# List of international presidential trips made by Sauli Niinistö

The following is a list of presidential trips made by Sauli Niinistö during his tenure as the 12th President of Finland, which began on 1 March 2012 and ended on 1 March 2024. During this time he travelled abroad 151 times.
This information was gathered mainly from the official site of the president, more specifically from his calendar and pages linked there, although some of his trips are missing there, and his press releases from the same site.

## First term of office

Niinistö’s first term of six years began on 1 March 2012 and ended on 1 February 2018.

### 2012

* 12 trips abroad, of which two were state visits.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2012 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 1. | 2012 | March 26–27 | Republic of Korea | Seoul | Lee Myung-bak, President of South Korea | Nuclear Security Summit |
| 2. | 2012 | April 17–18 | Sweden | Stockholm | Carl XVI Gustaf, King | State visit |
| 3. | 2012 | April 25 | Estonia | Tallinn | Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia | Official visit |
| 4. | 2012 | May 20–21 | United States | Chicago | Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Secretary General of NATO | NATO 2012 summit |
| 5. | 2012 | May 22 | Sweden | Stockholm | Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden | Baptism of Princess Estelle |
| 6. | 2012 | June 21–22 | Russia | Saint Petersburg | Vladimir Putin, President of Russia | Working visit, St. Petersburg International Economic Forum |
| 7. | 2012 | July 27–31 | United Kingdom | London | | 2012 Summer Olympics |
| 8. | 2012 | September 2–4 | United Kingdom | London | | 2012 Summer Paralympics |
| 9. | 2012 | September 4–5 | Hungary | Budapest | János Áder, President of Hungary | Working visit |
| 10. | 2012 | September 22–29 | United States | New York | Kofi Annan, UN General Secretary | Opening of United Nations General Assembly Meeting with US President Barack Obama |
| 11. | 2012 | October 10–11 | Norway | Oslo | Harald V, King | State visit |
| 12. | 2012 | November 8–9 | Germany | Berlin | Joachim Gauck, Bundespräsident | Official visit |

### 2013

* 16 trips abroad, of which six were state visits.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2013 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 13. | 2013 | January 23–25 | Switzerland | Davos | | World Economic Forum |
| 14. | 2013 | February 11–13 | Russia | Moscow | Vladimir Putin, president | Official visit |
| 15. | 2013 | April 4–5 | Denmark | Copenhagen | Margrethe II, Queen | State visit |
| 16. | 2013 | April 6–10 | China | Beijing | Xi Jinping, President of China | Official visit |
| 17. | 2013 | April 16–18 | Kazakhstan | Astana | Nursultan Nazarbayev, president | State visit |
| 18. | 2013 | May 13–15 | Lithuania | Vilnius | Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania | State visit |
| 19. | 2013 | May 28–29 | Iceland | Reykjavík | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, president | State visit |
| 20. | 2013 | July 9–11 | France | Paris | Francois Hollande, president | Official visit |
| 21. | 2013 | September 4 | Sweden | Stockholm | Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister of Sweden | Meeting of the US President with Scandinavian heads of state |
| 22. | 2013 | September 9–11 | Latvia | Riga | Andris Bērziņš, president | State visit |
| 23. | 2013 | September 15 | Sweden | Stockholm | Carl XVI Gustav, king | 40th anniversary celebrations of the accession to the throne of King Carl XVI Gustaf |
| 24. | 2013 | September 23–25 | Russia | Salekhard | Vladimir Putin, president | Working visit |
| 25. | 2013 | October 8–10 | Poland | Warsaw | Bronisław Komorowski, president | Met the presidents of European states |
| 26. | 2013 | October 15–16 | Switzerland | Bern | Ueli Maurer, president | State visit |
| 27. | 2013 | November 16–17 | Germany | Freiburg | Horst Köhler, former President of Germany | Received the Friedrich-August-von-Hayek-Stiftung Prize |
| 28. | 2013 | December 9–11 | South Africa | Johannesburg | Jacob Zuma, president | State memorial service of former President Nelson Mandela (Dec 10) |

