cabinet
1		Otto Stenroth (1861–1939)	27 May 1918	27 November 1918	184 days	Young Finnish	Paasikivi I
2	Ingman I K. Castrén
3	Vennola II
(2)	Cajander I
4	Kallio I
(2)	Cajander II
5	Ingman II
6	Tulenheimo
7	Kallio II
8	Tanner
(5)	Svinhufvud II
9	Sunila II
10	Kivimäki
(3)	Cajander III
(8)	Cajander III
11	Cajander III
12	Ryti I
13	Rangell
14	Linkomies
(2)	Fagerholm I
15	II
16	Kekkonen III
17	Kekkonen III
18	Tuomioja
(17)	Törngren
19	Kekkonen V
(18)	Fagerholm II
(19)	Sukselainen I
20	Kuuskoski
(19)	Fagerholm III
21	Fagerholm III
(18)	Sukselainen II
22	Sukselainen II
23	Miettunen I
24	Karjalainen I
25	Lehto
(23)	Koivisto I
26	Karjalainen II
27	Aura II
28	Paasio II
(23)	Sorsa I
(27)	Liinamaa
(28)	Miettunen II
29	Miettunen III
30	Koivisto II
31	Sorsa III
(30)	Sorsa IV
(28)	Holkeri
32	Holkeri
(30)	Aho
33	Aho
34	Aho
35	II
36	Vanhanen I
37	Vanhanen II
38	Kiviniemi
(36)	Stubb
39	Sipilä
40	Rinne Marin
41		Elina Valtonen (born 1981)	20 June 2023	Incumbent	309 days	National Coalition	Orpo

See also

• Stubb cabinet
• Sipilä cabinet
• Rinne cabinet
• Marin cabinet
• Orpo cabinet

References

External links

• Official Site of Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland