That’s how you do it, Zambia 🇿🇲💪⚽️!
Zambia vs FC Barcelona Legends 3-0!!!
Big congrats, that was L-E-G-E-N-D-A-R-Y ⚽️⚽️⚽️!
My ears will probably be ringing for a week but it was so worth it 😆!
#BarcelonaLegends
Embassy of Finland in Lusaka goes CHA CHA CHA ! 🇫🇮🇿🇲
Pidämme kaksin käsin kiinni Afrikka-strategiasta niinku...
It's crazy, it's party!!
🫲🟢🟢😃🟢🟢🫱
@Ulkoministerio
#K
äärijä
#Eurovision2023
A point of clarification: contrary to what
@DiggersOfNews
claims, I never recommended that Zambia should have coalition governments. I talked about elections in Finland and the electoral system that we have.
Happy to continue the discussion on a factual basis.
Mosi-oa-Tunya - Smoke that Thunders - and gets you wet within seconds 💦🤣! Here’s my ’before and after’ of being blessed by the mighty Falls 🤭!
#Zambia
🇿🇲- you have one of the most amazing natural wonders on this 🌍!
#VictoriaFalls
Tasavallan presidentti nimitti minut tänään Suomen suurlähettilääksi Sambiaan. Suunnattoman kiitollinen tästä luottamuksesta - edessä paluu tutulle, Suomelle ja maailmalle niin tärkeälle mantereelle. Onnea myös muille
@Ulkoministerio
kollegoille!
#sambia
I’m back in business in 🇿🇲 and no better way to start then with a mtg with Hon Min of Tech & Science Felix Mutati 🤝
The plans to bring SLUSH - the world’s biggest start-up event from 🇫🇮 to 🇿🇲 in Sep are well under way & we’re looking to launch it very soon - watch this space 👀
Zambia 🇿🇲 get ready - we have some exciting news 📢
We’re bringing the biggest global start-up event
@SlushHQ
from Finland 🇫🇮 to Zambia 🇿🇲 in Sept 2023!
Thank you Hon Minister of Tech & Science Felix Mutati for the good collaboration - now let’s do this 💪!
#FinlandinZambia
Last week we bid farewell to David, the amazing chef of the Finnish Residence 🥰. David has worked with the Finns since the 80’s, for 6 Ambassadors and will now enjoy his well deserved days of retirement. He will be missed dearly! Can you guess what is in the 🎁?
Zambian start-ups & tech entrepreneurs, investors, enablers - listen📢!
It’s official, it’s launched!
From 🇫🇮 to 🇿🇲, in partnership with NTBC, Lusaka SLUSH’D will be held 28-29 Sep 2023!
Beyond excited 🤩! This will be an event never seen in 🇿🇲 before!
EU-Zambia Business Forum on Copper Value Chain kicked-off 🇿🇲🇪🇺
European companies ready to do business in Zambia - proud to bring over 10 mining sector companies from 🇫🇮, excited to form partnerships and joint ventures with 🇿🇲 private sector 🤝
We confused our dear 🇸🇪 neighbours with a mysterious invite to a ”secret & important mtg” today 😆 - the mtg turned out to be a cupcake feast 😋
For 🇫🇮
#ValentineDay
is a day to celebrate friendship so we wanted to surprise our best friends 🥰!
Glad alla hjärtans dag!
I had the BEST time with this professional & fun team of 🇫🇮 MPs of
@SuomenEduskunta
Finance Committee visiting Zambia 🇿🇲
2,5 days full of excellent mtgs and a wonderful field trip to the North Western Province 👏
More to follow so stay tuned 👀
🇫🇮+🇿🇲=🫶🏼
Today we received a VIP guest at
@FinlandinZambia
- the adorable 2 month old daughter of our admin assistant Monica 💕👶🏻!
I knitted 🇫🇮 socks for her to keep her tiny feet warm in the cold season 🧦🧶
🇿🇲🤝🇫🇮
Lähes kuusi vuotta sain johtaa
@Ulkoministerio
parasta yksikköä 🥰. Kiitos kollegat ihanista läksiäisjuhlista - olette huippuja ihan jokaikinen! Kohta lomalle ja sitten nokka kohti uutta ✈️
#l
äksiäiset
#uusialku
Pleasure to meet with Hon Kabuswe, Minister of Mines and Minerals Development 🇿🇲 to discuss the future of mining in Zambia and the 🇫🇮🇿🇲 collaboration in this crucial sector 🤝
Finland is actively engaged in sustainable mining & interest among 🇫🇮 companies towards 🇿🇲 is growing!
