Society, politics & business

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

07.00 - 10.45

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.

Time	Programme
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