FINLAND-POLITICS-DIPLOMACY-INDEPENDENCE

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto (R) and his wife Jenni Haukio (L) welcome Queen Margrethe II of Denmark in front of the Presidential palace during the visit of the Nordic heads of state in Helsinki on June 1, 2017. Nordic heads of state are visiting Finland to celebrate the centenary of Finland’s independence. The actual date of the 100th independence day is on the 6th of December 2017. / AFP PHOTO / Lehtikuva / Heikki Saukkomaa / Finland OUT