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PM visits Pyeongchang Olympics Feb 17-22

Published : 16 Feb 2018, 23:03

Updated : 17 Feb 2018, 08:06

  DF Report
Prime Minister Juha Sipilä. Photo Finnish government by Lauri Heikkinen.

Prime Minister Juha Sipilä will visit the XXIII Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang in South Korea from February 17 to February 22, said an official press release.

During the visit, Sipilä will meet his South Korea's counterpart Lee Nak-yon and Park Won Soon, the Mayor of Seoul.

The premiers will discuss, for example, the bilateral economic relations between Finland and South Korea and the regional situation.

The Prime Minister will travel together with his wife Minna-Maaria Sipilä. During the visit, they will meet Finnish athletes and cheer them on in various events and matches, the press release added.