### 2014

* 15 trips abroad, of which one was a state visit.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2014 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 29. | 2014 | January 12–13 | Sweden | Sälen | Fredrik Reinfeldt, Prime Minister | Rikskonferens Seminar in Sälen |
| 30. | 2014 | January 23–24 | Switzerland | Davos | | World Economic Forum |
| 31. | 2014 | February 6–12 | Russia | Sochi | Vladimir Putin, president | Working visit 2014 Winter Olympics |
| 32. | 2014 | March 11–13 | Lebanon | Beirut | Michel Suleiman, president | Official visit |
| 33. | 2014 | March 23–25 | Netherlands | The Hague | Mark Rutte, prime minister | Nuclear Security Summit in The Hague, met Xi Jinping, Barack Obama and Abdullah Gül |
| 34. | 2014 | June 3–4 | Poland | Warsaw | Bronisław Komorowski, president | Events dedicated to the 25th anniversary of Poland’s liberation, met with Petro Poroshenko |
| 35. | 2014 | August 15 | Russia | Sochi | Vladimir Putin, president | Working visit |
| 36. | 2014 | August 16 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Petro Poroshenko, President of Ukraine | Working visit |
| 37. | 2014 | September 4–5 | United Kingdom | Newport | David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom | Nato 2014 Wales summit |
| 38. | 2014 | September 20–25 | United States | New York | Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations | Opening of United Nations General Assembly |
| 39. | 2014 | September 29–30 | Portugal | Braga | Aníbal Cavaco Silva, president | Met the presidents of European states |
| 40. | 2014 | October 6–8 | Germany | Frankfurt | | Frankfurt Book Fair |
| 41. | 2014 | October 8–11 | Canada | Ottawa | Stephen Harper, prime minister | State visit |
| 42. | 2014 | October 30-November 1 | Iceland | Reykjavík | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, president | Arctic Circle assembly |
| 43. | 2014 | November 4–5 | Italy | Rome | Giorgio Napolitano, president | Working visit |

### 2015

* 15 trips, of which 3 were state visits.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2015 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 44. | 2015 | January 21–22 | Belgium | Brussels | Several | Met the heads of various EU institutions |
| 45. | 2015 | February 6–8 | Germany | Munich | | Munich Security Conference |
| 46. | 2015 | March 1 | Sweden | Falun | | 2015 World Ski Championships |
| 47. | 2015 | March 30–April 2 | Poland | Warsaw | Bronislaw Komorowski, president | State visit |
| 48. | 2015 | April 11–13 | United Arab Emirates | Abu Dhabi | Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates | Official visit |
| 49. | 2015 | April 21–22 | Sweden | Stockholm | Carl XVI Gustav, king | King of Sweden’s 40th jubilee |
| 50. | 2015 | May 13–14 | Germany | Aachen | Joachim Gauck, Bundespräsident | Charlemagne Prize ceremony |
| 51. | 2015 | May 23–27 | Mexico | Mexico City | Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico | State visit |
| 52. | 2015 | June 9–10 | Kazakhstan | Astana | Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan | Working visit |
| 53. | 2015 | June 16 | Russia | Moscow | Vladimir Putin, President of Russia | Working visit |
| 54. | 2015 | September 21–22 | Germany | Wartburg, Erfurt | Joachim Gauck, Bundespräsident | Meeting of European presidents |
| 55. | 2015 | September 24–29 | United States | New York | Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations | Speech at the Opening of United Nations General Assembly |
| 56. | 2015 | October 12–15 | Turkey | Ankara | Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey | Official visit |
| 57. | 2015 | November 2–4 | Indonesia | Jakarta | Joko Widodo, President of Indonesia | State visit |
| 58. | 2015 | November 30 | France | Paris | | UN Climate Change Conference |

### 2016

* 16 trips, of which one was a state visit.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2016 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 59. | 2016 | January 21–22 | Switzerland | Davos | | World Economic Forum |
| 60. | 2016 | February 4–5 | Austria | Vienna | Heinz Fischer, President of Austria | Official visit |
| 61. | 2016 | February 12–14 | Germany | Munich | | Munich Security Conference |
| 62. | 2016 | March 7–11 | Japan | Tokyo, Kyoto | Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan | Official visit and meeting with the Emperor of Japan Akihito |
| 63. | 2016 | March 22 | Russia | Moscow | Vladimir Putin, President of Russia | Meeting with Putin |
| 64. | 2016 | March 31–April 1 | United States | Washington | | 2016 Nuclear Security Summit |
| 65. | 2016 | April 30 | Sweden | Stockholm | Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister of Sweden | Working visit, discussions on NATO |
| 66. | 2016 | May 12–15 | United States | Washington | Barack Obama, President of the United States | Official visit, meeting of US and Nordic leaders |
| 67. | 2016 | May 17–18 | Estonia | Tallinn, Viljandi, Ärma | Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia | State visit |
| 68. | 2016 | July 8–9 | Poland | Warsaw | Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO | 2016 NATO Warsaw Summit |
| 69. | 2016 | August 16–18 | Uruguay | Montevideo | Tabaré Vázquez, President of Uruguay | Official visit |
| 70. | 2016 | August 18–21 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | | Rio Olympics |
| 71. | 2016 | September 13–14 | Bulgaria | Plovdiv, Sofia | Rosen Plevneliev, President of Bulgaria | Arraiolos Group meeting |
| 72. | 2016 | September 18–21 | United States | New York | Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations | Opening of United Nations General Assembly |
| 73. | 2016 | October 25–26 | Iran | Tehran | Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran | Official visit |
| 74. | 2016 | November 9–10 | Belgium | Brussels | | Meeting with leading EU officials |

