​​Parliamentary friendship groups during the election period 2023​​–2026

In addition to the official international activities of the Parliament, international contacts are maintained by friendship groups established by MPs. The activities of the friendship groups are informal.​

These friendship groups have been organized after the spring 2023 parliamentary elections. ​​

Contact ​information and inquiries: ​Parliaments international ​
dep​artment, int.dep(at)parliament.fi

Albania
Chair Eva Biaudet (Swedish Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Sanna Antikainen (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)​
Secretary: emmi.kupiainen(at)parliament.fi

Armenia

Chair Vilhelm Junnila (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Inka Hopsu(Green Parliamentary Group)​
Secretary: ari.honkanen(at)parliament.fi

ASEAN (Indonesia, ​​Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Brunei, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar)

Chair Jouni Ovaska (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Vilhelm Junnila (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: sari.wessman(at)parliament.fi

Australia
Chair Anne Kalmari (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Saku Nikkanen (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: sari.wessman(at)parliament.fi

Azerbaijan

Chair Vilhelm Junnila (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Anne Kalmari(Centre Party Parliamentary Group)​
Secretary: ari.honkanen(at)parliament.fi

Bahrain
Chair Ville Skinnari (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mika.laaksonen(at)parliament.fi​

Bangladesh
Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Janne Heikkinen (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: pia.pusa(at)parliament.fi​

Brazil
​Chair Timo Harakka (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: emmi.kupiainen(at)parliament.fi

Bulgaria
Chair Mikko Savola (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Jouni Ovaska (Centre Party Parliamentary Group​​)
Secretary: jukka.saarimaki(at)parliament.fi​

Canada
Chair Katri Kulmuni (Centre Party P​​arliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Jarmo Lindberg (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: teemu.vuosio(at)parliament.fi

Chile
Chair Pia Kauma (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Anne Kalmari (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: sari.wessman(at)parliament.fi​​​

China
Chair Ville Skinnari (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Sakari Puisto (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: sari.wessman(at)parliament.fi​​

Cuba
Chair Jouni Ovaska (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Inka Hopsu (Green Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: katja.nolvi​(at)parliament.fi

Cyprus

Chair Maria Ohisalo (Green Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Pia Hiltunen (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)​
Secretary: ari.honkanen(at)parliament.fi

Czech Republic​​
Chair Mikko Savola (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Jouni Ovaska (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mika.laaksonen(at)parliament.fi

Denmark
Chair Mats Löfström (Swedish Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Aki Lindén (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: anna.kiiskinen(at)parliament.fi

Estonia
Chair Mikko Savola (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
1. Vice Chair Inka Hopsu (Green Parliamentary Group)
2. Vice Chair Anna-Kristiina Mikkonen (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: anna.kiiskinen(at)parliament.fi

France
Chair Tuula Haatainen (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Pia Kauma (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: emmi.kupiainen(at)parliament.fi

Georgia
Chair Matias Marttinen (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Sakari Puisto (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: oskari.heinonen(at)parliament.fi

Germany
Chair Tytti Tuppurainen (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Aura Salla (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: teemu.vuosio(at)parliament.fi​

Great Britain
Chair Timo Harakka (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: maria.fagerholm(at)parliament.fi

Greece
Chair Mikko Lundén​ (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: ari.honkanen(at)parliament.fi

Hungary
Chair Eveliina Heinäluoma (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: pia.pusa(at)parliament.fi​

India
Chair Timo Harakka (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)​
Vice Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)​
Secretary: sari.wessman(at)parliament.fi

Ireland
Chair Jouni Ovaska (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Anne Kalmari (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: maria.fagerholm(at)parliament.fi

Israel
Chair Peter Östman (Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group)
1. Vice Chair Tytti Tuppurainen (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
2. Vice Chair Sanna Antikainen (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: tomi.kaunismaki(at)parliament.fi

Italy
Chair Markus Lohi (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Pia Kauma (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: sari.wessman(at)parliament.fi

Japan
Chair Mats Löfström (Swedish Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Hilkka Kemppi (Centre Party Parliamentary Group) and Pauli Aalto-Setälä (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: maria.fagerholm(at)parliament.fi

Kazakhstan
Chair Ville Skinnari (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mika.laaksonen(at)parliament.fi

Kosovo

Chair Tytti Tuppurainen (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Mikko Savola (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: emmi.kupiainen(at)parliament.fi ​​

Kyrgyzstan

Chair Ville Skinnari (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mika.laaksonen(at)parliament.fi

Latvia
Chair Jarmo Lindberg (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Antti Kurvinen (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: anna.kiiskinen(at)parliament.fi

Lithuania
Chair Sakari Puisto (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mika.laaksonen(at)parliament.fi

Moldova
Chair Tytti Tuppurainen (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: emmi.kupiainen(at)parliament.fi

Mongolia

Chair Ville Skinnari (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mika.laaksonen(at)parliament.fi

Morocco

Chair Inka Hopsu (Green Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Pia Kauma (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: katja.nolvi(at)parliament.fi​

Namibia
Chair Ville Valkonen (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Sari Tanus (Christian Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: anna.kiiskinen(at)parliament.fi

Norway
Chair Joakim Strand (Swedish Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Kim Berg (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: anna.kiiskinen(at)parliament.fi

Oman

Chair Ville Skinnari (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mika.laaksonen(at)parliament.fi

Pakistan

Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: sari.wessman(at)parliament.fi​

Palestine
Chair Veronika Honkasalo (​Left Alliance)
Vice Chair Saara Hyrkkö (Green Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: katja.nolvi(at)parliament.fi​

Poland
Chair Sakari Puisto (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: tanja.heiskanen(at)parliament.fi

Qatar

Chair Ville Skinnari (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mika.laaksonen(at)parliament.fi

Saudi Arabia

Chair Ville Skinnari (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mika.laaksonen(at)parliament.fi

Slovakia

Chair Jouni Ovaska (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Markku Siponen (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mika.laaksonen(at)parliament.fi​​

South Korea
Chair Hannu Hoskonen (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Tuomas Kettunen (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: sari.wessman(at)parliament.fi

Spain
Chair Pia Kauma (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Sakari Puisto (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mari.herranen(at)parliament.fi ​​

Sweden
Chair Kim Berg (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
1. Vice Chair Jouni Ovaska (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
2. Vice Chair Eva Biaudet (Swedish Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mari.herranen(at)parliament.fi ​​​

Tajikistan​
Chair Ville Skinnari (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Atte Kaleva (National Coalition Party Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: mika.laaksonen(at)parliament.fi

Thailand
Chair Ville Tavio (Finns Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Suna Kymäläinen (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: sari.wessman(at)parliament.fi​​

Turkey
Chair Jouni Ovaska (Centre Party Parliamentary Group)
Vice Chair Tytti Tuppurainen (Social Democratic Parliamentary Group)
Secretary: ari.honkanen(at)parliament.fi