05 February 2024 - H.E. Ambassador Maria Lumen B. Isleta met with Ms. Annika Lindblom,  Director for International and EU Affairs, Ministry for Environment and Climate Change, on 24 January 2024 (Wednesday) in Helsinki, Finland.

Ambassador Isleta stated that the Philippines, including local governments, are interested in learning from Finland’s expertise and practices with respect to innovation, and green and smart technologies. Director Lindblom shared how the Finnish government implemented its projects on circular economy, given the thematic nature of the subject.

Both sides discussed areas for cooperation that may be mutually beneficial to both sides, including the sectors of green technology, circular economy, and digitalisation. END.

Photo (from left) Ms. Juulia Suuronen, Specialist, Circular Economy, Ms. Annika Lindblom, Director for International and EU Affairs, Ambassador Maria Lumen B. Isleta, and Consul Pat Lester F. Solosa