### 2017

* 11 trips, none of which was a state visit.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2017 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 75. | 2017 | February 16–19 | Germany | Munich | | Munich Security Conference |
| 76. | 2017 | March 13 | Sweden | Stockholm | Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister | Celebration organised by Svenska Finlandsfrivilligas Minnesförening, in honour of the end of the Winter War |
| 77. | 2017 | March 30 | Russia | Arkhangelsk | Vladimir Putin, president | IV International Arctic Forum |
| 78. | 2017 | May 9–10 | Norway | Oslo | Harald V, King of Norway | Norwegian royal couple’s 80th birthday, meeting with Prime Minister Erna Solberg |
| 79. | 2017 | May 11–12 | Germany | Berlin | Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany | Working visit |
| 80. | 2017 | May 13 | Estonia | Tallinn | | Lennart Meri Conference |
| 81. | 2017 | June 10 | Estonia | Tallinn | | Finland 100 day of celebrations |
| 82. | 2017 | June 19–20 | Kazakhstan | Astana | Nursultan Nazarbayev, President of Kazakhstan | Astana World Expo |
| 83. | 2017 | August 24 | Sweden | Stockholm | Carl XVI Gustaf, King of Sweden | Celebration of Finland’s 100th Anniversary |
| 84. | 2017 | August 29 | United States | Washington, D.C. | Donald Trump, President | Working visit |
| 85. | 2017 | September 18–21 | United States | New York | António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations | Opening of United Nations General Assembly |
| 85. | 2017 | September 21–23 | United States | Minnesota | | Celebration of the Centennial of the Republic of Finland |

## Second term of office

Niinistö’s second term of six years began on 1 February 2018 and ended on 1 March 2024.

### 2018

* 13 trips abroad, one of which was a state visit.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2018 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 86. | 2018 | February 16–18 | Germany | Munich | | Munich Security Conference |
| 87. | 2018 | February 18 | Lithuania | Vilnius | Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania | Centennial of the Restored State of Lithuania |
| 88. | 2018 | March 28 | Belgium | Brussels | | Met with Jean-Claude Juncker, Federica Mogherini, Antonio Tajani |
| 89. | 2018 | April 10–12 | Croatia | Zagreb | Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović, President of Croatia | State visit |
| 90. | 2018 | May 26 | Georgia | Tbilisi | Giorgi Margvelashvili, President of Georgia | 100th Anniversary of Georgia’s First Democratic Republic, also met Armenian president Armen Sarkissian |
| 91. | 2018 | June 22 | Estonia | Tartu | Kersti Kaljulaid, President of Estonia | 100th Anniversary of the Estonian Republic |
| 92. | 2018 | July 11–12 | Belgium | Brussels | Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO | 2018 NATO Brussels Summit |
| 93. | 2018 | August 22 | Russia | Sochi | Vladimir Putin, President of Russia | Working visit |
| 94. | 2018 | September 13–14 | Latvia | Riga | Raimonds Vējonis, President of Latvia | Arraiolos meeting |
| 95. | 2018 | September 23–28 | United States | New York, Washington, D.C. | António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations | Opening of United Nations General Assembly, Nelson Mandela Peace Summit, delivered a speech at the Brookings Institution |
| 96. | 2018 | November 10–11 | France | Paris | Emmanuel Macron, President of France | Armistice Day centenary, Paris Peace Forum |
| 97. | 2018 | November 18 | Latvia | Riga | Raimonds Vējonis, President of Latvia | Latvian Centennial Celebration |
| 98. | 2018 | December 3 | Poland | Katowice | Michał Kurtyka | United Nations Climate Change conference |

