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Tapio Pyysalo
for HSF Blog

Europe must quickly ramp up its resilience against hybrid threats

Russia keeps challenging Europe with new and old types of hybrid threats on a regular basis. It…

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Janne Kuusela
for HSF Blog

“Finns understand that everyone has a role to play” – HSF Interview with Janne Kuusela on Finnish total defence

Finland’s concept of total defence involves comprehensive national efforts, including civilian and military cooperation. What role does…

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Ambassador Klaus Korhonen infront of a book shelf.
Klaus Korhonen
for HSF Blog

“National security is not an easy export product” – What can Europe learn from the Finnish model of total defence, Klaus Korhonen?

The theme of HSF 2024 is “Towards a Total Defence of Europe – From Apathy to Action”….

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Helsinki Security Forum 2024 addresses the need for European total defence

The third annual Helsinki Security Forum (HSF) will be held on 27–29 September 2024. This year’s conference is titled Towards a Total Defence of Europe – From Apathy to Action?

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Tuomas Iso-Markku and Iro Särkkä
for HSF Blog

Enhancing Europe’s military capabilities

Russia’s brutal war of aggression against Ukraine has emphasised how important maintaining a credible deterrence and defence posture is – and how unprepared for this task most European states have long been.

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Jyri Lavikainen
for HSF Blog

NATO’s Nuclear Deterrent and Lessons from Ukraine

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine marks the first time in world history when a state uses its nuclear arsenal as coercive leverage in a war of conquest. The reverberations are felt throughout the world.

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