Society, politics & business

Hanaholmen Initiative Summit

Comprehensive security and societal resilience in an increasingly complex security environment

Date

11.11.2025

Location

Hanaholmen, Espoo

Event type

For invited guests

Language

English.

Against the backdrop of an increasingly complex security environment, comprehensive security and societal resilience have become central to the Nordic and European agenda.

The Hanaholmen Initiative Summit brings together leading experts, policymakers, and practitioners from Finland, Sweden and the Nordic region to strengthen comprehensive security and resilience in an era of increasing uncertainty. This year’s summit will focus on the progress made since 2024, the role of citizens in building societal resilience, and the importance of public-private partnerships.

Programme

Time	Programme
08:30	Coffee and Registration
09:00	Welcome Gunvor Kronman, CEO, Hanaholmen New video on the Hanaholmen Initiative
09:10	Session 1: Navigating in an increasingly complex security environment How have the efforts to promote comprehensive security advanced since 2024? What has been a success, in what areas are we lagging behind, which are the next steps? The Preparedness Union Strategy of 26 March 2025 Roxana Mînzatu, European Commission Executive Vice President TBC
	Dialogue Mikael Frisell, Director General, MSB Petteri Korvala, Secretary General, The Security Committee
	Perspectives on European, Nordic and Swedish-Finnish cooperation Jan Garton, Director General, Swedish Agency for Defence Analysis Teija Sederholm, Adjunct Professor, Finnish Defence University Linus Owman, Project Leader (resilience and societal security), Nordic Council of Ministers
	Coffee
11:15	Session 2: The role of individual citizens in societal resilience Mari Rantanen, Minister of the Interior (FI) Carl-Oskar Bohlin, Minister of Civil Defence (SE)
	Panel Discussion Kimmo Kohvakka, Director General for Rescue Services, Ministry of the Interior Christer Pursiainen, Professor of Societal Security, University of Tromsö Peter Bennesved, Researcher, FOI Gunilla Svantorp, Governor, County of Östergötland
12:00	Session 3: Public-private partnerships in comprehensive security: conclusions from the Hanaholmen Initiative Executive Education Executive Education Participants and Partner Organisations in the Hanaholmen Initiative Abigail Choate, Head of Centre, Centre of Societal Security, Swedish Defence University Janne Känkänen, Director General, National Emergency Supply Agency
	Presentation of Diplomas and Concluding Words Peter Hultqvist, Member of Swedish Parliament, Chair of the Committee on Defence
13:00	Lunch

The Hanaholmen Initiative is conducted in collaboration with the Swedish Defence University, the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB), the Finnish Security Committee, and Finland’s National Emergency Supply Agency (NESA), with support from the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation and the governments of both countries.

Do you find the event relevant from the point of view of your profession? To find out more about participation, please contact tina.raiha(at)hanaholmen.fi.

Photos: Lauri Heikkinen, Prime Minister's Office (Rantanen) & Kristian Pohl/Government Offices of Sweden (Bohlin)

Contact details

Tina Räihä

Project Manager (politics and society)

tina.raiha@hanaholmen.fi