This Tuesday, the Cuban company GELECT, received Mr. Marko Mäki-Laurila, Director of Pyramidos Oy, a solar panel producer in Finland. During the exchange, the parties discussed topics of commercial interest with a view to future trade relations. Authorities from the Cuban company Gelect participated in this meeting, where Mr. Mäki-Laurila learned about the future prospects of this business in Cuba.
This Thursday, the board of the Communist Party of Finland (SKP) offered a heartfelt farewell to Ambassador Beatriz Parra González who will soon conclude her mission in Helsinki. During the meeting, where issues for implementation in 2025 were reviewed, the Caribbean representative thanked the SKP for its ongoing denunciation and support of Cuba against the cruel US blockade. Parra also expressed her gratitude to the SKP for its ongoing support of just causes and the defense of a better world, one that is not only better but essential, as warned Fidel Castro, leader of the Cuban Revolution, whose ideals will be honored by the SKP on the centennial of his birth.
Ambassador Beatriz Parra González arrived at the PuistoKulma cultural center in the province of Vantaa to learn about the excellent projects to promote Cuban cultural values, which are planned for 2025 from this center, with the support of the Cuban-Finnish project "Havana Pink" and other spaces associated with Caribbean culture in Finland. The Caribbean representative thanked Cuba for its presence in this center, which is visited by more than a hundred retirees every week to share music, dance and other cultural events. She also appreciated the words of recognition from choreographer Juan Juan José Pujals, a Cuban resident for three decades in this Nordic nation, for the support offered by the Ambassador, as a pillar of her management, to the promotion of the cultural values of Cuba in Finland, a stage that is about to conclude.
During the recent celebrations in Helsinki for the 107th Anniversary of Estonia's independence, the Ambassador of Cuba, HE. Beatriz Parra González, had the opportunity to greet the President of Estonia, HE. Mr. Alar Karis. During this exchange, the Cuban diplomat reiterated the message of greeting to Estonia on its national day sent by President Miguel Díaz-Canel and took the moment to express her gratitude for Estonia's support for Cuba in the resolution against the US blockade. Cuban Ambassador also shared her gratitude to Estonia, its government and Foreign Ministry for the collaboration established during her time in Helsinki, which will conclude next April.
On the afternoon of this Friday, the Cuban Embassy in Finland had the pleasure of receiving the Bishop of the Diocese of Helsinki of the Catholic Church, HE Raimo Goyarrola. During the exchange, Ambassador Beatriz Parra González and Consul Adalberto Ávila Parra conveyed the best wishes for the prompt recovery of the Holy Father, Pope Francis, from his recent illness, expressed from Cuba by President Miguel Díaz-Canel. The exchange also highlighted the excellent relations between Cuba and the Holy See, reflected in the visits of the last three Supreme Pontiffs, John Paul II (1998), Benedict XVI (2012) and Pope Francis (2015).