Fulbright Finland News Magazine - Columns

Finland and the United States – Key Allies in Security, Technology, and Cherising People-to-People Ties

Elina Valtonen
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Fulbright Finland News 2/2023

U.S.-Finnish Fulbright Partnership Grows Stronger

Lee Satterfield
Assistant Secretary of State
Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs
U.S. Department of State

Fulbright Finland News 1/2023

Addressing Today’s Most Pressing Global Challenges

Douglas T. Hickey
Ambassador of the United States to Finland
Embassy of the United States of America in Finland

Fulbright Finland News 2/2022

Celebrating a Bedrock of Finnish-American Relations

Mikko Hautala
Ambassador of Finland to the United States
Embassy of Finland, Washington, D.C. 

Fulbright Finland News 1/2022

Shared Commitment to Research, Education, and Innovation

Ian Campbell
Chargé d'Affaires ad interim
Embassy of the United States of America in Finland

Fulbright Finland News 2/2021

Finnish-U.S. Science Cooperation

Anita Lehikoinen
Permanent Secretary
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture

Fulbright Finland News 1/2021

Finland, Conflicts, and Peace Mediation

Teemu Turunen
Ambassador, Director
Center for Mediation, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Fulbright Finland News 2/2020

There is Reason to Maintain International Research Cooperation

Hanna Kosonen
Minister of Science and Culture

Fulbright Finland News 1/2020

2019 - A Year of Celebrations

Pekka Haavisto
Minister for Foreign Affairs

Fulbright Finland News 2/2019

U.S. Commitment to Fulbright Finland is Rock Solid

Robert F. Pence
Ambassador of the United States to Republic of Finland
Honorary Chair of the Fulbright Finland Foundation Board of Directors

Fulbright Finland News 1/2019

The State of the Arctic

Aleksi Härkönen
Ambassador for Arctic Affairs

Fulbright Finland News 2/2018

Fulbright is a Valuable Partner in Internationalization Efforts

Sanni Grahn-Laasonen
Finnish Minister of Education

Fulbright Finland News 1/2018

Exchange Between Nations

Martti Ahtisaari
President of Finland 1994-2000
2008 Nobel Peace Prize 
2000 Fulbright Prize for International Understanding

Fulbright Finland News 2/2017

A Hundred Reasons to Celebrate Finland

Kirsti Kauppi
Ambassador of Finland to the United States

Fulbright Finland News 1/2017

Too Clever is Not Clever

Jouni Mölsä
Director General of Communications, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Chair of the Finland-America Educational Trust Fund

Fulbright Finland News 2/2016

Finnish Snow-how

Timo Soini
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Fulbright Center News 1/2016

Exceptional and Strategic Exchanges

Charles C. Adams, Jr.
Ambassador of the United States to Republic of Finland
Honorary Chair of the Fulbright Center

Fulbright Center News 2/2015

Passion and Professionalism

Bengt Holmström
Paul A. Samuelson Professor of Economics at MIT
Member of the Aalto University Board
ASLA grantee to Stanford University in 1974

Fulbright Center News 1/2015

Finland – an Arctic Expert

Hannu Halinen
Arctic Ambassador of Finland

Fulbright Center News 2/2014

Fulbright Programs Paving Ways for Partnerships

Krista Kiuru
Minister of Education and Communications

Fulbright Center News 1/2014

Fulbright Finland...for the Future

H.E. Bruce J. Oreck
United States Ambassador to Finland

Fulbright Center News 2/2013

Team Finland Needs Fulbright Alumni

Ritva Koukku-Ronde
Ambassador of Finland to the United States of America

Fulbright Center News 1/2013

Milestone in Finnish-American Cooperation

Eero Heinäluoma
Speaker of the Parliament of Finland

Fulbright Center News 2/2012

Friendship And Learning Through Six Decades

Erkki Tuomioja
Minister for Foreign Affairs

Fulbright Center News 1/2012

Finnish-American Linkages

Jukka Gustafsson
Minister of Education and Science

Fulbright Center News 2/2011

Reaching Across the Atlantic

Markku Mattila
President of the Academy of Finland

Fulbright Center News 1/2011

Best Country in the World

H.E. Pekka Lintu
Ambassador of Finland to the United States

Fulbright Center News 2/2010


Finnish-American Quality

Henna Virkkunen
Minister of Education and Science

Fulbright Center News 1/2010

Strengthening the Ties Between Us

H.E. Bruce J. Oreck
United States Ambassador to Finland

Fulbright Center News 2/2009


90 years - A Good Beginning!

Alexander Stubb
Minister for Foreign Affairs

Fulbright Center News 1/2009

Treasured Memories

James H. Billington
Librarian of Congress

Fulbright Center News 2/2008

Public Diplomacy, Finland and the U.S.A.

Petri Tuomi-Nikula
Director General
Department for Communication and Culture, Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Fulbright Center News 1/2008