Madise begins presidency with visits to Latvia and Finland
Monday 12th October 2026 on 17:31 in
Estonia
Newly appointed Estonian President Ülle Madise will make her first foreign visits to Latvia and Finland, ERR reported. She travels to Riga on Tuesday to meet Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs.
The two presidents will hold a joint press conference at 16:40, which will be livestreamed in Estonian and Latvian. Madise is also scheduled to meet Saeima Speaker Daiga Mieriņa and Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs before returning to Tallinn in the evening.
On Wednesday morning, Madise will travel to Helsinki to meet Finnish President Alexander Stubb at the presidential palace. They will discuss bilateral relations, Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, European defence, regional security and NATO cooperation.
The presidents will hold a joint press conference in English at 11:45 after their meeting.