Programme of the Kultaranta Talks 2024


Thursday 13 June

12.30–12.45
Media meeting of the President of the Republic of Finland

13.45–14.45
Session I: Europe, after and before the Elections

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Welcome remarks by President of the Republic of Finland

  • President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb
  • Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte
  • Peter Wolodarski, Editor-in-Chief of Dagens Nyheter (moderator)

15.15–16.15
Session II: European Internal Dynamics

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  • Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen
  • Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis
  • Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide
  • Richard Milne, Nordic and Baltic correspondent of Financial Times (moderator)

16.45–17.45
Session III: European External Dynamics

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  • Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braže
  • Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski
  • Governor of Bank of Finland Olli Rehn
  • Dr Comfort Ero, President & CEO of International Crisis Group (moderator)

Friday 14 June

09.15–10.15
Session I: Finland facing a new era

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  • President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb
  • Prime Minister of Finland Petteri Orpo
  • Jan Andersson, journalist (moderator)

10.45–11.45
Session II: Finland as part of the Global West

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  • Heidi Hautala, Vice-President of the European Parliament
  • Janne Kuusela, Director General of the Defence Policy Department of the Ministry of Defence
  • Timo Miettinen, Academy Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki
  • Katri Makkonen, Senior Advisor at Miltton Oy (moderator)

12.15–13.15
Session III: Finland as a global partner

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  • Leena-Kaisa Mikkola, Ambassador of the Embassy of Finland to Beijing
  • Tytti Tuppurainen, MP and Chair of the Social Democratic Parliamentary Group
  • Janne Taalas, Chief Executive Officer of CMI – Martti Ahtisaari Peace Foundation
  • Annastina Haapasaari, Editor-in-Chief of The Ulkopolitist (moderator)

13.15–13.30
Closing remarks by the President of the Republic of Finland

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