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Date		Title
15 Nov. 2012		NATO and Finland discuss further strengthening of partnership NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen on a visit to Helsinki on Thursday (15 November) called for a deepening of the Alliance’s partnership with Finland.
15 Nov. 2012		Finland: a valued Nordic partner Finland is among NATO’s most active, committed and effective partners. The country currently contributes to the NATO-led operations in Kosovo and Afghanistan, and has also indicated its willingness to participate in the post-2014 follow-on mission to train, advise and assist the Afghan forces. Beyond operations and missions, Finland actively participates in NATO exercises and a number of projects aimed at developing military capabilities and training. The NATO Secretary General visited the capital Helsinki on 14 and 15 November to discuss how to further strengthen cooperation.
28 Mar. 2012		Fighter jets secure airspace of the Baltic countries 08:58, 28 March 2012 – the claxon shrieks at Tampere Air Base in Finland. Four minutes later, two F-18 Hornet fighter jets from the Finnish Air Force take off. Their mission – to intercept an aircraft that is not complying with international air traffic regulations. Since the attacks of 11 September 2001, the surveillance of European airspace is a sensitive topic for the Alliance member States and their partners.
23 Jan. 2012		Finnish Foreign Minister visits NATO HQ The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Finland, Mr. Erkki Tuomija, visited NATO Headquarters on Monday 23 January 2012. He met with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen.
15 Nov. 2011		Finland takes forward multi-year cooperation programme with NC3A On 15 November, senior Finnish officials visited the NATO C3 Agency to discuss the details of a multi-year programme of work for cooperation on advanced technology.
08 Mar. 2010		Finland joins the debate on the new strategic concept Finnish views on NATO's new Strategic Concept were discussed at a debate co-organised by NATO's Public Diplomacy Division, the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Finnish Foreign Policy Institute and the Atlantic Council of Finland in Helsinki on 3 March 2010.
04 Mar. 2010		Helsinki NATO event seeks to improve cooperation in crisis management On 4 March, Finland and Sweden are hosting the seminar “NATO’s New Strategic Concept – Comprehensive Approach to Crisis Management” in Helsinki to discuss ways of enhancing cooperation between NATO and other international actors to improve crisis management.
09 Jun. 2009		Finland and NATO sign agreement on defence technology cooperation On 9 June, Finland and the NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3A) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on mutual cooperation in key defence technology areas.
08 Nov. 2007		NATO Secretary General visits Finland The NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer met with Finnish authorities on a one day visit to Helsinki on 8 November to discuss Finland’s steadfast commitment to NATO operations.