Experts on significance of China's contribution to world economy

STORY: Experts on significance of China's contribution to world economy SHOOTING TIME: March 28, 2024 DATELINE: April 1, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: BOAO, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Boao Forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHENG YONGNIAN, Presidential Chair Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): OMAR NAJIM, Executive director of Healthcare and Life Sciences 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): AUVO KAIKKONEN, Head of Regional Representation to China and Mongolia, Minister Counsellor, European Investment Bank 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ARAVIND YELERY, Associate professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University 6. various of China STORYLINE: Experts at this year's Boao Forum for Asia annual conference in China's Hainan have shared views on how China contributes to the sustainable development of the world economy. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHENG YONGNIAN, Presidential Chair Professor, Chinese University of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) "China is not only a part of the world econom

Boao forum seen as platform to seek solutions for global challenges

STORY: Boao forum seen as platform to seek solutions for global challenges SHOOTING TIME: March 26-28, 2024 DATELINE: March 29, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: BOAO, China CATEGORY: POLITICS/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Boao Forum 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ARAVIND YELERY, Associate professor, Jawaharlal Nehru University 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): BEN SIMPFENDORFER, Partner of Oliver Wyman Asia Pacific & Head of Oliver Wyman Forum 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): HANS-PAUL BURKNER, Chairman of Boston Consulting Group 5. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): AUVO KAIKKONEN, Head of Regional Representation to China and Mongolia, European Investment Bank STORYLINE: Attendees of the ongoing Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) Annual Conference 2024 in south China's Hainan Province have taken it as a good platform to seek solutions for global challenges. Many believe that the conference comes at a critical time as the world is facing increasing uncertainties. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ARAVIND YELERY, Associate professor, Jawaharlal Nehru Univ

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The Work Waves Of Life By A Finnish Artist In Bergamo

The work of the artist Kaarina Kaikkonen can be admired in the central via Tasso in Bergamo and is part of the initiatives of Bergamo Brescia capital of culture 2023 in Bergamo, Italy, on June 11, 2023. Photo by Luca Ponti/IPA/ABACAPRESS.COM

Finland becomes a Member of NATO

Finland becomes a Member of NATO

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö delivers a speech during the ceremony to install the Finnish national flag at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 4, 2023. Finland became on Tuesday the 31st member state of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO. At left Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen and Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto and at right NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland becomes a Member of NATO

Finland becomes a Member of NATO

Finnish President Sauli Niinistö delivers a speech during the ceremony to install the Finnish national flag at the NATO headquarters in Brussels, on April 4, 2023. Finland became on Tuesday the 31st member state of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO. At left Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen and Minister for Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto and at right NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland becomes a Member of NATO

Finland becomes a Member of NATO

Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen of Finland arrives ahead of the accession to the North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Finland becomes the 31st member state of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland becomes a Member of NATO

Finland becomes a Member of NATO

Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen of Finland arrives ahead of the accession to the North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Finland becomes the 31st member state of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland becomes a Member of NATO

Finland becomes a Member of NATO

Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen of Finland arrives ahead of the accession to the North Atlantic Treaty on April 4, 2023 in Brussels, Belgium. Finland becomes the 31st member state of The North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

FINLAND - NATO - LEGISLATION

FINLAND - NATO - LEGISLATION

Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland (in the center), signed Finland's national Nato legislation in Helsinki, Finland on March 23, 2022. Finland will submit documents related to Nato membership to the US administration as soon as the last ratifications are received from Turkey and Hungary. Ministers around the table (clockwise from the left) are Ville Skinnari, Thomas Blomqvist, Tuula Haatainen, Pekka Haavisto, Annika Saarikko, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Timo Harakka, Antti Kaikkonen and Maria Ohisalo. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

FINLAND - NATO - LEGISLATION

FINLAND - NATO - LEGISLATION

Sauli Niinistö, President of the Republic of Finland (in the center), signed Finland's national Nato legislation in Helsinki, Finland on March 23, 2022. Finland will submit documents related to Nato membership to the US administration as soon as the last ratifications are received from Turkey and Hungary. Ministers around the table (clockwise from the left) are Ville Skinnari, Thomas Blomqvist, Tuula Haatainen, Pekka Haavisto, Annika Saarikko, Anna-Maja Henriksson, Timo Harakka, Antti Kaikkonen and Maria Ohisalo. LEHTIKUVA / MARKKU ULANDER - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Nato vote at the plenary session of the Finnish parliament

