Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen visits Kyiv
Ministry of the Environment
Publication date
8.3.2024
13.12
Press release
Minister of Climate and the Environment Kai Mykkänen visits Kyiv on 8 March 2024. The purpose of the visit is to discuss the environmental damages caused by the war, energy situation in Ukraine and Finland’s support for Ukraine’s reconstruction and assistance to the Ukrainian energy sector.
Besides the enormous human suffering, Russia’s war of aggression has caused immense environmental damages. Ukraine and its people will suffer from their consequences far into the future.
Inquiries
Leevi Hietanen (requests for interviews with the Minister, in Kyiv on 8 March)
Parliamentary Assistant to Minister Mykkänen
tel. +358 50 4751 032
Henna Haapala (in Helsinki)
Senior Ministerial Adviser, International Affairs
Ministry of the Environment
+358 295 250 070