Event Type
Webinars and Virtual Events

Speaking: Ambassador Petteri Vuorimäki, Finland Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs

Event Dates
2022-02-17
Location
Online: 8:00-9:30 am AKST, 12:00-1:30 pm EST

USNORTHCOM “The Watch” Command Magazine and the Center for Arctic Security and Resilience (CASR) - University of Alaska Fairbanks invite you to attend the February 2022 Arctic eTalks on "Finland and the Arctic: Finnish Diplomacy and Arctic Cooperation” featuring Ambassador Petteri Vuorimäki, Finland Ambassador for Arctic and Antarctic Affairs.

The organizers would like to recognize their Global Partners including United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), United States European Command (USEUCOM), and United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM) for supporting the Arctic eTalks speaker series.

The Arctic eTalks is a monthly forum for open discussion (non-attribution, Chatham House Rule) on key issues affecting the Circumpolar Arctic for academics, defense and security professionals, and military leaders from Canada, Kingdom of Denmark (Greenland and Faroe Islands), Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States, as well as the United Kingdom and Germany.

Ambassador Vuorimäki will provide a 30-minute presentation followed by a 60-minute Q&A session (non-attribution) that will be moderated by Dr. Timo Koivurova, Research Professor, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland and Ms. Johanna Hämäläinen, Senior Specialist, Defence Cooperation Unit, Finland Ministry of Defence.

Note: Past Arctic eTalks presentations are posted on the Arctic eTalks website. However, the Q&A discussions are not posted and available only to registered Arctic eTalks participants during the live event.