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Finland's Stubb, ministers to attend World Economic Forum next week

President Alexander Stubb will be joining around 60 heads of state and government, as well as around 3,000 participants from 130 countries.

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File photo of Finnish President Alexander Stubb at the WEF meeting in 2025. Image: Eino Leskinen / Yle
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb is scheduled to attend the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland next week, according to the president's office.

Stubb will be joining around 60 heads of state and government, as well as around 3,000 participants from 130 countries.

One of the leaders scheduled to attend the meeting will be US President Donald Trump, according to the forum's CEO, Borge Brende.

During an online press conference on Tuesday, Brende said that this year, more delegates from the US would be attending the forum than ever before.

According to the president's office release, the meeting will particularly focus on "the importance of dialogue in a changing and complex world, as well as on economic transformation, digitalisation, and resilience".

Three photos next to each other, featuring from left: Ville Tavio, Elina Valtonen and Alexander Stubb.
From left: Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio (Finns), Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen (NCP) and President Alexander Stubb, who are scheduled to attend the World Economic Forum next week. Image: Patrik Molander / Yle, Henrietta Hassinen / Yle, Petteri Sopanen / Yle

Stubb is due to take part in a number of discussions and bilateral meetings with heads of state.

He will also participate in a panel about security and defence, and deliver speeches at a session on the future of Ukraine, among other things.

Finnish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen (NCP), as well as Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio (Finns) are also scheduled to attend the meeting.

The multi-day meeting will take place on 19-23 January.

Edited at 16:14 on 13 January to add news that US President Donald Trump will also be attending the meeting.