List of international presidential trips made by Sauli Niinistö
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The following is a list of presidential trips made by Sauli Niinistö during his tenure as the 12th President of Finland, which began on 1 March 2012 and ended on 1 March 2024. During this time he travelled abroad 151 times.
This information was gathered mainly from the official site of the president, more specifically from his calendar and pages linked there, although some of his trips are missing there, and his press releases from the same site.
First term of office
Niinistö's first term of six years began on 1 March 2012 and ended on 1 February 2018.
2012
12 trips abroad, of which two were state visits.
2013
16 trips abroad, of which six were state visits.
2014
15 trips abroad, of which one was a state visit.
2015
15 trips, of which 3 were state visits.
2016
16 trips, of which one was a state visit.
2017
11 trips, none of which was a state visit.
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