Governor General of Canada Mary Simon will make a state visit to Finland from 6 to 10 February 2023. The visit will be hosted by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö together with his spouse, Dr. Jenni Haukio. On Thursday 9 February, President Niinistö and Governor General Simon will visit Rovaniemi.
At the Arktikum
Science Centre, the President and the Governor General will participate at a panel
discussion on the impacts of climate change in the Arctic. University students and
staff members will be invited to the event.
Event can also be followed online, link will be
available closer to the event on the event calendar of the university.
The programme in Rovaniemi will
include an introduction to Sámi language teaching at Ylikylä primary school and a
visit to Lapland Air Command.
President Niinistö made a state visit to Canada in
October 2014.
Pressrelease on the website of the Office of the
President of the Republic of Finland
More information:
Rector Antti
Syväjärvi
040 060 6244
antti.syvajarvi@ulapland.fi
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