CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE? THE ROLE OF MIDDLE POWERS IN THE AGE OF TURMOIL Speakers: Constanze Stelzenmüller, Director, Center on the United States and Europe, Brookings Institution Amitav Acharya, Distinguished Professor of International Relations at American University Roland Paris, Professor, University of...

POWER UNDER PRESSURE: ENERGY SECURITY IN AN AGE OF GEOPOLITICAL RISK In cooperation with Fortum Speakers: Nebahat Albayrak-Edgar, Executive Vice President, Sustainability and Corporate Relations, Fortum Sakari Puisto, Minister for Economic Affairs of Finland Monika Zsigri, Head of Unit, Energy Security and Safety,...

ALL POLITICS IS LOCAL POLITICS? FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY IN THE FINNISH GENERAL ELECTIONS Speakers: Mari Holopainen, Member of Parliament (The Greens) Veronika Honkasalo, Member of Parliament (Left Alliance) Tomi Immonen, Member of Parliament (The Finns Party) Jukka Kopra, Member of Parliament (The...

RUSSIA’S MILITARY, CYBER, ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CHOKEPOINTS Speakers: Thomas Graham, Henry A. Kissinger Distinguished Fellow, Council on Foreign Relations Antti Helanterä, Strategy Director, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland Pierre Levy, Chairman of the Board of Directors, The Institute for Higher National...

SECURING RESILIENCE IN AN ENVIRONMENTAL CRISIS Speakers: Emma Hakala, Leading Researcher, FIIA Laurie Laybourn, Executive Director, Strategic Climate Risks Initiative, Chatham House Petteri Taalas, Director General, Finnish Meteorological Institute Moderator: Marco Siddi, Leading Researcher, FIIA Helsinki Security Forum, October 3, 2026.

NATO 3.0 – HOW AND WHEN? Speakers: Benedetta Berti, Secretary General of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly Amanda Sloat, Professor of Practice, IE University, Spain Moderator: Iro Särkkä, Senior Research Fellow, FIIA Helsinki Security Forum, October 3, 2026.

FIRESIDE CHAT Speaker: Jim Banks, U.S. Senator (R-Indiana) Moderator: Kim Dozier, Director, George Washington University Project for Media & National Security; CNN Global Affairs Analyst Helsinki Security Forum, October 3, 2026.

BOOK TALK: BRAVER NEW WORLD – THE COUNTRIES DARING TO DO THINGS OTHERS WON’T Speaker: John Kampfner, Author/Senior Associate Fellow, RUSI Moderator: Iro Särkkä, Senior Research Fellow, FIIA Helsinki Security Forum, October 3, 2026.