📋 Tender Overview
On May 22, 2025, the Minister of Defense, Yuriko Backs, made a working visit to Finland album (from G. to Dr.) Antti Hakkanen, Minister of Defense of the Republic of Finland; Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defense (c) MAE Revue des troops (c) MAE Visit of the Hakaniemi Civil Defense Underground shelter (c) MAE Visit of the Hakaniemi underground shelter for civil defense (c) Mae Yuriko Backes, Minister of Defense (c) Mae Revue des troops (c) MAE (in the middle, from G.) Yuriko Backs, Minister of Defense; Henri Schumacher, Ambassador to Copenhagen, non-resident ambassador to Sweden, Finland and Norway (c) MAE Working visit (c) MAE in Helsinki, Minister Backs was received with military honors by her counterpart, Antti Hakkanen. During a bilateral meeting, the defense ministers had an exchange of views on NATO, the importance of its European pillar, the summit which will soon be held in The Hague as well as the strengthening of the deterrent and defense posture in the face of the deterioration of the security situation and the Russian threat. In this context, Yuriko Backs stressed that Luxembourg will reach the 2% defense effort in 2025. Regarding the war in Ukraine and military support in favor of Ukraine, Minister Backes thanked her counterpart for Finlands contributions to the IT Coalition, under Estonian and Luxembourg. Finally, the ministers discussed a closer bilateral collaboration between Finland and Luxembourg in the space field. On the trip program also appeared visits to the Hakaniemi underground shelter for civil defense, a windbreak ship and the National Emergency Supply Agency.
