Ministers visit Finland donated homes in Kyiv

Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Ville Skinnari and Minister of the Interior Krista Mikkonen on Monday are making an official visit to Ukraine, said the Ministry for Foreign Affairs in a press release.

The ministers are visiting Irpin in Kyiv Oblast to attend a viewing of the temporary family homes Finland has donated to Ukraine.

Mikkonen is also attending the handing over of the armoured mobile accommodation facilities Finland has donated for the use of rescue personnel in Ukraine.

The high-quality family homes are designed for temporary and winter use, and they will house at least 200 Ukrainians. The accommodation facilities will help rescue personnel who are working in challenging conditions.

The Ministers are also scheduled to meet Ukraine’s Deputy Prime Minister for Restoration, Minister of Energy, Minister of Internal Affairs and the Mayor of Kyiv.

The visit reaffirms Finland’s firm support to Ukraine. Finland supported Ukraine with approximately EUR 330 million in 2022. Among the topics of the ministers’ meetings in Kyiv are Ukraine’s need for support, including preparations for reconstruction.

“The family homes Finland donated to Ukraine are a concrete example of how we can use Finnish knowledge and expertise to help Ukrainians who have lost their homes. We will continue to support Ukraine through development cooperation and humanitarian assistance, and we are pooling business resources and Finnish expertise to help in reconstructing Ukraine and its energy, digital and education sectors,” said Skinnari.

“The armoured mobile accommodation facilities will help Ukraine’s rescue personnel to keep protecting the civilian population. The Ukrainian rescue personnel have an important role in extinguishing fires caused by bombing and in rescuing people from collapsed buildings,” Minister Mikkonen said.