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Hanalys 2026
Hanalys is the annual high-level dialogue between Sweden and Finland on foreign and security policy hosted by the ministers for foreign affairs and organised by the ministries and Hanaholmen in cooperation with the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Foundation.
Date
10.2.2026Location
Hanaholmen, EspooEvent type
For invited guestsLanguage
Finnish, Swedish and English with simultaneous interpretation.Hanalys 2026
An unpredictable world: Charting the right course and our shared potential
Tuesday, February 10, 2026
Hosts: Ministers for Foreign Affairs Maria Malmer Stenergard and Elina Valtonen
Stifts in global power relations are reshaping the geoeconomic landscape. Intensifying competition, especially in the economic and technological spheres, has created a situation in which narrowly defined national interests increasingly drive trade and industrial policy, rather than confidence in broad economic cooperation conducted within a multilateral, rules-based, and relatively predictable framework. Economic interdependencies that were once regarded as strengths are now increasingly viewed as vulnerabilities.
For export-dependent countries such as Finland and Sweden, however, economic prosperity will continue to rely on our ability to engage in trade and remain integrated into international value chains. What strategic choices should Finland and Sweden now make?
How can we best influence the emerging geoeconomic order to strengthen free trade, fair market-based competition, and the strategic competitiveness of the Nordic region and Europe? What can we do together bilaterally and with like-minded partners? In which areas is the potential for bilateral cooperation the greatest?
Programme
| Time | Content |
|---|---|
09:00 | Opening session Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen, Finland |
09:30 | Keynote: Shifts in global power relations reshaping the geoeconomic landscape Arancha Gonzáles Laya, Dean of the Paris School of International Affairs, former Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation, Spain |
09:50 | Europe's role in the multipolar world Jyrki Katainen, Head of Group Public Affairs, Nordea Bank, former Prime Minister of Finland and Vice-President of the European Commission Hiski Haukkala, Director, Finnish Institute of International Affairs, Senior Research Associate at RAND Europe Commentary dialogue |
11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:30 | Swedish-Finnish potential in an unpredictable world Jacob Wallenberg, Chair, Investor Fredrik Löjdquist, Director,Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS) |
12:40 | Closing Dialogue with the Ministers for Foreign Affairs |
13:00 | Lunch |
Participation is by invitation only. Do you find the programme relevant from the point of view of your profession? To find out more about participation, please contact tina.raiha(at)hanaholmen.fi.
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