Recordings of press conferences
Government video recordings are from now on provided in the Flash video format. At the moment, some video recordings made in 2010 or earlier are in the Real Media (RM) format, but they will be converted into the Flash format during the autumn of 2011. It is possible to inquire a specific video from the Government Communications Unit: info@vnk.fi.
Press conference on sustainable growth and on other key economic affairs 10 February 2011
The joint press conference by the Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi, Secretary-General of the OECD, Angel Gurría and EU Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Olli Rehn.
Voice Recording | RM 20 min 
Language: English
Press conference by Prime Minister Kiviniemi and the Prime Minister of Estonia 9 November 2010
Prime Minister Mari Kiviniemi and Prime Minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip met in Helsinki November 9, 2010.
Voice Recording | RM 22 min
Language: English
Press conference by Prime Minister Kiviniemi and the Prime Minister of Lithuania Kubilius 11 Ocotber 2010
Pääministeri Mari Kiviniemi met the Prime Minister of Lithuania Andrius Kubilius in Helsinki October 11, 2010.
Voice recording | RM 7 min
Language: English
Press conference by Prime Minister Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Russia 27 May 2010
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin met in Lappeenranta May 27, 2010.
Language: Finnish, Russian
Voice Recording | RM 56 min
Press conference by Prime Minister Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Croatia 13 April 2010
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Prime Minister of Croatia Jadranka Kosor met in Helsinki April 13, 2010.
Language: English, Croatian
Voice Recording | RM 18 min
Press conference by Prime Minister Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Estonia 9 April 2010
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Prime Minister of Estonia Andrus Ansip met in Espoo April 9, 2010.
Language: English
Voice recording | RM 11 min
Press conference by Prime Minister Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Macedonia Gruevski 3 December 2009
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Prime Minister of Macedonia Nikola Gruevski met in Helsinki December 3, 2009.
Languages: English, Finnish, Macedonia.
Voice recording | RM 9 min
Press conference by Prime Minister Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Lithuania Kubilius 10 September 2009
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Prime Minister of Lithuania Andrius Kubilius met in Helsinki September 10, 2009.
Voice recording | RM 10 min
Press conference by Prime Minister Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Serbia Cvetković 9 September 2009
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Prime Minister of Serbia Mirko Cvetković met in Helsinki September 9, 2009.
Voice recording | RM 11 min
Press conference by the Prime Minister Vanhanen and Chinese Vice Premier Li 25 June 2009
The joint press conference by the Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Executive Vice Premier of China, Li Keqiang at the House of the Estates in Helsinki.
Languages Finnish and Chinese, consecutive interpretation.
Voice recording | RM 30 min
Press conference by the Prime Minister Vanhanen and Russian Prime Minister Putin 3 June 2009
The joint press conference by the Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin at the House of the Estates in Helsinki.
Languages Finnish and Russian, consecutive interpretation.
Video recording | Flash 1 h 
Voice recording | RM 1 h
Prime Minister of Ireland, Brian Cowen, visited Finland 27.11.2008
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Brian Cowen, the Prime Minister of Ireland, met in Helsinki November 27, 2008.
Voice recording | RM 10 min
(English)
Joint press conference by the Nordic and Baltic Prime Ministers 27.10.2008
Joint press conference by the Nordic and Baltic Prime Ministers was held in Helsinki on 27 October 2008.
Video recording | RM 20 min
(English)
Voice recording | RM 20 min
(English)
The press conference by Geir H. Haarde, Prime Minister of Iceland 27.10.2008
Press conference by Geir H. Haarde, Prime Minister of Iceland, on the economic situation in Iceland was held in Helsinki on 27 October 2008.
Video recording | RM 25 min
(English)
Government press conference on the Kauhajoki shooting incidence on 23 September 2008
The Government press conference concerning the shooting incidence that took place in Kauhajoki was held in Helsinki on 23 September 2008.
Video recording | RM 35 min
Voice recording | RM 35 min
Original languages: Finnish, English
President of the European Commission Barroso visits Finland 3.6.2008
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso met in Helsinki June 3.
Press conference | RM 22 min
(video in English)
Press conference | RM 22 min
(voice in English)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Fillon 30.5.2008
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of France, François Fillon, met in Helsinki May 30, 2008.
Press conference | RM 26 min
(video in Finnish and French)
Press conference | RM 24 min
(voice in Finnish)
Press conference | RM 24 min
(voice in French)
Prime Minister Vanhanen and The Austrian Chancellor, Alfred Gusenbauer 14.4.2008
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Austrian Chancellor, Alfred Gusenbauer, met in Helsinki April 14, 2008.
Press conference | RM 13 min
(English)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Reinfeldt 5.11.2007
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Sweden, Fredrik Reinfeldt, met in Helsinki November 5, 2007.
Press conference | RM 16 min
(English and Swedish)
Press conference | RM 16 min
(English and Swedish)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Kaczynski 12.9.2007
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Poland, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, met in Helsinki September 12, 2007.
Press conference | RM 22 min
(Finnish and Polish)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Ansip 6.6.2007
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Estonia, Andrus Ansip, met in Helsinki June 6, 2007.
Press conference | RM 21 min
(English and Finnish)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Haarde
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Iceland, Geir H. Haarde, met in Helsinki November 23, 2006.
Press conference | RM 14 min
(English)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Jansa
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Slovenian, Janez Jansa, met in Helsinki November 22, 2006.
Press conference | RM 17 min
(English)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Singh
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Indian, Manmohan Singh, met in the House of the Estates, in Helsinki, October 12, 2006.
Press conference | RM 30 min
(English)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Popescu-Tariceanu
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Rumania, Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, met in Helsinki September 5, 2006.
