This is a list of international prime ministerial trips made by Petteri Orpo, the current prime minister of Finland since 20 June 2023.
Trips Summary Orpo has visited 23 countries during his tenure as prime minister. The number of visits per country where Orpo has traveled are:
One visit to Albania, Armenia, China, Cyprus, Hungary, Iceland, India, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Spain, United Arab Emirates and the United States Two visit to Denmark, France, Norway, Poland, Sweden and Ukraine Three visits to Estonia Four visits to Germany Eleven visits to Belgium
2023 Country Location(s) DatesDetailsVestmannaeyjar25–26 JuneOrpo travelled to Vestmannaeyjar in Iceland to meet with Nordic Prime Ministers Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Iceland), Ulf Kristersson (Sweden), Mette Frederiksen (Denmark) and Jonas Gahr Støre (Norway) as well as Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau and leaders from the Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland. They discussed security policy, crisis preparedness issues and the green transition.Brussels29 JuneAttened European People's Party summit. Met with President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen.Tallinn5 JulyMet with Prime Minister Kaja Kallas and President Alar Karis.Berlin14 JulyMet with German chancellor Olaf Scholz. This marks Orpo's first official visit to Germany since taking office.Brussels17-18 JulyOrpo attends the EU-CELAC Summit.Kyiv23 AugustHeld talks with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy. At a press conference after the meeting, Zelensky noted that Finnish companies are active in reconstruction.Paris4 OctoberMet with President Emmanuel Macron. They discussed cooperation of Finland and France. Orpo also met with Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne.Granada5–6 OctoberOrpo attended the 3rd European Political Community Summit.Oslo31 October Orpo attended the Nordic Council. He met with the Nordic Prime Ministers Jonas Gahr Støre (Norway), Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Iceland), Mette Frederiksen (Denmark) and Ulf Kristersson (Sweden) as well as with Aksel V. Johannesen (Faroe Islands), Múte Bourup Egede (Greenland) and Veronica Thörnroos (Åland Islands). Kristersson also laid out Swedens agenda for their 2024 Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers.Copenhagen14 November Orpo travelled to Copenhagen to meet with Prime Ministers Mette Frederiksen (Denmark), Ulf Kristersson (Sweden), Leo Varadkar (Ireland), Nikolay Denkov (Bulgaria) and Evika Siliņa (Latvia).Dubai1–2 December Orpo attended the 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference.Brussels13–15 DecemberOrpo attended the EU-Western Balkans summit followed by the European Council.
2024 Country Location(s) DatesDetailsWarsaw16 FebruaryMet with Prime Minister Donald Tusk. They discussed protection of borders in Eastern Europe.Brussels21 MarchOrpo attended the European Council summit.Warsaw11 AprilMet with Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk, President of the European Council Charles Michel, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas, Tánaiste Micheál Martin, Luxembourgish Prime Minister Luc Frieden and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez in Warsaw, with the aim of preparing a vision of the European Union's priorities for the next five years. The draft Action Plan was to be approved at the European Council in June. Stockholm13-14 MayMeeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, Icelandic Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson and Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.Riga24 MayWorking visit. Met with Prime Minister Evika Siliņa.Berlin11–12 JuneAttended Ukraine Recovery Conference.Budapest7–8 NovemberOrpo attended the 5th European Political Community Summit and an informal European Council summit.Harpsund26–27 NovemberAttended Nordic-Baltic Summit hosted by Swedish prime minister Ulf Kristersson.Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto9–12 DecemberOrpo travelled to Tokyo to meet with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba.
2025 Country Location(s) DatesDetailsBerlin17–18 JanuaryAttended the EPP Leaders’ Retreat. He also met with leader of the opposition and leader of the Christian Democratic Union, Friedrich Merz.Brussels3 FebruaryOrpo attended an informal European Council summit.https://newsroom.consilium.europa.eu/events/20250203-informal-eu-leaders-retreat-february-2025Paris10–11 FebruaryOrpo travelled to Paris to attend the Artificial Intelligence Action Summit.Brussels20–21 MarchOrpo attended a European Council summit.Tirana16 MayOrpo attended the 6th European Political Community Summit.Kyiv28 MayVilnius2 JuneAttended Bucharest Nine Summit.Brussels26–27 JuneOrpo attended the European Council meeting.Rome10–11 JulyAttended Ukraine Recovery Conference.Tallinn22 AugustOfficial visit. Met with Prime Minister Kristen Michal and Minister of Foreign Affairs Margus Tsahkna.Copenhagen2 OctoberOrpo attended the 7th European Political Community Summit.Washington D.C.9–10 OctoberWorking visit together with President of Finland Alexander Stubb. Met with US president Donald Trump.
2026 Country Location(s) DatesDetailsBeijing25–28 JanuaryMet with President Xi Jinping.Brussels22 JanuaryOrpo attended an informal European Council summit.Antwerp, Rijkhoven11–12 FebruaryOrpo attended the 3rd European Industry Summit. Next day participated in the informal meeting of EU heads of state and government.New Delhi17–20 FebruaryAttended AI Impact Summit.Oslo15 MarchOrpo attended an Nordic-Canadian summit in Olso and met with Nordic leaders and Canadian prime minister Mark Carney.Brussels19–20 MarchOrpo attended the European Council.Nicosia23–24 April Orpo attended an informal meeting of the European Council summit.Yerevan3–4 MayOrpo attended the 8th European Political Community Summit.Tallinn9 JuneAttended NB8 Prime Ministers’ Meeting.Brussels18–19 JuneOrpo attended the European Council.Berlin27 AugustPetteri Orpo visited Berlin, where he met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen and Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker to discuss the EU's Multiannual Financial Framework for 2028–2034. The leaders discussed the priorities and financing of the next EU budget, including EU competitiveness, security and defence, migration, and support for Ukraine. They subsequently held a joint press conference at the Federal Chancellery.https://www.bundeskanzler.de/bk-de/aktuelles/treffen-mehrjaehriger-finanzrahmen-2450798https://ebs.publicnow.com/view/571260815D83DAE5F00F44DB4FC9C3ACD2C56A86
Future trips CountryLocationDateDetailsBudapest22-23 OctoberOrpo is plan to attend the 70th Anniversary Commemoration Ceremony Hungarian Revolution of 1956.Dublin12 NovemberOrpo is plan to attend the 9th European Political Community Summit.
Multilateral meetings Petteri Orpo participated in the following summits during his premiership: Group Year 2023 2024 2025 2026Ukraine Recovery Conference 21–22 June, London 11–12 June, Berlin 10–11 July, Rome 25–26 June, GdańskEU–CELAC 17–18 July, Brussels None 9–10 November, Santa Marta NoneEPC 5 October, Granada 18 July, Woodstock 16 May, Tirana 4 May, Yerevan 7 November, Budapest 2 October, Copenhagen 12 November, DublinOthers None None Bucharest Nine2 June, Vilnius ██ = Future event ██ = Did not attendparticipate.President Alexander Stubb attended in the prime minister's place.
See also Foreign relations of Finland List of international presidential trips made by Alexander Stubb
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