Finland: Turkish parliament speaker meets Finnish counterpart in Helsinki.

SHOTLIST: HELSINKI, FINLAND (JUNE 2, 2026) (TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY - ACCESS ALL) 1. SPEAKER OF TURKISH GRAND NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, NUMAN KURTULMUS, FINNISH PARLIAMENT SPEAKER JUSSI HALLA-AHO, AND OTHER OFFICIALS POSING TO CAMERA (TWO SHOTS) 2. OFFICIALS WAITING IN FINNISH PARLIAMENT (TWO SHOTS) 3. NUMAN KURTULMUS SHAKING HANDS WITH OFFICIALS (TWO SHOTS) 4. VARIOUS OF KURTULMUS SIGNING GUEST BOOK IN STATE HALL OF FINNISH PARLIAMENT 5. KURTULMUS AND HALLA-AHO POSING TO CAMERA (TWO SHOTS) 6. VARIOUS OF KURTULMUS, HALLO-AHO, AND OFFICIALS IN PARLIAMENTHELSINKI, FINLAND - JUNE 2, 2026: Speaker of the Turkish Grand National Assembly Numan Kurtulmus met on Tuesday with Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, Jussi Halla-aho, during his official visit to Helsinki. Following their one-on-one meeting, Kurtulmus signed the guest book in the State Hall of the Finnish Parliament and then toured the Plenary Hall, where he received information from his counterpart Halla-aho. Kurtulmus and Halla-aho later co-chaired an interdelegation meeting. During the meeting between the delegations, Kurtulmus expressed his hope that his visit, which marked the first visit at the parliamentary speaker level in 12 years, would contribute to the development of bilateral and interparliamentary relations. Kurtulmus also met with Finnish President Alexander Stubb during his official visit. In the meeting held at the Finnish presidential residence, the two sides exchanged views on bilateral relations, interparliamentary cooperation, and current regional and global developments. The meeting was attended by members of the Turkish parliamentary delegation. Türkiye’s Ambassador to Helsinki, Deniz Cakar, also attended the meeting. “I thank Finnish President Alexander Stubb for his kind reception,” Kurtulmus said on the Turkish social media company NSosyal. “I hope our visit will further strengthen cooperation between Türkiye and Finland and provide momentum for the development of relations between our parliaments.” Kurtulmus began the official visit on Monday and met Turkish citizens living in Finland, as well as representatives of the Finnish-Islamic Congregation.