On May 28, a meeting took place in Kyiv between Ukraine’s Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and the Prime Minister of the Republic of Finland, Petteri Orpo, along with Finnish government officials.
The agenda included discussions on investments, deepening cooperation, and applying modern approaches and initiatives across various sectors.
“Ukraine is grateful to Finland for the unwavering solidarity and assistance provided by the government and people of this country. We have received over €2.7 billion in military aid, nearly €90 million in financial support, and about €816 million in humanitarian aid from Finland,” Denys Shmyhal noted.
He also emphasized that Ukraine is interested in innovative solutions in key sectors, particularly in defense, circular economy, environmental protection, natural resource management, energy, digitalization, and education. During the meeting, where cooperation in these areas was discussed, Shmyhal stated that Ukraine counts on Finland’s experience and support.
Furthermore, the head of the Ukrainian government stressed the importance of Finland’s continued readiness to support Ukraine’s defense strengthening. He reported that Finland has already provided 28 military aid packages. In this context, the parties discussed implementing joint programmes, including training of military personnel.
Finland has also financed several development projects, including the supply of energy equipment, and significantly supported humanitarian demining in Ukraine by allocating over €8 million.
“We appreciate Finland’s consistent position on sanctions policy. We coordinated our joint steps here to increase pressure on Russia, including countering the Russian shadow tanker fleet and efforts to phase out Russian energy sources,” the Prime Minister said following the meeting.
He also highlighted Finland’s active involvement in the reconstruction process. Specifically, a government-approved participation plan includes a fund of over €50 million. This involves, among other things, engaging Finnish companies based on public-private partnerships.
Denys Shmyhal called on Finnish companies to join Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts and to participate in the Reconstruction Conference scheduled for July this year in Rome.
“I am convinced that Ukraine and Finland will continue to strengthen their strategic partnership and expand areas of cooperation,” stated the head of the Ukrainian government.