Strengthening 🇫🇮🇿🇲 relations on a high level - happy to see 🇫🇮 FM
@elinavaltonen
meet with her 🇿🇲 counterpart, Acting FM Haimbe in the sidelines of the Nordic-Africa FM mtg 👏
Cooperation in critical minerals, trade & global and regional peace and security on the agenda 🤝
Thank you South Luangwa National Park, you were wonderful to us 🤩!
We saw 🐆🦁🐘🦓🦒🐒🦛 & so much more! The sceneries were breathtakingly beautiful 💕- cannot wait to be back and explore some more 😎
#VisitZambia
Happy to open the 🇫🇮 Honorary Consulate in Kitwe 🇿🇲, covering Copperbelt and Northwestern Provinces. Hugely proud of our HC Anthony Kabaghe 👏
Thank you Hon Collins Nzovu, Min of Green Economy for being our Guest of Honour 🤝
🇫🇮 companies, take note, Anthony is here for you!
Media is a key partner for
@FinlandinZambia
and we are thrilled to send Ms Nancy Sitenta of
@zadama24
to Finland to learn about the Story of 🇫🇮 - a trip for journalists organised by the Communications Dept of
@Ulkoministerio
👏
Enjoy your stay, Nancy ✈️!
Jos tulet tänään kosituksi ja ehdotus ei miellytä: voit päästä pälkähästä antamalla kosijalle lahjaksi jopa 290 m hamekangasta ilman lahjaveroa. Se on 90 m enemmän kuin edellisenä karkausvuonna! Lahjasta maksetaan veroa vasta, kun arvo on 5000 € tai yli. 2016 arvo oli 4000 €.
Tämä seurallinen tyyppi arvostaa kovasti sitä, että työnantajani
@Ulkoministerio
mahdollistaa
#et
ätyö’n 😺. Jos saat osoitteestani outoja viestejä, ne eivät ehkä ole minulta 🙈!
Honoured to present my letters of Credence to HE
@edmnangagwa
in Harare. Committed to working towards broadening the relations between Finland 🇫🇮 and Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
Celebration of 🇫🇮
#democracy
as the voting for our Parliamentary elections started
@FinlandinZambia
💪
I was happy to be the first voter!
All Finns - also women - got the right to vote and stand as candidates in elections already in 1906 - well before our Independence!
Amazing opening night for the
@iwasbornagir1
art exhibition in Lusaka 🇿🇲
Proudly presenting the 🇿🇲 face of the exhibition, inspiring environmentalist
@MumbaMusondam
🤩
Deeply touching panel discussion bringing to the fore silenced voices of marginalised women 💪
🇫🇮🫶🏼🇿🇲
Thank you Zambia 🇿🇲Malawi 🇲🇼 & Zimbabwe 🇿🇼 for these amazing four months 🤩! I have been received by such kindness everywhere and I cannot wait to see what 2023 will bring. Now heading back to 🇫🇮❄️☃️🥶but see you soon again!
President
@HHichilema
has just given Zambia’s human rights and democracy the best possible Christmas present - doing away with the death penalty and the laws on the defamation of the President. Well done 👏!
What happens in pikkujoulut stays in pikkujoulut, mutta todettava -
#kavaku42
@Ulkoministerio
laittoi pystyyn sellaisen show’n että seuraavilla kursseilla on tekemistä! Ainoa huoleni että viihdemaailma nappaa nämä virkamiestähdet. Kiitos
@TomiLounio
@MinjaNieminen
@JPuukki
&co👏
Greetings from the Winter Wonderland 🇫🇮! Due to Climate Change, a White Christmas is no longer a given in the Southern parts of Finland but this morning we were lucky to wake up to ❄️❄️🥰🥰
Looking forward to well deserved holidays & Christmas 🎄 with family!
Hosted this group of amazing women Ambassadors & Heads of int Organisations today 🤗! With our guests from the Zambia National Women’s Lobby, a close partner of
@DemoFinland
, we talked about women’s political participation & of ways to improve it in
#Zambia
🇿🇲
Thank you sisters!
1st day of
@lusakaslushd
was 🔥!
Opening with 🇿🇲Hon Min of Tech&Science - incl pitching competitions & Master Classes with a packed house of start ups, investors & enablers👏
A personal career highlight to be speaking at a SLUSH stage ☺️
🇿🇲 - you have set the bar real high!
