Sami Frestadius

Counsellor for Trade and Development / Embassy of Finland in Hanoi, Manila and Jakarta

[Finland in Vietnam @finlandinhanoi]

🇫🇮 On 20.1.2026, Ambassador of Finland Pekka Voutilainen, attended the Opening Ceremony of the 14th #National #Congress of the #Communist #Party of #Vietnam.
📷: Finnish Ambassador (center) and EU Ambassador (left) joining the Opening Ceremony (by VNA)
#VNPartyCongress14

[Sami Frestadius @SamiFrestadius]

@Arden_2210 37

[MFA Finland 🇫🇮 @Ulkoministerio]

Finland participates in World Water Week in Stockholm as a key collaborating partner on August 25-29.

💧 "This year’s event will provide the forum to identify and promote opportunities for effective water cooperation," says Special Envoy for Water @anttirautavaara.

@siwi_www

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Divers find remains of Finnish WWII plane shot down by Soviets https://t.co/7O14V4rheq

[Elina Valtonen @elinavaltonen]

💦 Water is not only a source of life but also a source of peace.

💦 The number of people having access to a safe water source has gone up by 1.8 bn since the year 2000.

💦 Still more has to be done.

💦 Finland - together with our outstanding companies - is engaged in water projects and water diplomacy with the goal of achieving 100% access by the year 2030, globally.

#progress

@Ulkoministerio

[Sami Frestadius @SamiFrestadius]

Once again great to see that @COWASHIV 🇫🇮 is at the forefront of rebuilding 🇪🇹 and harnessing the devident of the peace treaty. Almost full year of supporting the government of #Tigray. Water is the key for life. @Ulkoministerio @FinlandinETH

[COWASH IV @COWASHIV]

Following conflict in Tigray, many businesses established by COWASH face immense challenges.

To help them rebuild and restore services, our team is on the ground, meeting with five MSEs in four project woredas.

https://t.co/DslFNYYrtQ

[Finnish Water Diplomacy @FinWaterDiplo]

Finland partnered with @AUC_PAPS and Senegal @PoleEauDakar on a virtual seminar on #waterdiplomacy. We are very much looking forward to continuing collaboration and experience sharing on the topics of #water #peace and #security.

[antti rautavaara @anttirautavaara]

A two-day @_AfricanUnion Training Seminar on @WaterDiplomacy opened by Commisioner @Bankole_Adeoye with 60 participants on-line from across the Africa.

#Water #Peace #Security

[COWASH IV @COWASHIV]

COWASH IV empowers communities and improves sanitation in rural Ethiopia through establishing market-based sanitation centers in collaboration with concerned Woreda offices.
To learn more about our work in this area, check out our latest news story;

https://t.co/XWtUtfKMr4

[Sami Frestadius @SamiFrestadius]

Osakevaihdoilla tehtävä verokikkailu kuriin! Osallistu @finnwatch1 vetoomukseen osoitteessa https://t.co/5IEThQCxkq

[Finnish Water Diplomacy @FinWaterDiplo]

To dive into the last week's session on #nexus systems in the Drina River Basin at @Secw2023, co-convened by Finland together with @UNECE, Bosnia & Herzegovina and partners, the key takeaways written in collaboration with @BalkanGreEnNews are now online 📝
https://t.co/Y4OBgQcPAF

[Sami Frestadius @SamiFrestadius]

Great topics: #Gender, #DisabilityInclusion and #womenleadership are all needed in 🇪🇹. @FinlandinETH @Ulkoministerio

[COWASH IV @COWASHIV]

Day 1: Meaza Kebede, COWASH IV Gender and Inclusion specialist, kicked off the training with a session on gender and disability inclusion interventions.

[Sami Frestadius @SamiFrestadius]

Great result by the bilateral work between 🇪🇹 and 🇫🇮. @FinlandinETH @Ulkoministerio @FinWaterForum

[COWASH IV @COWASHIV]

COWASH IV has provided safe water supply to over 41,700 people in Sidama Region in the past Ethiopian fiscal year.
https://t.co/UJNzmvpmQc

[Sami Frestadius @SamiFrestadius]

My 16th cousin King Carl Gustaf of Sweden celebrates Golden Jubilee. Cheers Bro, keep up the good work! https://t.co/ISLSvK2IOl via @Femail

[COWASH IV @COWASHIV]

COWASH IV Delegation had a wonderful time in Finland! Thank you all for making our delegation so welcome💙https://t.co/4gIANkq5ip @Ulkoministerio @FinlandinETH

[Sami Frestadius @SamiFrestadius]

🇫🇮 and @FinlandinETH is glad to invite and facilitate the delegation. We celebrate the great results of @CmpApproach. @Ulkoministerio @FinWaterForum @FinWaterDiplo

[COWASH IV @COWASHIV]

Greetings from Helsinki👋🏽 An Ethiopian Delegation of 20 people is visiting Finland for a Steering Committee Meeting and Study Tour. Participants are from @PMEthiopia @mowe_ethiopia @MoF_Ethiopia @fdremoe @FMoHealth @FinlandinETH @Ulkoministerio Read more: https://t.co/pxmZ5eLdra

[Sami Frestadius @SamiFrestadius]

Great day: We congratulate @CmpApproach project team, for the good work under difficult conditions. The project has shown remarkable ability to adapt under difficult conditions to emergency #WASH needs caused by the drought and the conflict in 🇪🇹. @Ulkoministerio @FinlandinETH

[COWASH IV @COWASHIV]

Today all seven #COWASH IV regions met for a Joint National/Regional Steering Committee meeting in Addis Ababa 🇪🇹2015 reports were approved and new project vehicles from @Ulkoministerio were handed over by @FinlandinETH 🇫🇮 Read more from here: https://t.co/qHL7T0TsuW

[Sami Frestadius @SamiFrestadius]

@HIFKHockey Respect

[Sami Frestadius @SamiFrestadius]

@ArtoEnsio @FinlandinETH @CmpApproach @Ulkoministerio This a great day for our bilateral relations including #Tigray.

[Sami Frestadius @SamiFrestadius]

This is a great milestone tor 🇫🇮 to support the peace and continue bilateral relations also with #Tigray. Today St. Minister Semereta @MoF_Ethiopia and @OutiHolopainen observed and facilitated the event.
@CmpApproach
@mowe_ethiopia
#SDG6
#kehitystulos
@hgodefay

[Finland in Ethiopia & AU @FinlandinETH]

Today, #MoU of €3.5M was signed with Interim Administration of Tigray. It enables 🇫🇮 to resume its CoWASH project and respond to the acute needs after the conflict. CoWASH through @CmpApproach improves access to WASH in Ethiopia 🇪🇹 in 104 woredas in 7 regions.