"Do we have to let every tree stay up and rot in the way that all our forests will turn into impassable thickets that are nicely called virgin forests? And just in order to ensure that every furniture beetle and cockroach can live a diverse and happy life. We the Finns are close to nature but why would we conserve so much that we run out of bread?"

"It has been thought, correctly and nicely, that everyone who is in peril will be helped. Practically this is implemented in the way that everyone who can say the word "asylum" is allowed to enter Europe and Finland, that word creates a subjective right to cross the border. Even for no proper reason, one gets a full investigation that lasts years, and if the preconditions for an asylum are not met, one can avoid coercive measures and thus stay in the country which he entered wrongly."

"One may oppose immigration. It is an opinion of one's own. But questioning the dignity of an immigrant is unacceptable. (...) I have not seen that these people [the leaders of the Finns Party] who have been convicted exactly of insulting dignity would have shown efficient regretting."

"The masks have now been taken off, showing only the face of war."

"The surprise was that he took it so calmly"

"I can naturally not state the positions of Sweden, but according to my understanding our approaches are quite similar."

"In Finland, an amendment of the criminal code came into force this year. It expands and makes stricter the punishable scope of terrorism crimes. I also want to stress that when Finland respects the international human rights principles, and the laws that have been derived from them, it is in no way in contradiction with effective counter-terrorism measures."

"The dialogue with Turkey on this situation needs to continue."

"Finland condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and works actively to prevent it. Finland’s approach and deeds in fighting terrorism are already now fully aligned with the general line of NATO countries, also regarding the terrorism Turkey is facing. Also in this respect, the conditions of our membership are met."

"On our official visit to Turkey in 2015, together with my spouse, we could at close range follow the aftermath of an attack in Ankara; then we wanted to show our compassion to the loved ones of the victims and to condemn the act."

"Turkey’s concern over terrorism needs to be taken seriously. A large amount of Turkish people, ordinary citizens, have lost their lives in terrorist attacks."

""Joint statement on behalf of the Nordic states by President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb at the UN Security Council session on Ukraine at the United Nations General Assembly in New York on 23 September 2025" President of the Republic of Finland (September 24, 2025)"

"It is positive that the change in Finland means a rush in the elections and not in the streets."

"Women receive easily the most difficult assignments."

"I had always regarded language as more a question of utility than identity. Therefore, I promptly noted that all the (EU) meetings should be conducted in English and French. My older colleagues laughed. Later I understood why. On the second day of the Finnish presidency (of the EU) a German delegation refused to participate in an informal ministerial meeting because no German interpretation had been arranged."

"Call me the “stan” man. Or have you ever been to Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kirghizia or Kazakhstan. Give it eight weeks and I will have done them all."

"(On same-sex marriage) It’s a question of human rights, gender equality and equality."

"We’re in a mess but we should put things into perspective: The EU is constant crisis management. You move from one crisis to the other and, at the end of the day, it’s just a question of the size of the crisis and who gets hit the hardest. I have always believed the EU advances in three-phases: Phase no. 1 is crisis, phase no. 2 is chaos and phase no. 3 is sub-optimal solution, and that’s very much the nature of the beast."

"I think it's a disgrace for the international community that we have allowed so many conflicts to become frozen, and we are not making a serious effort to solve them."

"You have to be rather straightforward with your clients. You can't tell the parties only nice things. This is not an entertainment show; it's not reality television either."

"During the next 10 years about 1.2 billion young 15-to-30-year-olds will be entering the job market and with the means now at our disposal about 300 million will get a job. What will we offer these young, about a billion of them? — or will we leave them to be recruited by criminal leagues and terrorists? … I think this is one of the greatest challenges if we want to achieve peaceful development and hope for these young."

"Since I know that about a million people have been killed by the government of Iraq, I do not need much those weapons of mass destruction."

"It's very important to be able to act properly. You need financing, and you never have enough."

"Venäläisten muuttumattomana politiikkana on saada, mitä he voivat, niin vähällä kuin mahdollista, ja sitten pyytää lisää. He eivät uhraa koskaan välittömiä etujaan tulevaisuuden päämäärien hyväksi. He eivät kiinnitä koskaan huomiota siihen mitä on sanottu, vaan ainoastaan siihen, mitä on tehty. He pyrkivät saamaan korkean hinnan siitä, minkä ymmärtävät joutuvansa tekemään joka tapauksessa. He ovat immuuneja eettisille, humanitaarisille ja abstraktiin oikeuteen perustuville tekijöille ollen pelkästään käytännöllisten ja realististen näkökohtien vaikutettavissa."

"I have learned with regret of the passing of Finland's illustrious former President Paasikivi. On behalf of the American people and myself I send sincere condolences to both you and the people of Finland in the loss of President Paasikivi who served his people so well through a difficult period in the history of Finland."

"Kaiken viisauden alku on tosiasiain tunnustaminen."