Arctic Security Forum opens pathways to northern collaboration

Arctic security has had and continues to have profound impact on Nordic and European Arctic. The six Nordic universities (Arctic six) located in the European Arctic, call for an open dialogue and increased cooperation between academia and stakeholders; policy makers, defense forces, cities, communities, and businesses to address the security challenges our region is facing.

Arctic Security Forum will cover the most pressing Arctic security issues of today, followed by co-creation workshops to establish new cooperation, projects and plans under the three main topics of the forum: total defense, transportation and preparedness in the North.

The event keynote speakers include Nathan Robinson Grison, Director of the Committee on Democracy and Security & Sub-Committee on Resilience and Civil Security, NATO Parliamentary Assembly and Gunhild Hoogensen-Gjørv, Professor in Security Studies and Geopolitics, UiT The Arctic University of Norway.

At the event, Kalle Kankaanpää, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Finland, as well as Jorid Hammersland, Deputy Director, Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Kjetil J. Halvorsen, Senior Advisor, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will share their views.

Matti Latva-aho, Vice Rector for Research at the University of Oulu sees comprehensive security as an important area for research and collaboration. “It is an emerging research area in which the role of universities is growing rapidly. We need new collaborations to ensure that the most innovative solutions find their way into society as effectively as possible,” Latva-aho says.

Arctic Security Forum is hosted by University of Oulu as part of the Arctic Six Alliance and organised jointly by all Arctic Six universities: Luleå University of Technology, Umeå University, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Nord University, the University of Lapland, and the University of Oulu.

More information and registration on the Arctic Security Forum event page