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 year, guests at Kultaranta include NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Støre. Yleisradio will broadcast the main discussions of the event live on both Yle TV1 and Yle Areena. The Kultaranta Talks main discussions can be viewed as recordings later on at the same address at Yle Areena.
Sunday 12 June 2022
4:00–4:30 pm
Joint press conference of the President of the Republic of Finland and NATO Secretary General (in English)
On Yle TV1 and Yle Arena
6:15–7:30 pm
Opening: Discussion on the war in Ukraine, the current security situation and Finland’s NATO membership (in English)
On Yle TV1 and Yle Arena
- Opening remarks by President of the Republic of Finland Sauli Niinistö
- Remarks by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
- Discussion of the President and Secretary General
- Q & A
Monday 13 June 2022
9:45–11:00 am
Morning talks: Nordic Model and Security (in English)
On Yle TV1 and Yle Arena
Moderator: Kirsi Heikel, Journalist for the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
Panelists:
- Matti Vanhanen, Speaker of the Parliament
- Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway
- Björn Fägersten, Programme Director at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs
- Katja Creutz, Programme Director at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
11:30–12:45 am
Second discussion: Changing security policy (in Finnish)
On Yle TV1 and Yle Arena
Moderator: Seija Vaaherkumpu, journalist for the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle
Panelists:
- Timo Kivinen, Commander of the Defence Forces, General
- Jussi Halla-aho, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee
- Petteri Orpo, Chair of the Defence Committee
- Tuomas Forsberg, Director of the Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies, Professor
- Li Andersson, Minister of Education
3:45–4:00 pm
Closing remarks by the President of the Republic of Finland (in Finnish)
On Yle Arena
The Kultaranta Talks are organised in collaboration with the Finnish Institute of International Affairs.