Nyt on kuulkaa monessa liemessä keitetyllä virkamiehellä perhosia vatsassa ja innostus kuin lapsella ennen jouluaattoa: Suomen
@Ulkoministerio
ihkaensimmäinen
#kehityspolitiikka
tulosraportti julkistetaan ylihuomenna 👍!
#kehitystulos
Yesterday we celebrated Finland’s 🇫🇮105th Birthday. Thank you Hon Minister of Education
@honorabledougla
for being our guest of honour 🇿🇲
We had a wonderful evening with 🥂🎼🎤💃🕺- thank you for celebrating with us!
#FinlandinZambia
#finland105
Excellent visit by 🇪🇺 Commissioner
@JuttaUrpilainen
to Zambia 🇿🇲 with the EU announcing 110 million �� new financing in budget support (to education & health), rehabilitation of the Kariba dam & food security 👏🤝
#TeamEurope
🇪🇺🇫🇮🇸🇪🇩🇪🇫🇷🇮🇹🇨🇿🇮🇪🇭🇺in action 💪
What a joy to find a
#Moomin
fan in Lusaka! Thank you Ambassador of 🇯🇵Takeuchi Kazuyuki & your lovely wife for popping in for coffee ☕️
Can you guess which mugs they chose? And would you know my favourite Moomin character 😉?
#Moomindiplomacy
#FinlandinZambia
Today was all about the environment! First had a good meeting with the Zambia Environmental Management Agency - a crucial actor in advancing the green economy and later met with
@Nachilala
of WWF Zambia to learn about their work. So many opportunities to work together 🤝!
No better way to end the year than with loads of women power around the lunch table 💪! Thank you Lusaka Provincial Minister, Hon Sheal Mulyata for joining us and my fellow sisters - we are a fantastic group 🤩. See you all in 2023 💫!
It is always hard to say goodbye to a dear colleague but this time is was close to impossible 😭
Our lovely Head of Admin Airi, who joined us from retirement to save
@FinlandinZambia
left us today. We’ll miss our ”grandma” forever - ❤️ u to the 🌛and back!
Zambian start-ups that went to SLUSH 🇫🇮 in 2022 were not only taken by the vibrant tech atmosphere - they also fell in ❤️ with sauna 💕
So I just had to invite them over to the Residence for some more sauna networking 😁- thank you, it was fun & productive 😎🤝
#SaunaDiplomacy
Fun 🇸🇪🇫🇮Christmas Party 🎅🧑🏻🎄🎄with staff of
@FinlandinZambia
&
@SwedeninZM
😃
The ginger bread decoration station produced some masterpieces like the two ⬇️ Can you guess - was it
@SweAmbZam
who made that spectacular 🌲 and did I make the avant-garde 🤍? Or vice versa?
Congrats Zambia 🇿🇲 for hosting the 22nd Summit of
#COMESA
👏 a great event also for networking!
I met with the new Min for Trade and Industry of Malawi, Hon Simplex Chithyola Banda 🇲🇼 and was happy to inform him of the upcoming trade mission from 🇿🇲, sponsored by 🇫🇮
@AGSZambia
Absolutely thrilled to send these Zambian 🇿🇲 start-ups to Finland 🇫🇮 to attend Slush 2022
@SlushHQ
- the world’s biggest start-up event 🔥!
I have every confidence in you - rock that stage 💪!
All this made possible by the support of
@AGSZambia
financed by 🇫🇮
Happy to speak at a press conference on the partnership of
@KajaaniAMK
&
@CavendishUniver
to relocate 80+ Zambian 🇿🇲nurses to Finland 🇫🇮 to study and work. Also had the chance to meet with some of the nurses - all very excited to travel 😀
Tervetuloa Suomeen 🇫🇮!
@Am_Sipula
@DiggersOfNews
There are also structural barriers preventing women from running for office. In our side event we also heard terrible stories of the violence that women candidates have faced. It is not perfect in Finland either, we have work to do, too.
The Finland 🇫🇮&
#Zambia
🇿🇲 cooperation is blooming in Tech and Science - delighted to meet with Hon Minister Felix Mutati to compare notes and explore new avenues for collaboration. Many thanks for the great ideas, we will surely put them into practise!
#FinlandinZambia
Ready for
#TeamFinland
speed dating!
Almost all my slots are taken which is great - it tells me that the markets in 🇿🇲&🇲🇼&🇨🇩&🇿🇼are interesting for 🇫🇮 companies 👏
I’m here at the
#TFDay2023
all day and happy to share insights with your business!
