2022
Minister of Defence Kaikkonen to visit United States
Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen will make a working visit to the United States from 2 to 4 December 2022. On 3 December, he will attend a high-level panel discussion on international defence cooperation between NATO's member and partner countries. The panel discussion will be held at the Reagan National Defense Forum 2022 (RNDF22) in Simi Valley, California.
During his working visit, Minister Kaikkonen will visit NATO’s Allied Command Transformation and Joint Operation Headquarters in Norfolk, Virginia. In Norfolk, he will also have a bilateral meeting with General Philip Lavigne, Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. The topics on the agenda will include Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine and Finland’s NATO membership process.
Inquiries: Ministerial Adviser Tuomas Koskenniemi, tel. +358 295 140 058, and Head of Communications Kristian Vakkuri, Ministry of Defence, tel. + 358 295 140 123.