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    Cultural Heritage as a Battlefield

    A seminar in connection with SuomiAreena.

    Date

    24.6.2026

    Time

    10.00 - 11.30

    Location

    Kulturhuset Fiini, Pori

    Event type

    Free of charge

    Language

    English
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    What role did culture play in shaping the spirit of the Winter War? How does Russia seek to influence historical narratives through its information warfare using cultural heritage? What can we learn from Russia’s broad-based influence on Finland in the 21st century?

    Hanaholmen is organising, in cooperation with the Nordic Council of Ministers, a public seminar in connection with SuomiAreena. The seminar is linked to the Hanaholmen Heritage programme, funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers, which focuses on the protection of cultural heritage in times of crisis. Read more about Hanaholmen Heritage here.

    Programme

    TimeContent

    12.30

    Coffee

    13.00

    Welcome
    Mikael Hiltunen, Programme Manager, Hanaholmen

    13.10

    The Role of Culture in Shaping the Spirit of the Winter War
    Rosa Meriläinen, Secretary General, Central Organisation for Culture and the Arts KULTA ry

    13.30

    Information warfare and memory politics – the Lithuanian experience
    Inga Zakšauskienė, Chief Archivist of Lithuania, Office of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania

    13.50

    Panel Discussion: Cultural Heritage as a Battlefield

    • Tuomas Forsberg, Professor, Tampere University
    • Rosa Meriläinen, Secretary General, Central Organisation for Culture and the Arts KULTA ry
    • Inga Zakšauskienė, Chief Archivist of Lithuania, Office of the Chief Archivist of Lithuania

    14.30

    End of the event

    More information, please contact Mikael Hiltunen.

    Contact details

    Mikael Hiltunen

    Programme Manager | Hanaholmen Heritage, Advocacy

    mikael.hiltunen@hanaholmen.fi