So happy & proud to send the 1st group of brilliant and brave nurses 💉🩸🧪from 🇿🇲 to work in 🇫🇮 - thank you
@KajaaniAMK
&
@CavendishUniver
and my staff
@FinlandinZambia
for the great collaboration to make this happen 💪👏! This is a win-win 🤝!
Launched a study on business opportunities in the Zambian Forestry sector - potential is estimated at 4,6 billion USD 🌳
Excellent opportunities for 🇫🇮🇿🇲 collaboration 🤝
Thank you Hon
@CollinsNzovu
Min of Green Economy for your keynote & active participation!
Link to study ⬇️
How lovely to bump into Foreign Minister of Malawi 🇲🇼Hon
@nancygtembo
on the sidelines of
#SummitForDemocracy
in 🇿🇲 - I am privileged to be accredited to these two countries with such a strong commitment to democracy 💪
2023 - my first full year in 🇿🇲 & the most rewarding year of my professional career so far 🤩
These pics are just a glimpse of the amazing things I experienced 💕 - thank you 🇿🇲 for receiving me so well 🤗
I already know 2024 will be excellent 🇿🇲🇫🇮 for
@FinlandinZambia
🤩
Always a pleasure to visit this office 🤩!
Finalising the plan for the trip of Hon Mutati, 🇿🇲 Min of Tech & Science to 🇫🇮 to attend the LDC Future Forum + an exciting bilateral prog 👏
The 🇫🇮🇿🇲 collaboration in the tech & innovation space continues strong 🤝
An absolute joy to speak today at the launch of the 🇿🇲Parliamentary Caucus on Disability 🤩
Exciting to see such wide support for the inclusion agenda at the legislative body - 88 members and growing 👏
Thank you Hon Joseph Munsanje, Chair of the Caucus, for the invite!
What an exciting start to the visit of Hon Mubanga, Min of SME development of 🇿🇲 to 🇫🇮!
Got to know the start-up ecosystem at
@MariaZeroOne
, learned about 🇫🇮 gov innovation finance
@TEM_uutiset
, met with
@K3FIN
& did loads of networking 👏!
#FinlandinZambia
@DiggersOfNews
I never gave any such recommendation. I talked about the elections in Finland and the electoral system that we have. Happy to continue the discussion based on facts.
Always good fun to meet with Hon Mubanga, Min of SME Development 🇿🇲
We recently had a hugely succesful trip to 🇫🇮 and today we met for follow up. Happy to report many concrete steps for collaboration on mining, entrepreneurship training & start-ups 🤝
Our fresh 🇫🇮 Honorary Consul Anthony Kabaghe came for a ☕️
We talked about the follow-up to
#FinnBizWeek
and the 🇪🇺🇿🇲 Business Forum and anything and everything regarding the mining sector 🤝
So lucky to have someone like Anthony as our HC 😀! 🇫🇮 companies, he is here for you!
Attended the
#RemembranceDay
ceremony today by invitation of Mr. President
@HHichilema
- honouring the Zambian heroes who lost their lives in World War I and II. Unfortunately the horrors of war are not a distant memory but with us today.
Zambia is Africa’s 2nd biggest producer of copper - much needed for the green transition. 🇫🇮 tech in use in mining and for ex
@FqmZambia
Kansanshi runs 90% on equipment from 🇫🇮👏 - and market is expanding!
@SuomenEduskunta
Finance Committee visited the FQM mine in Solwezi 🇿🇲🇫🇮
Happy to receive a delegation from
@SYL_FIN
& their 🇿🇲 partner Vilole Images Production, starting a new project on inclusive higher education in Zambia 👏
Finland 🇫🇮 is a forerunner in promoting the rights of persons with disabilities - excellent to see increased action in 🇿🇲!
Today I presented the copy of my letter of Credence to the
#Zimbabwe
Acting Minister for Foreign Affairs, Hon Prof. Murwira. Thank you so much for the very warm welcome and open discussion 🇫🇮🤝🇿🇼
Vuoden kohokohta on käsillä 👏: Kehityspoliittiset neuvottelupäivät
@Ulkoministerio
starttaavat! Tänään ja huomenna työpajoja, neuvottelupäivät ke-to. Tervetuloa Helsinkiin upeat kollegat edustustoista! Seuraa
#kepo2019
#kehityspolitiikka
I gave an interview to
@iltalehti_fi
- a big media outlet in 🇫🇮 on climate change & 🇫🇮’s 🌲 cooperation in 🇿🇲
Good contributions from
@CollinsNzovu
Min of Green Economy 🇿🇲, our close partner 🤝
Thank you
@MeriNaski
- great article 👏 - worth a read!