Nato vote at the plenary session of the Finnish parliament

Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen (front, Center party) speaks to the Chairman of the Center Party, Annika Saarikko (left) and Center Party member Juha Sipilä during the plenary session where Finnish Parliament voted on Finland's accession to NATO in Helsinki, Finland, on March 1, 2023. Finnish parliament said yes to Nato, 184 parliament members voted yes and seven members voted no. One voted empty and seven members were not at the session. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Nato vote at the plenary session of the Finnish parliament

Nato vote at the plenary session of the Finnish parliament

Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen (left) and Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Antti Kurvinen, both from the Center Party, during the plenary session where Finnish Parliament voted on Finland's accession to NATO in Helsinki, Finland, on March 1, 2023. Finnish parliament said yes to Nato, 184 parliament members voted yes and seven members voted no. One voted empty and seven members were not at the session. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Turkish, Finnish defense ministers meet over lifting arms embargo on Türkiye

STORY: Turkish, Finnish defense ministers meet over lifting arms embargo on Türkiye DATELINE: Dec. 9, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: Ankara CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of Turkish and Finnish defense ministers meeting STORYLINE: Turkish and Finnish defense ministers met on Thursday as Türkiye urges the Nordic country to lift the embargo on its defense industries to pave the way for Finland's NATO membership. "We expect all our allies, especially Finland, to support and contribute to Türkiye's fight against terrorism and the modernization efforts of the Turkish armed forces," Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar said after a meeting with his Finnish counterpart Antti Kaikkonen in Türkiye's capital Ankara. In what he called a "productive" and "constructive" meeting with Kaikkonen, Akar said the meeting focused on two issues in the Turkish-Finnish relations: the fight against terrorism and removal of arms export restrictions. This was the first visit to Türkiye by a Finnish defense min

Finnish defense minister in Tokyo

Finnish defense minister in Tokyo

Finnish Defense Minister Antti Kaikkonen speaks at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Oct. 27, 2022.

The Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland meeting in Helsinki

The Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland meeting in Helsinki

New Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson (L) and Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen (R) in the press conferense during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on October 24, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland meeting in Helsinki

The Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland meeting in Helsinki

New Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson (L) and Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen (R) in the press conferense during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on October 24, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland meeting in Helsinki

The Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland meeting in Helsinki

New Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson (L) and Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen (R) in the press conferense during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on October 24, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland meeting in Helsinki

The Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland meeting in Helsinki

New Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson (L) and Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen (R) in the press conferense during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on October 24, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

The Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland meeting in Helsinki

The Defence Ministers of Sweden and Finland meeting in Helsinki

New Swedish Defence Minister Pål Jonson (L) and Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen (R) in the press conferense during their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on October 24, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / JUSSI NUKARI - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (L), Prime Minister Sanna Marin and Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen attend a press conferance by the Government of Finland in Helsinki, Finland on September 28, 2022. The ministers shared views to current security issues concerning Nord Stream gas pipelines and restrictions on the issuing of visas to Russian citizens. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI YRJÖNEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Yrjönen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) and Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen attend a press conferance by the Government of Finland in Helsinki, Finland on September 28, 2022. The ministers shared views to current security issues concerning Nord Stream gas pipelines and restrictions on the issuing of visas to Russian citizens. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI YRJÖNEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Yrjönen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (L), Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen and Interior Minister Krista Mikkonen (R) attend a press conferance by the Government of Finland in Helsinki, Finland on September 28, 2022. The ministers shared views to current security issues concerning Nord Stream gas pipelines and restrictions on the issuing of visas to Russian citizens. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI YRJÖNEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Yrjönen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) and Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen attend a press conferance by the Government of Finland in Helsinki, Finland on September 28, 2022. The ministers shared views to current security issues concerning Nord Stream gas pipelines and restrictions on the issuing of visas to Russian citizens. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI YRJÖNEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Yrjönen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L) and Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen attend a press conferance by the Government of Finland in Helsinki, Finland on September 28, 2022. The ministers shared views to current security issues concerning Nord Stream gas pipelines and restrictions on the issuing of visas to Russian citizens. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI YRJÖNEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Yrjönen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen attends a press conferance by the Government of Finland in Helsinki, Finland on September 28, 2022. The ministers shared views to current security issues concerning Nord Stream gas pipelines and restrictions on the issuing of visas to Russian citizens. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI YRJÖNEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Yrjönen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Prime Minister Sanna Marin (L), Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen and Interior Minister Krista Mikkonen attend a press conferance by the Government of Finland in Helsinki, Finland on September 28, 2022. The ministers shared views to current security issues concerning Nord Stream gas pipelines and restrictions on the issuing of visas to Russian citizens. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI YRJÖNEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Yrjönen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen attends a press conferance by the Government of Finland in Helsinki, Finland on September 28, 2022. The ministers shared views to current security issues concerning Nord Stream gas pipelines and restrictions on the issuing of visas to Russian citizens. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI YRJÖNEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Yrjönen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Finnish Government press conferance on Foreign and Security Policy issues

Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto (L), Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen and Interior Minister Krista Mikkonen (R) attend a press conferance by the Government of Finland in Helsinki, Finland on September 28, 2022. The ministers shared views to current security issues concerning Nord Stream gas pipelines and restrictions on the issuing of visas to Russian citizens. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI YRJÖNEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Yrjönen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen at Finland, Sweden and Norway's defence ministers' media meeting in Loppi, Finland, on August 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist, Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen and Norwegian Defence Minister Björn Arild Gram at Finland, Sweden and Norway's defence ministers' media meeting in Loppi, Finland, on August 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Norwegian Defence Minister Björn Arild Gram, Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen and Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist at Finland, Sweden and Norway's defence ministers' media meeting in Loppi, Finland, on August 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen at Finland, Sweden and Norway's defence ministers' media meeting in Loppi, Finland, on August 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist, Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen and Norwegian Defence Minister Björn Arild Gram at Finland, Sweden and Norway's defence ministers' media meeting in Loppi, Finland, on August 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Swedish Defence Minister Peter Hultqvist, Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen and Norwegian Defence Minister Björn Arild Gram at Finland, Sweden and Norway's defence ministers' media meeting in Loppi, Finland, on August 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Defence Ministers of Norway, Sweden, and Finland at a media meeting

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen at Finland, Sweden and Norway's defence ministers' media meeting in Loppi, Finland, on August 25, 2022. LEHTIKUVA / MIKKO STIG - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

Finnish minister of defence Antti Kaikkonen speaks to media when members of the media visit the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge of the United States Navy in the Hernesaari Harbour in Helsinki, Finland, on August 7, 2022. The warship arrived for a three-day visit to Helsinki on Friday August 5 ahead of heading to the Baltic Sea to continue exercises with the Finnish Navy. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

Finnish minister of defence Antti Kaikkonen speaks to media when members of the media visit the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge of the United States Navy in the Hernesaari Harbour in Helsinki, Finland, on August 7, 2022. The warship arrived for a three-day visit to Helsinki on Friday August 5 ahead of heading to the Baltic Sea to continue exercises with the Finnish Navy. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (L), Finnish minister of defence Antti Kaikkonen and United States Ambassador to Finland Douglas T. Hickey at media visit to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge of the United States Navy in the Hernesaari Harbour in Helsinki, Finland, on August 7, 2022. The warship arrived for a three-day visit to Helsinki on Friday August 5 ahead of heading to the Baltic Sea to continue exercises with the Finnish Navy. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (2L), Finnish minister of defence Antti Kaikkonen and United States Ambassador to Finland Douglas T. Hickey at media visit to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge of the United States Navy in the Hernesaari Harbour in Helsinki, Finland, on August 7, 2022. The warship arrived for a three-day visit to Helsinki on Friday August 5 ahead of heading to the Baltic Sea to continue exercises with the Finnish Navy. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (L), Finnish minister of defence Antti Kaikkonen and United States Ambassador to Finland Douglas T. Hickey at media visit to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge of the United States Navy in the Hernesaari Harbour in Helsinki, Finland, on August 7, 2022. The warship arrived for a three-day visit to Helsinki on Friday August 5 ahead of heading to the Baltic Sea to continue exercises with the Finnish Navy. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

USS Kearsarge visits Helsinki

Finnish foreign minister Pekka Haavisto (L), Finnish minister of defence Antti Kaikkonen and United States Ambassador to Finland Douglas T. Hickey at media visit to the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge of the United States Navy in the Hernesaari Harbour in Helsinki, Finland, on August 7, 2022. The warship arrived for a three-day visit to Helsinki on Friday August 5 ahead of heading to the Baltic Sea to continue exercises with the Finnish Navy. LEHTIKUVA / ANTTI AIMO-KOIVISTO - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Antti Aimo-Koivisto/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)