### 2019

* 12 trips, of which one was a state visit.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2019 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 99. | 2019 | January 1 | Austria | Vienna | Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria | Vienna Philharmonic New Year's Concert |
| 100. | 2019 | January 14–15 | China | Beijing | Xi Jinping, President of the People's Republic of China | State visit |
| 101. | 2019 | January 23 | France | Strasbourg | Thorbjørn Jagland, Secretary General of the Council of Europe | Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe |
| 102. | 2019 | February 15–17 | Germany | Munich | | Munich Security Conference |
| 103. | 2019 | April 9 | Russia | Saint Petersburg | Vladimir Putin, President of Russia | International Arctic Forum |
| 104. | 2019 | May 23–24 | Slovenia | Ljubljana | Borut Pahor, President of Slovenia | Official visit |
| 105. | 2019 | July 14 | France | Paris | Emmanuel Macron, President of France | French National Day celebration |
| 106. | 2019 | September 12–14 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Volodymyr Zelenskyi, President of Ukraine | Official visit |
| 107. | 2019 | September 22–25 | United States | New York City | António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations | Opening of United Nations General Assembly |
| 108. | 2019 | October 2 | United States | Washington D.C. | Donald Trump, President of the United States | Working visit |
| 109. | 2019 | October 15–16 | Ethiopia | Addis Abeba | Sahle-Work Zewde, President of Ethiopia | Official visit |
| 110. | 2019 | October 21–23 | Japan | Tokyo | Naruhito, Emperor of Japan | Enthronement of the Emperor |

### 2020

* Only on trip abroad due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2020 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit | References |
| 111. | 2020 | January 27 | Poland | Auschwitz | Andrzej Duda, President of Poland | 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration camp | |

### 2021

* 9 trips abroad, none of which were state visits.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2021 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 112. | 2021 | August 23 | Ukraine | Kyiv | Volodymyr Zelensky, President of Ukraine | International Crimea Platform |
| 113. | 2021 | September 7 | France | Paris | Emmanuel Macron, president | Working visit |
| 114. | 2021 | September 15 | Italy | Rome | Sergio Mattarella, president | Arraiolos Group meeting |
| 115. | 2021 | September 17–21 | United States | New York | António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations | Opening of United Nations General Assembly |
| 116. | 2021 | October 13 | Sweden | Malmö | Stefan Löfven, Prime Minister | Malmö International Forum on Holocaust |
| 117. | 2021 | October 29 | Russia | Moscow | Vladimir Putin, president | Working visit |
| 118. | 2021 | November 1–2 | Scotland | Glasgow | Alok Sharma, Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary | UN Climate Change Conference |
| 119. | 2021 | November 12 | Sweden | Stockholm | Sverker Göranson, General (ret.) | 225th anniversary of the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences |
| 120. | 2021 | November 21–23 | Germany | Berlin | Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany | Working visit |

### 2022

* 12 trips abroad, 2 of which were state visits.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2022 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 121. | 2022 | February 18–20 | Germany | Munich | | Munich Security Conference |
| 122. | 2022 | March 3 | United States | Washington | Joe Biden, President of the United States | Working visit |
| 123. | 2022 | March 14–15 | United Kingdom | London | Boris Johnson, Prime Minister of the UK | Joint Expeditionary Force meeting |
| 124. | 2022 | March 21 | France | Paris | Emmanuel Macron, President of France | Working visit |
| 125. | 2022 | May 17–18 | Sweden | Stockholm | Carl XVI Gustaf, King | State visit |
| 126. | 2022 | May 19 | United States | Washington | Joe Biden, President of the United States | Working visit together with Prime Minister of Sweden Magdalena Andersson |
| 127. | 2022 | June 28–30 | Spain | Madrid | Pedro Sánchez, Prime minister of Spain | NATO 2022 Madrid summit |
| 128. | 2022 | September 19 | United Kingdom | London | Charles III, King of United Kingdom | Guest at state funeral of Elizabeth II |
| 129. | 2022 | September 19–21 | United States | New York | António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations | Opening of United Nations General Assembly, received Global Citizen Award |
| 129. | 2022 | September 22 | United States | Washington, D.C. | | Meeting with Nancy Pelosi, James Risch and Mitch McConnell |
| 130. | 2022 | October 4 | Estonia | Tallinn and Tapa | Alar Karis, President of Estonia | Working visit |
| 131. | 2022 | October 10–11 | Norway | Oslo | Harald V, King of Norway | Official visit, met prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and King Harald V of Norway, Queen Sonja and Crown Prince Haakon at the Royal Palace |
| 132. | 2022 | October 19–20 | Iceland | Reykjavík | Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, president | State visit |