A meeting of counterparts - Hon Mubanga, Min of SME Development of Zambia 🇿🇲 in a dialogue with Min of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland 🇫🇮
@MikaLintila
- a lot of common ground and warm relations between our two countries 🤝
#FinlandinZambia
Her Excellency Ms. Gladys Neven Lundwe presented her Letters of Credence to His Excellency Mr. Alexander Stubb, President of
#Finland
, formally accrediting her as Ambassador of the Republic of
#Zambia
to Finland.
Excited to meet with
@zadama24
journalist Nancy Sitenta as she returned from her trip to 🇫🇮!
She had the time of her life 🥳! What do you think impressed her the most? Free education & school meals or the sauna? You’ll soon find out so stay tuned ✍️
#FinlandinZambia
Hats off to Hon Min of Foreign Affairs of
#Malawi
@nancygtembo
who hosts 17 Ambassadors-Designate today 👏🏼. Thank you for the warm welcome! Finland 🇫🇮 and Malawi 🇲🇼 are long term partners and I will do my very best to deepen the relationship 🤝
Suomen kehitysyhteistyö on lisännyt naisten oikeutta päättää omasta kehostaan. Katso lisää naisten oikeuksia parantavia tuloksia Kehityspolitiikan tulosraportista.
#kehitysyhteistyo
#kehitystulos
Finland becomes a Member of NATO on Tuesday, 4 April 2023.
President
@Niinisto
will travel to Brussels and attend an accession ceremony at NATO Headquarters.
Miten saada suomalaiset yritykset kiinnostumaan Afrikasta? Mm. päästävä vanhoista ennakkoluuloista, löydettävä luotettavia kumppaneita ja ymmärrettävä asiakasta - hyviä neuvoja
@TimoVuori
#kepop
äivät
#Afrikka
-paneelissa
@Ulkoministerio
Finland Business Week 🇫🇮 in full swing 🤩! This morning we met with Hon Min of Green Economy
@CollinsNzovu
with 🇫🇮 forestry company
@Arbonaut_Ltd
- concrete plans on moving the 🇿🇲🤝🇫🇮 🌲🌿partnership forward! Also discussed potential for 🤝 in circular economy
#FinlandinZambia
Excellent meeting with Hon Frank Tayali
@HonTayali33069
🇿🇲 Minister of Transport 🤝
We discussed the plans for the Lobito Corridor and partnership opportunities between 🇫🇮&🇿🇲
The 🇫🇮 offering in railway systems incl digitalization is very relevant to 🇿🇲’s plans 🚄
A productive 2-day 🇸🇪🇫🇮crash course into mining at
@FqmZambia
Kansanshi & Kalumbila Mines - producing roughly half of Zambia’s 🇿🇲 copper!
Also happy to see equipment from 🇫🇮 in good use at the mines 👏
Thank you
@epirocgroup
for organising &
@SweAmbZam
for the invite to join!
While 🇫🇮 Ambassadors have gathered for their annual meeting, some Residence chefs have been in 🇫🇮 for training and my brilliant Jennifer 🇿🇲 was one of lucky ones 🤩
On her last day in Helsinki I treated her to the gigantic 🇫🇮cinnamon buns at Café Esplanad - Yummy 😋💕
We were offered a rare treat last night - Youssou N’Dour performing in 🇿🇲 for the very first time & joined in by Zambia’s very own
@Wezi_heartsound
- amazed by the talent, thank you so much 🎶💕!
The sad news reached us today
During these turbulent times the world has lost a remarkable peace negotiator 🕊️
Africa played a huge role in the life & career of President Ahtisaari and he also served as the Ambassador of 🇫🇮 to 🇿🇲
Warm condolances to the family 🕊️
We are saddened to hear that the Former Finnish President and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Martti Ahtisaari has passed away.
During his remarkable career, President Ahtisaari also served as the Ambassador of Finland to Zambia in the 1970s.
Our deepest condolences to his family.🕊
In
#Zambia
Finland is known for our expertise in 🌲. Had a great meeting with ZAFFICO - talked about their recent visit to 🇫🇮, their forest inventory currently being done by
@Arbonaut_Ltd
and future cooperation opportunities. Potential is there, let’s do this!
@BusinessFinland