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Hanating 2024

The annual Swedish-Finnish security and defence policy forum will be organized for invited guests in connection with the meeting of the Swedish and Finnish defence committees at Hanaholmen.

Past event

Date

8.10.2024

Time

10.00 - 13.45

Location

Hanaholmen, Espoo

Event type

For invited guests

Language

English.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine disrupted the security situation in Europe and contributed to Finland and Sweden joining the NATO defence alliance. With its brave defence efforts, Ukraine has made its mark in history. This year’s Hanating begins with defence policy experts reflecting on the lessons of the war in Ukraine from Swedish and Finnish perspectives. The second half of the program will address how the bilateral Swedish-Finnish defence cooperation is developing within a NATO framework and what Finland and Sweden can contribute to NATO’s collective defence.

TimeProgramme

09:15

Coffee and registration

10:00

Moderator Stefan Wallin, advisor, Former Minister of Defence

Welcoming words
Gunvor Kronman, CEO, Hanaholmen

10:10

What have we learned from the war in Ukraine?
Keynotes
Kari Nisula
, Deputy Chief of Staff, Defence Command Finland
Jens Nykvist, Deputy Head of Operations Command, Headquarters in Sweden


10.40

Comments:
John Helin, Project Lead, Tilannekartta OSINT
Hannu Himanen, former Finnish ambassador to Moscow
Jim Kronhamn, Head of the Unit, The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB)
Kristi Raik, Deputy Director, International Centre for Defence and Security

11.20

Discussion and questions

11:30

Coffee, pie and fruits.

12:00

Finnish-Swedish cooperation within NATO
Jukka Kopra (National Coalition Party), Chairman of the Finnish Defence Committee
Mikko Savola (Centre Party), Vice Chairman of the Finnish Defence Committee
Peter Hultqvist (Social Democrats), Chairman of the Swedish Defence Committee
Lars Wistedt (Sweden Democrats), Vice Chairman of the Swedish Defence Committee

13:00

Researcher dialogue. Finland and Sweden take responsibility for the joint defence in NATO
Gunilla Herolf, Senior Researcher, Swedish Institute of International Affairs
Joel Linnainmäki, Researcher, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Iro Särkkä, Senior Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs

13:45

Closing words

Do you find the program relevant from your professional perspective? For more information about participation, please contact mikael.hiltunen(at)hanaholmen.fi.

Contact details

Mikael Hiltunen

Project Manager (politics and society)

mikael.hiltunen@hanaholmen.fi