A delegation from a leading committee of the Finnish Parliament will visit Greater Sudbury April 27 and 28.
The visit as launched with a civic luncheon hosted by Mayor David Courtemanche and members of city council, on behalf of the community.
The ten-person Parliamentary Committee, led by MP Matti Väistö, chair of the Administration Committee of the Finnish Parliament, will be accompanied by the Finnish Ambassador to Canada, His Excellency Pasi Patokallio and Finland's Permanent Secretary to the Minister of the Interior Ritva Viljanen.
The Finnish delegation, as part of an educational tour, have also visited Washington DC and Ottawa. Highlights of the Greater Sudbury stop will include a visit to the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and Science North as well as presentations at Cambrian College's eDome on local and Northern initiatives.
