Chair of the Left Alliance Minja Koskela, Chair of Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee Johannes Koskinen, Chair of the SDP parliamentary group Tytti Tuppurainen, and Chair of the Green Party Sofia Virta (right) submitting a motion of no confidence at Parliament’s Central Office in Helsinki on 19 September 2025. Photo: Markku Ulander / Lehtikuva
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Finland will not recognise a Palestinian state at the United Nations General Assembly meeting next week, despite increasing international and domestic pressure.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said the government will not submit a proposal on the issue before the meeting in New York. Speaking in Parliament, Orpo stated that the General Assembly “is not a deadline for recognition” and added that discussions within the government are continuing.
“There is no proposal coming from the government at this stage,” he told reporters. “We are acting based on foreign and security policy guidelines approved by Parliament, which support a two-state solution.”
According to public broadcaster Yle, government
Source: www.helsinkitimes.fi
