19 – 21 September 2025
Helsinki Security Forum 2025
THE HOUR OF EUROPE
HSF 2025 asks ‘The Hour of Europe’
As the global environment faces rapid and disruptive changes, Europe’s ability to act is once again tested.
Helsinki Security Forum 2025 – The Hour of Europe offers a unique platform for high-level security and defence dialogue at a time when old certainties are fading and new challenges demand urgent responses.
Europe must move decisively by boosting competitiveness, investing in defence, and shaping a security order that reflects its own values and interests, says Hiski Haukkala, Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.
“These are not optional ambitions – they are necessary responses to a world in flux that will not wait for Europe to catch up. The illusion of guaranteed protection or prosperity, whether through the transatlantic alliance or global stability, is sadly fading. These themes are all present in the HSF 2025 programme.”
Publications
HSF 2025 asks ‘The Hour of Europe’: Can the old continent chart a new course for its future?
Helsinki Security Forum 2025 brings experts and decision-makers together to ponder the hard questions and explore Europe’s path forward.
for HSF Blog
Europe must quickly ramp up its resilience against hybrid threats
While many of the recent threats aim specifically to undermine European support to Ukraine, Russia’s actions should be perceived as a long-term threat that requires sustainable long-term solutions.
for HSF Blog
“Finns understand that everyone has a role to play” – HSF Interview with Janne Kuusela on Finnish total defence
What role does international cooperation play in Finland’s total defence strategy?
for HSF Blog
HSF Interview with Markus Rauramo: Fortum strives to provide a resilient power system in the Nordics
What does resilience mean to Fortum?