Press conference | RM 30 min
(English and Rumanian)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Gyurcsány
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Hungary, Ferenc Gyurcsány, met in Helsinki July 14, 2006.
Press conference | RM 1,3 MB (11 min)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Juncker
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, Jean-Claude Juncker, met in Helsinki July 4, 2006.
Press conference | RM 15 min
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Verhofstadt
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and Belgian Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt met in Helsinki July 3, 2006.
Press conference | RM 12 min
Prime Minister Vanhanen and President Barroso
Press conference in Helsinki City Hall by Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen and President of the European Commission, José Manuel Barroso, July 7, 2006.
Press conference in English | RM 35 min
Press conference | RM 35 min
Original languages: English, Finnish
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Ahern
The Prime Minister of Ireland, Bertie Ahern, and Prime Minister Vanhanen met in Helsinki June 30, 2006.
Press conference | RM 2,4 MB (15 min)
Press conference on Finland's EU Presidency
Press conference by the Prime Minister on Finland’s EU Presidency in the House of the Estates, in Helsinki, June 30, 2006.
Press conference in English | RM, 1 h
Press conference | RM, 1 h
Original languages: Finnish, English
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Balkenende
The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Jan Peter Balkenende, and Prime Minister Vanhanen met in Helsinki June 27, 2006.
Press conference | RM 2,0 MB (15 min)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Karamanlis
Prime Minister of Greece, Kostas Karamanlis and Prime Minister Vanhanen met in Helsinki June 26, 2006.
Press conference | RM 3,6 MB (30 min)
Prime Ministers Vanhanen and Rasmussen
Prime Minister of Denmark, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, and Prime Minister Vanhanen met in Helsinki June 22, 2006.
Press conferens | RM 2,8 MB
Prime Ministers Stoltenberg and Vanhanen
Prime Minister of Norge, Jens Stoltenberg and Prime Minister Vanhanen met in Helsinki June 13, 2006.
Press conferens | RM 2,6 MB
Prime Ministers de Villepin and Vanhanen
Prime Minister of France, Dominique de Villepin and Prime Minister Vanhanen met in Helsinki June 5, 2006.
Press conferens | RM 3,1 MB
(in Finnish, French and English)
Press conference by Prime Minister Vanhanen and President Borrell
The Finnish Government and the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament met in Helsinki June 2, 2006.
Press conference | RM, 15 min
Original languages: English, Finnish, Spanish
Press conference in English | RM, 15 min
Prime Ministers Marcinkiewicz and Vanhanen
Prime Minister of Poland, Kazimierz Marcinkiewicz and Prime Minister Vanhanen met in Helsinki May 30, 2006.
- Press conference | RM 3,7 MB
(in Finnish and Polish)
Prime Ministers Ansip and Vanhanen
Minister of Estonia, Andrus Ansip, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki May 23, 2006.
- Press conference | RM 3,2 MB
Prime Ministers Gonzi and Vanhanen
Prime Minister of Malta, Lawrence Gonzi, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki May 10, 2006.
- Press conference | RM 2,0 MB
Prime Ministers Jettou and Vanhanen
The Prime Minister of Morocco, Driss Jettou, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki April 7, 2006.
- Press conference | RM 3,4 MB
(in Finnish and French)
Prime Ministers Stanishev and Vanhanen
The Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Sergei Stanishev, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki March 28, 2006.
- Press conference | RM 3,8 MB
Prime Ministers Socrates and Vanhanen
The Prime Minister of Portugal, José Socrates, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki March 6, 2006.
- Press conference | RM 3,5 MB
Vice-President Kalla and Prime Minister Vanhanen
The Vice-President of Indonesia, Jusuf Kalla, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki January 20, 2006.
- Press conference | RM 3,6 MB
Prime Ministers Thaksin and Vanhanen
The Prime Minister of Thailand, Thaksin Shinawatra, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki on 14 October 2005.
- Press conference | RM 3,1 MB
Prime Ministers Brazauskas and Vanhanen
The Prime Minister of Lithuania, Mr Algirdas Brazauskas, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki on 9 September 2005.
- Press conference | RM 2,3.MB
Prime Ministers Ansip and Vanhanen
The Prime Minister of Estonia, Mr Andrus Ansip, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki on 3 May 2005.
Press conference | RM 2,0 MB)
Commission President Barroso and Prime Minister Vanhanen
The President of the European Commission, Mr José Manuel Barroso, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki on 4 March 2005
Press conference (3,3 MB)
Commission President Prodi and Prime Minister Vanhanen
The President of the European Commission, Mr Romano Prodi, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki on 2 July 2004
Press conference (2,7 MB)
Prime Ministers Ahern and Vanhanen
The Prime Minister of Ireland, Mr Bertie Ahern, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki on 6 May 2004
Press conference (1,7 MB)
Prime Ministers Parts and Vanhanen
The Prime Minister of Estonia, Mr Juhan Parts, and Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen met in Helsinki on 3 July 2003.
Press conference (3,3 MB)
Prime Ministers Simitis and Jäätteenmäki
The Prime Minister of Greece, Mr Costas Simitis, and Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki met in Helsinki on 22 April 2003.
Press conference (2,8 MB)
Chancellor Schüssel and Prime Minister Lipponen
The Chancellor of Austria, Mr Wolfgang Schüssel, and Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen met in Helsinki on 8 October 2002.
Press conference (3,2 MB)
Prime Ministers Persson and Lipponen
The Prime Minister of Sweden, Mr Göran Persson, and Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen met in Helsinki on Tuesday, 29 May 2001. The Prime Ministers discussed the agenda of the upcoming European Council to be held in Gothenburg on 15-16 June.
Press conference (3,2 MB)