On 19 June, the second day of the Kultaranta Talks, the guests at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki focused on global geopolitics, Finland’s NATO membership, and technology and security. President…
Kultaranta Talks 2023 started with focus on the geopolitical situation, superpower competition and Finland’s security and international position
The Kultaranta Talks, hosted by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, started on Sunday 18 June 2023 at the Presidential Palace in Helsinki. This year, the discussion event…
Kultaranta Talks 2023 begin on Sunday
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 21/2023 13 June 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will host the Kultaranta Talks on 18–19…
Kultaranta Talks 2023: Tougher competition, deeper divisions – How will Finland respond to new global challenges?
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 19/2023 17 May 2023 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will host the Kultaranta Talks on 18–19…
President Niinistö in Kultaranta Talks: Finland and Sweden’s NATO membership will not increase tensions in the Nordic region
The 2022 Kultaranta Talks ended with the closing remarks of the President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö. He stated that this time the talks addressed significant issues of major importance. “It is very descriptive of this year in particular, that most things have happened.”
Participants of the Kultaranta Talks in 2022
H.E. Mr Stoltenberg Jens, Secretary General of NATO H.E. Mr Støre Jonas Gahr, Prime Minister of Norway Aaltola Mika, Director, Finnish Institute of International Affairs Ahtiainen Ilkka, Editor in…
Programme of the Kultaranta Talks 2022
The Kultaranta Talks, hosted by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, will be held on 12–13 June 2022 with a title “Responsible, strong and stable Nordic region”. This…
Kultaranta Talks begin on Sunday – NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg and Prime Minister of Norway Støre the main guests
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 38/2022 6 June 2022 The Kultaranta Talks, hosted by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, will be…
The theme of 2022 Kultaranta Talks is “Responsible, strong and stable Nordic region”
Office of the President of the Republic of Finland Press release 35/2022 25 May 2022 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will host the Kultaranta Talks on 12–13 June…
President Niinistö on the Kultaranta discussion tour at Aalto University: We must bequeath sustainability to the future
The Kultaranta university tour culminated on Wednesday, 28 April in a discussion with Aalto University students. Under the title “Money is increasing and technology is revolutionising: Will the economic order change?”, President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and students of economics, technology and art discussed topics ranging from change in the monetary system to regulation of technology and innovations.
President Niinistö discusses climate change on Kultaranta tour at LUT University: Behavioural changes will be big and they will set a positive course
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö’s Kultaranta university tour continued on Monday, 26 April with a discussion with LUT University students on climate change. On this occasion, through video connections and chat, the President exchanged thoughts with nearly 400 students.
President Niinistö at Kultaranta tour at University of Lapland: Securing the future is a human responsibility
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö’s Kultaranta university tour began on 21 April with a discussion with students of politics and international law at the University of Lapland. The discussion, under the title “Great power politics is intensifying: How do we safeguard Finland?”, succeeded in covering a diverse range of topics in just over an hour.
What can we learn from the coronavirus pandemic? President Niinistö answered questions from the public at the Kultaranta Talks on Radio Suomi
What can we learn from the coronavirus pandemic? How do we restore the economy? The Kultaranta Talks attracted more than one thousand questions from the public, and President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö answered them on Yle Radio Suomi on Monday, 25 May. The topics ranged from foreign policy to the economy and communality.
The 2020 Kultaranta Talks focus on life after the coronavirus pandemic: Every hiatus is an opportunity for reorientation
The Kultaranta Talks, hosted by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, were held on Sunday 24 May. The talks were headed ‘After corona – What kind of Finland? In what kind of a world?’ and focused on the outlook for world politics, economy and society at large.
President Niinistö at the Kultaranta Talks media event: Will coronavirus unite or separate us?
The 2020 Kultaranta Talks weekend began on Friday, 22 May with President of the Republic Sauli Niinistö’s media event. President Niinistö spoke about the coming talks with reporters, who participated in the event via video links.
Kultaranta Talks prepared with video conferences – virtual working groups address geopolitics, economy and society in the post-coronavirus world
This year’s Kultaranta Talks will be broadcast live on Sunday May 24th at 18.15 on Yle TV1 and Yle Areena. Working group sessions have traditionally been a part of the…
Kultaranta Talks 2020: After corona – What kind of Finland? In what kind of a world?
Office of the President of the Republic Press release 14/2020 13 May 2020 The Kultaranta Talks, hosted by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, will be broadcast live…
Theme of the 2020 Kultaranta Talks – the world after the corona pandemic
Office of the President of the Republic Press release 1 April 2020 The 2020 Kultaranta Talks will exceptionally be held virtually. The talks hosted by President of the Republic of…
The future of democracy provoked discussion at the concluding session in Kultaranta
The state and future of democracy was discussed at the concluding session of 2019 Kultaranta Talks with the topic “Politics in disruption – will democracy persist?” Moderated by Olli Seuri, journalist for the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle, the discussion touched on issues such as populism, technology, economy and the political activity of young people.
Common denominators were looked for on the second day of Kultaranta Talks
The second day of the Kultaranta Talks on 17 June took off with a panel discussion on European security and its makers. The topic was approached from the point of view of the similarities and differences between the European countries.
The change in Europe was discussed on the first day of Kultaranta Talks: “The most central question is, what do we have in common?”
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier opened the 2019 Kultaranta Talks by discussing the change and future of Europe. In his opening remarks, President Niinistö challenged the audience to think what Europe has in common.
Participants of the Kultaranta Talks in 2019
Steinmeier Frank-Walter, President of the Federal Republic of Germany Aaltola Mika, Programme Director, Finnish Institute of International Affairs Aittokoski Heikki, Foreign News Reporter, Helsingin Sanomat Alizad Arman, Producer Andersson…
President of the Federal Republic of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Finland and Kultaranta Talks
President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö and Mrs Jenni Haukio welcomed Federal President of Germany Frank-Walter Steinmeier and Mrs Elke Büdenbender to Kultaranta, Naantali, on Sunday 15 June…
Program of the Kultaranta Talks 2019
Sunday 16 June 2019 16.00-16.25 Press Conference of the President of the Republic On Yle Arena (in Finnish) 18.00-19.30 Opening: The Future of Europe (in English) On Yle Arena (in English) Opening remarks…
The future of Europe to be discussed in Kultaranta Talks – keynote speech by Frank-Walter Steinmeier, President of the Federal Republic of Germany
Office of the President of the Republic Press release 13/2019 17 May 2019 President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö will host the Kultaranta Talks on 16-17 June 2019….
UN Secretary-General Guterres at Kultaranta Talks 2018: Lack of trust most serious problem facing world today
“I believe that we live in a better world than in any other moment in the past. We live much longer and infant mortality is at a much lower level than before,” said United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres in his closing remarks at the Kultaranta Talks on Monday, 18 June.
Kultaranta Talks: power and strength or a shared order?
The first of this year’s Kultaranta Talks, hosted by the President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö, focused on the growing role of power and strength in international politics, and the weakening of the rules based world order.
President Niinistö opens Kultaranta Talks: international order facing challenge – concrete action required to change direction
The rules based international order has been a victim of the changes in the global picture, President Niinistö said in his opening remarks at this year’s Kultaranta Talks event on Sunday 17 June 2018.
Program of Kultaranta talks 2018
Photos on Flickr Sunday 17 June 2018 16-16.30 Press Conference of the President of the Republic On Yle Arena (in Finnish) 18.00-19.30 Opening: Power and strength or a shared order? On Yle…