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Took part in the Oslo peace talks
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Alexander Stubb became Finland's thirteenth president on 1 March 2024. His earlier career spans elected office, diplomacy, European institutions and academic work. He served as a member of the European Parliament before becoming Finland's foreign minister, then held the European affairs and foreign trade portfolio. He was prime minister from 2014 to 2015 and subsequently finance minister.
After national ministerial office, Stubb became a vice-president of the European Investment Bank and later directed the European University Institute's School of Transnational Governance. He also chaired the conflict-Mediation organisation founded by Martti Ahtisaari. His official biography records a doctorate in international relations from the London School of Economics. These posts explain the European and diplomatic experience he brought to the presidency. Finnish presidency biography.
Stubb joins security guarantee discussions
Stubb took Finland's presidency into the Oslo discussions on 20 October 2026, alongside Norway's prime minister, Ukraine's president and US envoy Steve Witkoff. Jared Kushner participated remotely. His office described the agenda as a lasting and just peace for Ukraine and the country's recovery.
For Stubb, the October meeting followed his August address to Finnish ambassadors, in which he made continued support for Ukraine a foreign-policy priority. His account presented the Oslo discussions as progress towards peace. It did not announce that Finland had signed a security guarantee or that the participants had agreed a Ceasefire.
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