EVENTS IN 2007
13.12.2007
Annual Autumn Meeting of Atlantic Council of Finland
Board of Directors for the year 2008:
Chairperson: Dr. Risto E.J. Penttilä, unhealthy Director, viagra dosage Finnish Business and Policy Forum EVA
Members of the Board:
Suvi Aherto
Jori Arvonen
Leif Blomqvist
Jari Haapiainen
Karoliina Honkanen
Liisa Jaakonsaari
Lasse Kurkilahti
Jan D. Oker-Blom
Juha Pyykönen
Pentti Sadeniemi
Pertti Salolainen
Secretary General:
Terhi Suominen
Venue: Rake-sali, check Helsinki
13.12.2007
Naton muutos ja Suomi
Puhuja: Raimo Väyrynen, Johtaja, Ulkopoliittinen instituutti
Paikka: Rake-sali, Helsinki
11.12.2007
30 Years since the Charter 77 Declaration
Opening Address:
Mr Gunvor Gronman, Director, Hanasaari – the Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre
H.E. Vladimir Kotzt, Embassador, Embassy of the Czech Republic in Helsinki
Speakers:
Mr Jiri Dienstbier, Minister (ret.)
Mr Max Jakobson, Minister (ret.)
Mrs Dana Nemkova, Former Speaker for Charta 77
Mr Karin Söder, Minister (ret.)
Dr.Erkki Tuomioja, Member of Parliament
Chair: Mr Jaakko Iloniemi, Minister (Hon.), Ambassador (ret.)
Venue: Hanasaari, Espoo
Organisers: Atlantic Council of Finland, Swedish-Finnish Cultural Centre in Hanasaari, Embassy of Czech Republic in Helsinki, Embassy of Sweden in Helsinki and Cultural Center of the Czech Republic in Stockholm
8.11.2007
NATO Today and Tomorrow
Opening Address:
Prof. Raimo Väyrynen, Director, Finnish Institute of International Relations
Speakers: Mr Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, Secretary General, NATO
>> Speech by NATO Secretary General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer
Comments: Dr. Risto E.J. Penttilä, Chair, Atlantic Council of Finland
>> Speech by Dr. Risto E.J.Penttilä
Venue: Auditorium of the Parliament House of Finland
Organisers: Finnish Institute of International Relations, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and Atlantic Council of Finland
31.10.2007
General Assembly of the Atlantic Treaty Association
Venue: Ottawa, Canada
22.10.2007
Lounastilaisuus: Maa mi katkovi kahleitansa – Suomen kylmän sodan loppu
Puhuja: Alexander Stubb, Filosofian tohtori, Europarlamentaarikko
>> Alexander Stubbin puhe (pdf)
Puheenjohtaja: Risto E.J. Penttilä, Tohtori, Suomen Atlantti-Seuran puheenjohtaja
Paikka: Ekberg Extra, Helsinki
11.10.2007
Enhancing our Security: How Finland and NATO work together
Welcoming words: H.E. Einars Semanis, Ambassador, Embassy of republic of Latvia in Finland
Speakers:
H.E. Ilkka Kanerva, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland
H.E. Martin Erdmann, Ambassador, Deputy Secretary General of NATO, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy in NATO
Mr Antti Sierla, Ambassador (ret.), Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Chair: Dr. Risto E.J. Penttilä, Chairman, Atlantic Council of Finland
Venue: Säätytalo, Helsinki
The event was organised in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic Latvia in Helsinki
27.9.2007
Re-Reinventing NATO and the US-EU Relationship
Opening words: Prof. Raimo Väyrynen, Director, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Speaker: Dr. Ronald D. Asmus, Executive Director, German Marshall Fund’s Transatlantic Center in Brussels
Chair: Dr. Risto EJ Penttilä, Chair, Atlantic Council of Finland
The event was organised in cooperation with the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
14.9.2007
NATO and Afghanistan
Speaker: Mr Kurt Volker, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs, U.S. Department of State
Chair: Mr Olli Kivinen, Columnist, Vice-Chair of the Atlantic Council of Finland
Venue: House of Estates, Helsinki
Organisers: Atlantic Council of Finland, Ministry for Foreign Affairs and U.S. Embassy in Helsinki
21.5.2007
Atlantic Council of Finland Annual Spring Meeting
Venue: Nordea Bank Hall, Helsinki
21.5.2007
Onko Itämeren alue turvallinen sijoittajalle?
Puhuja: Markku Pohjola, Varakonsernijohtaja, Nordea
Uhkaako suurvaltakilpailu talouden globalisaatiota?
Puhuja: Juha Pyykönen, Eversti, valt. lis., Strategian laitos, Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu
Paikka: Nordean Vanha Pankkisali, Helsinki
15.5.2007
The publication of Atlantic Council of Finland report Kysymyksiä ja vastauksia Natosta, written by Ms Karoliina Honkanen and Mr Janne Kuusela.
>> Kysymyksiä ja vastauksia Natosta (pdf)
27.3.2007
Latvia in NATO: from Joining to Hosting
Speaker: Mr Ingmars Bisenieks, Head of NATO and European Security Policy Division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Latvia
Host: H.E. Einars Semanis, Ambassador, Embassy of the Republic Latvia in Helsinki
Venue: Embassy of the Republic Latvia in Helsinki
The event was organised in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic Latvia in Helsinki
22.2.2007
Merging into One 27: Europe’s Foreign and Security Policy in the Making
Speakers:
Dr. Josef Joffe, Publisher-editor, Die Zeit
Mr Gustav Hagglund, General (ret.), first chairman of EU military comittee
Mr Markus Lyra, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Venue: City Hall, Turku
Organisers: Atlantic Council of Finland, the Embassy of Germany in Helsinki and the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence
1.2.2007
Broadened Partnership for Peace
Speakers:
Mr Jari Vilén, Chair, Grand Committee, Parliament of Finland
Mr Markus Lyra, Under-Secretary of State, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland
Mr Pauli Järvenpää, Director General, Ministry of Defence of Finland
Ms Patrice Dabos, International Staff, NATO
Chair: H. E. Harri Tiido, Ambassador, Permanent Representative of Estonia to NATO
The seminar was organised in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Estonia in Helsinki
11.1.2007
The publication of Atlantic Council of Finland report Nato ilman tunteilua, written by columnist Olli Kivinen.
>> Nato ilman tunteilua (pdf)
Venue: Ekberg Extra, Helsinki
