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Important Information Regarding Consular Services at the Lithuanian Embassy in Finland between July 13 and August 9, 2026 Added 2026-06-29 Please be informed that consular services at the Lithuanian Embassy in Finland will be restricted during this period. Only URGENT CONSULAR ASSISTANCE will be provided and new documents sent from Lithuania issued. If you experience an emergency, consultations are available by phone at +358 9 684 48815 or via email at consul.fi@urm.lt
Lithuania’s Independence Day in Helsinki Spotlighted by a Modern Dance Portrait of Queen Catherine Jagiellon Added 2026-06-29 On the 24th March 2026 in Helsinki, the Day of Restoration of Lithuania’s Independence was commemorated by a cultural highlight. The dance troupe Plalaforma from the Vilnius Children and Youth Centre, directed by Karolina Auglytė Butavičienė, presented a modern dance performance dedicated to the 500th anniversary of the birth of Catherine Jagiellon, daughter of the Grand Duke of Lithuania and King of Poland...
Important information Regarding Consular Services at the Lithuanian Embassy in Finland between May 4 and |May 11, 2026 Added 2026-04-20 Please be informed consular services at the Lithuanian Embassy in Finland will be restricted during this period. Only URGENT CONSULAR ASSISTANCE will be provided and new documents sent from Lithuania issued. If you experience an emergency, consultations are available by phone at +358 9 684 48815 or via email at consul.fi@urm.lt
Important information regarding consular services at the Lithuanian Embassy in Finland between January 9 and |January 23, 2026 Added 2025-12-17 Please be informed consular services at the Lithuanian Embassy in Finland will be restricted during this period. Only URGENT CONSULAR ASSISTANCE will be provided and new documents sent from Lithuania issued. If you experience an emergency, consultations are available by phone at +358 9 684 48815 or via email at consul.fi@urm.lt
A day of Lithuanian–Finnish cultural (and more) exchange in Helsinki Added 2025-11-18 From a scientific seminar to a concert in a jazz club ... So, we started November 12th with a morning seminar “From Archives to Life: Lithuanian–Finnish Cultural Exchange Inspired by Professor Robert Aukusti Niemi”, which brought together Lithuanian and Finnish folklore researchers. Held at the headquarters of the Finnish Literature Society, the event honoured Finnish professor Robert Aukusti Niemi for his...
Important information regarding consular services at the Lithuanian Embassy in Finland from October 29 to November 4 Added 2025-10-22 Please be informed that consular services at the Lithuanian Embassy in Finland will be restricted during this period. Only URGENT CONSULAR ASSISTANCE will be provided and new documents sent from Lithuania will be issued. If you experience an emergency, consultations are available by phone at +358 9 684 48815 or via email at consul.fi@urm.lt
About the visit of the President of Lithuania, Gitanas Nausėda, to Finland on September 1–2, 2025 Added 2025-09-15 The visit began in Tampere, where the Presidents of Lithuania and Finland, accompanied by their spouses, attended a men's basketball match at the European Championship. Lithuania emerged victorious with a close score of 81–78.
On July 6th, the Lithuanian national anthem was heard on the Finnish coast in Helsinki Added 2025-07-07 July 6th is Statehood Day in Lithuania, commemorating the coronation of King Mindaugas in 1253. It has also become a tradition for Lithuanians around the world to sing the national anthem together at 9 PM local time — no matter where they are.
In Gdansk, Budrys discussed strengthening the partnership between Lithuania and Flanders, and joint initiatives for the reconstruction of Ukraine Added 2026-06-25 On 25 June, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys met with the Minister-President of Flanders Matthias Diependaele on the sidelines of the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Gdansk. The meeting focused on the guidelines for cooperation between Lithuania and Flanders, the strengthening of economic ties, and practical partnerships for Ukraine's recovery.
Added 2026-06-18 The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, continues his visit to Israel. On 17 June, the Minister met with the President of Israel, Isaac Herzog, and the Speaker of the Knesset, Amir Ohana.
Added 2026-06-17 On 17 June, on a working visit to Palestine, Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys, together with the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunications and Digital Economy, the Palestinian Ministry of Local Government, and the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), signed a joint declaration that marks a formal commitment to jointly develop a more efficient, transparent, and innovative Palestinian public sector....
Added 2026-06-17 The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Kęstutis Budrys, continues his working visit to Israel. On Tuesday at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the Minister delivered a speech on global security challenges, highlighting the close ties between Europe and the Levant.
Added 2026-06-17 Kęstutis Budrys, Minister of Foreign Affairs, is on a working visit to Israel on 16-17 June. On Tuesday, Lithuania's head of diplomacy met with the country's Foreign Minister, Gideon Sa'ar.
Added 2026-06-17 On 16 June in Ramallah, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Varsen Aghabekian Shahin, and the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Abdul Razzaq Al-Natsheh. The visit discussed the security and humanitarian situation in Gaza and the West Bank, regional political processes, and...
Added 2026-06-17 On 17 June, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned a representative of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in the Republic of Lithuania and handed a note of strong protest over the attacks carried out by the Russian armed forces on Ukrainian cultural, religious, and scientific sites.
Added 2026-06-16 On 16 June in Luxembourg at the meeting of the European Union (EU) General Affairs Council (GAC)  the programme of the three presiding Member States—Ireland, Lithuania, and Greece—was approved.  The European Union's General Affairs Council endorsed the programme that has been prepared by Ireland, Lithuania, and Greece as incoming presidencies.
Added 2026-06-16 On 16 June the Minister of Foreign Affairs Kęstutis Budrys began his visit to Israel by visiting the Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Centre, in Jerusalem, where he paid tribute to the victims of the Holocaust and became acquainted with the centre's activities.
Added 2026-06-16 On 15 June, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania, Kęstutis Budrys, attended the meeting of the European Union's Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Luxembourg.