Cuba participated in "Matka 2025" tourism fair in Finland
During the recent edition of the "Matka 2025" tourism fair, the Cuban representation in Finland had the opportunity to share with promoters of the Cuba destination at this annual event. Passing by the stand of the Finland-Cuba Friendship Association, Ambassador Beatriz Parra learned about the different opportunities that they generate to attract the attention of the Finnish public to the Caribbean island, many of them associated with historical-cultural and solidarity projects. During this trip, the Caribbean representative also coincided with members of the community of Cuban residents in Finland. The event - in which Eddy Santos, Tourism advisor for the Nordic market based in Sweden, also participated - also allowed the Embassy to approach agencies, specialized journalists and tour operators that promote Cuba as a destination from Finland.
Firmness and Dignity in the Face of the Outrage
On 31 January 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he communicated to the U.S. Congress the revocation of the suspension of the possibility of filing lawsuits in U.S. courts under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act. Cuba rejects these decisions energetically, firmly and categorically. It takes them as a new hostile and arrogant act, and repudiates the disrespectful and slanderous language of the State Department's communiqué, full of lies in an attempt to justify the unjustifiable. They will do much damage with their murderous and cowardly plans and measures, but they will never achieve their main objective of bringing Cuba to its knees in order to subjugate it. Cuba shall overcome!
Finnish company Pyramidos Oy explores business opportunities in Cuba
Ambassador Beatriz Parra González had a productive exchange this Wednesday with Mr. Marko Mäki-Laurila, leader of the Finnish company Pyramidos Oy, in which important business opportunities with Cuba were discussed. The Caribbean representative explained the moment of updating of the Cuban economy, the potential of the Mariel Special Development Zone and ample conditions for producing food, topics of interest also for Finnish businessmen, according to Sami Rounas, also present at the meeting for the Finnish side.
Unjust re-inclusion of Cuba among alleged terrorist countries highlighted before Finnish authorities
The Director General of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland, HE. Mr. Mika Koskinen received the Ambassador of Cuba, Beatriz Parra González, in a meeting held at the headquarters of the Finnish Foreign Ministry. During the exchange, the parties discussed topics of organizational interest to the Cuban Embassy in Helsinki and others of importance for the ties between both countries. The Ambassador thanked HE Koskinen for the meeting and his interest in learning about the status of those affected by the impact of the two hurricanes in 2024.
“End the blockade” is heard from Finland
As part of the actions carried out this Sunday by the international movement "Bridges of Love", from Finland, voices were raised by Cubans residing in this nation requesting the end of the blockade on Cuba. Among them, the Cuban Carlos Alexander sent a message to the US Government in which he highlights the solidarity nature of Cuba and asks for "End the Blockade!" In previous days, the Cuban Embassy in Finland has received numerous messages from the Community of Cubans residing in Finland and the Baltic countries, who oppose the unfair decision to re-include Cuba on the list of alleged sponsors of terrorism and demand the end of state sanctions against the Island.