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Our work
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Fields of work
- Arms control
- Border management
- Combating trafficking in human beings
- Conflict prevention and resolution
- Countering terrorism
- Cyber/ICT Security
- Democratization
- Economic activities
- Education
- Elections
- Environmental activities
- Gender equality
- Good governance
- Human rights
- Media freedom and development
- Migration
- National minority issues
- Policing
- Reform and co-operation in the security sector
- Roma and Sinti
- Rule of law
- Tolerance and non-discrimination
- Youth
- Field operations
- Projects
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Meetings and conferences
- Summit meetings
- Review Conferences
- Ministerial Council meetings
- Plenary meetings of the Permanent Council
- Plenary Meetings of the Forum for Security Co-operation
- Security Review Conferences
- Annual Implementation Assessment Meetings
- Economic and Environmental Forum
- Economic and Environmental Dimension Implementation Meetings
- Human rights meetings
- Media conferences
- Cyber/ICT security conferences
- Conference of the Alliance against Trafficking in Persons
- Gender Equality Review Conferences
- Annual OSCE Mediterranean conferences
- Annual OSCE Asian conferences
- Partnerships
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Fields of work
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Countries
- All
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Participating States
- Albania
- Andorra
- Armenia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Belgium
- Belarus
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Croatia
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Denmark
- Estonia
- Finland – OSCE Chairpersonship 2025
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Holy See
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Italy
- Kazakhstan
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- The Netherlands
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- San Marino
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Spain
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tajikistan
- Türkiye
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Asian Partners for Co-operation
- Mediterranean Partners for Co-operation
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Structures and institutions
- Chairpersonship
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Secretariat
- Secretary General
- Conflict Prevention Centre
- Transnational Threats Department
- Office of the Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings
- Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
- Gender Issues Programme
- Opportunities for Youth
- Department of Human Resources
- Department of Management and Finance
- Office of Internal Oversight
- Documentation Centre in Prague
- Institutions
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Field operations
- Presence in Albania
- Centre in Ashgabat
- Programme Office in Astana
- Programme Office in Bishkek
- Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Programme Office in Dushanbe
- Mission in Kosovo
- Mission to Moldova
- Mission to Montenegro
- Mission to Serbia
- Mission to Skopje
- Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
- Closed field activities
- Parliamentary Assembly
- Court of Conciliation and Arbitration
- Organizational structure
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About us
- Participating States
- Partners for Co-operation
- Chair
- Decision-making bodies
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Leadership
- Secretary General
- Director of the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
- High Commissioner on National Minorities
- Representative on Freedom of the Media
- Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Head of the OSCE Presence in Albania
- Head of the OSCE Mission to Skopje
- Head of the OSCE Mission to Montenegro
- Head of the OSCE Mission to Moldova
- Head of the OSCE Centre in Ashgabat
- Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Astana
- Head of OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Uzbekistan
- Head of the OSCE Programme Office in Dushanbe
- Director of the OSCE Conflict Prevention Centre
- First Deputy Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights
- Director of the office of the OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities
- Director of the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media
- OSCE Co-ordinator of Activities to Address Transnational Threats
- Director for Internal Oversight Services
- OSCE Senior Adviser on Gender Issues
- OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Human Trafficking
- Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities
- Director for Management and Finance
- Our history
- Our principles
- Finance and administration
- Internal oversight
- Employment
- Networks and research
Finland
Finland has played an integral role in the OSCE’s creation, hosting the 1973 Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (CSCE) that produced the guiding document of the OSCE, the Helsinki Final Act, in 1975. In addition to having chaired the Organization in 2008, it will assume the Chairpersonship again in 2025 to mark the 50th anniversary of the Helsinki Final Act.
Quick facts
Capital
Helsinki
Participating since
1973
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly
Highlights
Country
Finland – OSCE Chairpersonship 2025
Programme, priorities and updates from the Chairpersonship
Our people
Elina Valtonen
2025 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office
Our people
Ilkka Kanerva
2008 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office (until 5 April)
Our people
Alexander Stubb
2008 OSCE Chairperson-in-Office (from 5 April)
Summit
Helsinki Summit 1992
The Heads of State or Government meet again in Helsinki, for the third Summit of the CSCE.
Summit
Helsinki Summit 1975
The Helsinki Summit meeting of 1975 marked the beginning of Stage III of the CSCE negotiations.
OSCE Chair
Every year, the political leadership of the OSCE rotates among the Organization's participating States. The country taking over the OSCE Chair co-ordinates activities and provides political direction throughout that year.
Projects
Supported through voluntary contributions by Finland
