The President conferred the Order of Three Stars to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland to Latvia

Source: President of Latvia in English

On 31 July 2018, President Raimonds Vējonis presented the Order of the Three Stars to the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Finland, Olli Kantanen (HEMr Olli Kantanen), in Riga Castle. the decision to award the Order of the Three Stars, III Class to Olli Kantanen and appoint him as the Commander of the Three Stars Order. The Finnish Ambassador Olli Kantanen started work in Latvia in 2014. During the farewell visit of the Ambassador of Finland, the President of Latvia welcomed the close political dialogue between Latvia and Finland, active bilateral relations and the exchange of high-level officials' visits. The visit was attended by the Finnish Embassy in Latvia and Ambassador Olli Kantanen personally in 2017. The Finnish Embassy in Latvia hosts a number of cultural and artistic events – the concerts of the Latvian National Armed Forces Orchestra in Valmiera and Jelgava under the guidance of the conductor of the Finnish Defense Forces Orchestra Jirki Koskinen, as well as Finland was represented on Nordic Film Days in Riga and Daugavpils. The Museum of Decorative Arts and Design has had the opportunity to see the exhibition of the outstanding Finnish designer Tapio Virkals "Poetry in glass, porcelain and silver". With the support of the Finnish Embassy in Liepaja, a documentary testimony exhibition "Finnish Jegers in Latvia" was established. An important place in the bilateral relations between Latvia and Finland is the formation of economic contacts and business contacts. Finnish investors' activity in Latvia is especially high. For example, Finnish companies Lindstrom and Fazer have invested in the Latvian market. It should also be noted that Olli Kantanen has been active in the regions and cities of Latvia.

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