War has returned to Europe.
Helsinki Security Forum brings together leaders, foreign policy experts and international media to discuss how this change affects Europe and what kind of role the European north has in this changing geopolitical environment.
The theme of 2022 - Northern European Security Redone.
Northern Security as we have known it is going through a transformation.
The Russian invasion in Ukraine has challenged the entire European security architecture in ways not seen since the end of the Second World War.
The world is now burdened by Russia’s aggressive actions which have exacerbated the relationship between the West and Russia. In this volatile situation, Finland and Sweden have chosen to apply for NATO membership.
As Russian aggression has intensified, Western countries have shown unprecedented unity in their response. The West now needs to seek ways to deter Russia from escalating the crisis and to adjust to the evolving geopolitical environment.
Nowhere else is this change more profound than in the European north – the eastern and northern flank bordering Russia.
In 2022, Helsinki Security Forum focused on the theme of Northern European Security Redone.
The main panels were livestreamed.
Programme
FRIDAY 30.9.2022 - Enter HSF : Northern European Security Redone
| Time | Session | |
| 15.45 - 17.45 | Opening ceremony
Mika Aaltola, Director, FIIA Kai Sauer, Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Security policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Opening panel: Major War Returns to Europe Speakers: Mircea Geoană, Deputy Secretary-General, NATO (virtual) Pavlo Klimkin, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Antti Kaikkonen, Minister of Defence of Finland Anna Wieslander, Director Northern Europe, Atlantic Council Andrew Michta, Dean, College of International and Security Studies, George C. Marshall European Center for Security Studies Moderator: Charly Salonius-Pasternak, Leading Researcher, FIIA |
Live-streamed |
Saturday 1.10.2022 - A New Geostrategic Era: Security in the Long Haul
| Time | Session | |
| 09.00 - 10.30 | New Geostrategic era in the North:
Replanning Northern Defence Speakers: Ine Eriksen Søreide, Chair of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and Defence, Parliament of Norway Jesper Møller Sorensen, State Secretary for Foreign Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark Pekka Toveri, Former Director of Finnish Defence Intelligence Kristi Raik, Director of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at ICDS François Heisbourg, Senior Adviser for Europe, IISS; Special Adviser, FRS Moderator: Teri Schultz, Independent reporter |
Live-streamed |
| 11.00 - 12.30 | Zeitenwende – a Turning Point for European Defence?
Speakers: Boris Ruge, Vice Chairman, Munich Security Conference Constanze Stelzenmüller, Senior Fellow, Brookings James Appathurai, NATO Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Emerging Security Challenges Marko Mihkelson, Chairman of Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Estonia Jessica Berlin, Visiting Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States Moderator: Shashank Joshi, The Economist |
Live-streamed |
| 12.30 - 14.00 | Lunch | |
| 17.00 - 18.30 | (Re)emerging Security Challenges of the North
In cooperation with the Arctic Centre Speakers: Marisol Maddox, Senior Arctic Analyst, Polar Institute of the Wilson Center Petteri Taalas, Secretary-General, World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Ruth Harris, Director Defence & Security RAND Europe Moderator: Tero Vauraste, Senior BD Adviser ICEYE Oy, Wilson Center Global Fellow |
Live-streamed |
| 19.00 - 21.00 | Dinner Reception | |
| 21.30 - 23.00 | Night Owl Session: The Geoeconomics of Digital Connectivity
In cooperation with Nokia Speakers: Miapetra Kumpula-Natri, Member of the European Parliament Tommi Uitto, President, Nokia Mobile Networks Mikko Hyppönen, CRO, WithSecure Moderator: Mikael Wigell, Research Director, FIIA |
SUNDAY 2.10.2022 - At a Juncture: 21st Century European Security Architecture in the Making
| Time | Session | |
| 09.00 - 10.30 | The Russian Challenge
Speakers: Michael Kofman, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Naval Analyses (Russia Studies Program); Fellow at the Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson International Center in Washington, D.C. Kadri Liik, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council of Foreign Relations (ECFR) Arkady Moshes, Programme Director, FIIA Katri Pynnöniemi, Mannerheim Chair on Russian Security Studies, University of Helsinki and Finnish National Defence University Moderator: Henry Foy, European Diplomatic Correspondent, Financial Times |
Live-streamed |
| 11.00 - 12.30 | 21st Century European Security in Global Competition
Speakers: Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland Helga Maria Schmid, Secretary General, Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Jutta Urpilainen, Commissioner in charge of International Partnerships, European Commission Moderator: Mika Aaltola, Director, FIIA |
Live-streamed |
| 12.30 - 12.45 | Closing remarks | Live-streamed |
Contact
Kukka-Maria Kovsky
Head of Strategic Partnerships at FIIA,
Head of the HSF Secretariat
kukka-maria.kovsky@fiia.fi
ANNI Lindgren
Specialist,
HSF Conference Coordinator
anni.lindgren@fiia.fi