### 2023

* 16 trips abroad, 6 of which were state visits.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2023 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 133. | 2023 | January 24 | Ukraine | Kyiv, Bucha | Volodymyr Zelenskyi, President of Ukraine | State visit |
| 134. | 2023 | March 6–10 | United States | Washington, D.C. and Santa Clara, California | Joe Biden, President of the United States | Official visit to Stanford University, met with Governor of Washington|Jay Inslee and president Joe Biden |
| 135. | 2023 | March 16–17 | Turkey | Ankara | Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey | Official visit, Niinistö travelled to Ankara to meet with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. They spoke, among other things, about EU-Turkey relations, Finland's application to join NATO and efforts to combat terrorism. |
| 136. | 2023 | April 4 | Belgium | Brussels | Jens Stoltenberg, Secretary General of NATO | Finland’s accession to NATO |
| 137. | 2023 | April 25–26 | South Africa | Pretoria | Cyril Ramaphosa, President of South Africa | State visit |
| 138. | 2023 | April 27–28 | Namibia | Windhoek | Hage Geingob, President of Namibia | State visit |
| 139. | 2023 | May 6 | United Kingdom | London | Charles III, King of United Kingdom | Guest at coronation of Charles III and Camilla |
| 140. | 2023 | June 1–2 | Brazil | São Paulo | Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil | State visit |
| 141. | 2023 | July 11–12 | Lithuania | Vilnius | Dalia Grybauskaitė, President of Lithuania | NATO Vilnius Summit |
| 142. | 2023 | September 14–15 | Sweden | Stockholm | Carl XVI Gustav, king | Golden Jubilee of Carl XVI Gustaf |
| 143. | 2013 | September 18–21 | United States | New York | António Guterres, UN General Secretary | Opening of United Nations General Assembly |
| 144. | 2023 | October 5–6 | Portugal | Porto | Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, President of Portugal | Arraiolos Group meeting |
| 145. | 2023 | October 12–13 | Sweden | Visby, Gotland | Ulf Kristersson, Prime Minister of Sweden | Joint Expeditionary Force meeting |
| 146. | 2023 | October 23–24 | Italy | Rome | Sergio Mattarella, president | State visit |
| 147. | 2023 | November 15–16 | Germany | Bonn | Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of Germany | Official visit |
| 148. | 2023 | November 20–21 | Poland | Warsaw | Andrzej Duda, President of Poland | State visit |

### 2024

* Three trips abroad, no state visits.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s presidential visits in 2023 :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit |
| 149. | 2024 | February 12 | Norway | Oslo | Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway | Working visit |
| 150. | 2024 | February 24–25 | Namibia | Windhoek | Nangolo Mbumba, President of Namibia | State funeral of Hage Geingob, President of Namibia |
| 151. | 2024 | February 26 | France | Paris | Emmanuel Macron, President of France | Working visit |

## Post-presidential trips of societal importance

Former Finnish President Sauli Niinistö’s post-presidential visits :
| No. | Year | Date | Country | Location | Host | Reason for visit | Other |
| 1. | 2024 | March 20 | Belgium | Brussels | Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission | Announcement that Niinistö is to write a report on how to enhance Europe’s civilian and defence preparedness and readiness | |
| 2. | 2024 | May 17–18 | Sweden | Stockholm | Samfundet Sverige-Finland | 100th anniversary of the SSF, received an award from the community | Interview in Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish) |
| 3. | 2024 | N/A | United States | Washington D.C. | | Talks with Democratic and Republican politicians on security in Europe | |
| 4. | 2024 | October 30 | Belgium | Brussels | Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission | Niinistö handed over the report on strengthening the EU's civilian and defense preparedness and readiness | |
| 5. | 2024 | November 14 | Belgium | Brussels | Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission | Niinistö talks about his report in the European Parliament | |
| 6. | 2025 | January 23 | United Kingdom | London | Bronwen Maddox, CEO of Chatham House | Appearance in a panel organized by Chatham House | |