Towards the Future of Europe
The next Europe Forum will be held
28–30 August 2024.
The Europe Forum will be organized for the seventh time in Turku on August 28–30, 2024. The theme of the EU debate’s number one arena this year is “Europe’s secure future”.
See you at the Europe Forum at the end of August in Turku!
The recordings of the live streams 2023 are available on the Europe Forum YouTube channel.
News
14.03.2024
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The European Forum will be organized for the seventh time in Turku on August 28-30, 2024. The theme of the EU debate’s number one arena this year is “Europe’s secure future”. For three days, the spotlight will be on questions about the geopolitical, economic and sustainable future of Europe.
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News
01.09.2023
Decision-makers, Experts and Citizens Discussed Changing Europe at Europe Forum
Decision-makers, Experts and Citizens Discussed Changing Europe at Europe Forum The Europe Forum was organised for the sixth time in Turku from 30 August to 1 September 2023. This time, the theme of the prime scene of the EU debate was “Changing Europe”, which brought…
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News
29.08.2023
The autumn season of politics starts again from Turku at the Europe Forum – with top decision-makers and experts discussing a changing Europe under the leadership of Prime Minister Orpo
The autumn season of politics starts again from Turku at the Europe Forum – with top decision-makers and experts discussing a changing Europe under the leadership of Prime Minister Orpo The autumn season of Finnish politics, the economy and science starts for the sixth time…
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Speakers 2023
Petteri Orpo
Finnish Prime Minister
Jutta Urpilainen
Commissioner, European Commission
Janusz Wojciechowski
European Commissioner for Agriculture
Elina Valtonen
Minister of Foreign Affairs Finland
Sari Multala
Minister of Science and Culture
Anders Adlercreutz
Minister for European Affairs and Ownership Steering
Sari Essayah
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Jessika Roswall
Minister for EU Affairs, Sweden
Ville Niinistö
Member of the European Parliament (Greens/EFA)
Sirpa Pietikäinen
Members of the European Parliament (EPP, National Coalition Party)
Elsi Katainen
Member of the European Parliament, (Renew, Centre Party)
Alviina Alametsä
MEP (Greens/EFA), Member of Helsinki City Council
Nils Torvalds
European Parliament (Swedish People’s Party)
Henna Virkkunen
MEP, EPP
Pekka Haavisto
Member of Parliament
Olli Rehn
Director General of the Bank of Finland
Li Andersson
Minister of Education in the Marin Government, Member of Parliament, Member of Turku City Council
Sari Rautio
Member of a working group on the future of cohesion policy (National Coalition Party),
Minna Arve
Mayor, City of Turku
Maria Tomak
Head of the Crimea Platform Department at the Mission of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Kyiv, Ukraine
Amanda Alvesalo
President, JEF Finland 2023
Johanna Vuorelma
University Researcher, University of Helsinki
Emil Nyman
phD, Senior Advisor, Turku University of Applied Sciences
Valtteri Hongisto
PhD, Research Group Leader, Turku University of Applied Sciences
Benita Heiskanen
Professor, University of Turku
Jukka Kola
Rector, University of Turku
Oscar Winberg
Post-doctoral Fellow, Åbo Akademi University
Mikael Lindfelt
Rector, Åbo Akademi
Anders Ahnlid
Director-General, National Board of Trade Sweden
Maria Blässar
Head of European Commission Representation in Finland
Marjut Falkstedt
Chief Executive, European Investment Fund
Christel Delberghe
Director General, EuroCommerce
Johanna Osenius
Director for Regional Development, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment
Kari Häkämies
Region Mayor
Kristiina Helenius
C.E.O. Miltton USA
Minna Kivimäki
Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Communications
Jarkko Eloranta
Chair, Central Organisation of Finnish Trade Unions (SAK)
Erkki Liikanen
Former Governor of the Bank of Finland
Pauli Kariniemi
Head of Financial Markets Department, Ministry of Finance
Susan Bridenstine
Officer, Public diplomacy section at US. Embassy Helsinki
Tuuli Kaskinen
CEO, Climate Leadership Coalition
Petri Vuorio
Director of Entrepreneurship, EU and International Trade SME-Affairs, Confederation of Finnish Industries (EK)
Riikka Joukio
EVP Sustainability and Public Affairs, Kesko Oyj
Erkko Ryynänen
Chief Investment Officer, Alternative Investments, OP Asset Management
Henrik Hyltoft
Senior Vice President, Dansk Erhverv/Danish Chamber of Commerce
Antti Palola
Chair, Finnish Confederation of Professionals (STTK)
Ludovic Thilly
Professor, University of Poitiers, France, coordinator of the EC2U alliance
Terhi Mölsä
CEO, Fulbright Finland Foundation
Anna-Sofia Berner
Journalist, Helsingin Sanomat newspaper
Paavo Okko
Professor Emeritus, University of Turku
Irene Wennemo
Director General, Swedish National Mediation Office
Elina Pylkkänen
Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Employment and the Economy
Teivo Teivainen
Professor, University of Helsinki
Aurélie Beauvais
Managing Director, Euroheat & Power
Catharina Sikow-Magny
Director of Green Transition and Energy System Integration, European Commission
Anna Karhu
Research Manager, University of Turku
Eini Haaja
Postdoctoral Researcher (TIAS), University of Turku
Baba Lybeck
Journalist
Aki Laaksonen
Farmer
Heidi Siivonen
Food Market Specialist at MTK
Milla Lahdenperä
Member of Parliament, Entrepreneur, Pollin piha
Pasi Kuronen
Chef
Richard Windischhofer
Chairman and CEO, Nude Cider
Sia Spiliopoulou Åkermark
Professor of Law in the area of Self-Government and Autonomy at Åbo Akademi University and Director of the Åland Islands Peace Institute
Jussi Mäkinen
Director, EU Regulation, Technology Industries of Finland
Peter Sarlin
CEO, Silo AI
Sarah Bäumchen
Member of Executive Management Sarah Bäumchen, ZVEI
Jaakko Hirvola
CEO, Technology Industries of Finland
Maria Löfgren
Chair, Confederation of Unions for Professional and Managerial Staff in Finland (Akava)
Juha Jokela
Programme Director, Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Tobias Lindner
Minister of State at the Federal Foreign Office of Germany
Atte Jääskeläinen
President, Sitra
Matti Heikkilä
Chief Operating Officer, MetGen Oy
Amanda Byskata
Åbo Akademis Studentkår, boardmember
Pertti Lamberg
Managing Director/ Project Manager AA Sakatti Mining Oy
Heli Nukki
Service Manager, biodiversity, Sitowise
Aki Kangasharju
Managing Director, ETLA Economic Research
Alexander Stubb
Professor
Esa Kokkonen
Coordinator, Policy Area Innovation
Ismo Ulvila
Spokesperson, European Commission Representation in Finland
Mari Kiviniemi
Managing director, Finnish Commerce Federation
Markku Jalonen
Managing Director, Local Government and Country Employers KT
Markku Jokisipilä
Head of the Centre for Parliamentary Studies at the University of Turku
Päivi Niemi-Laine
President, Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors JHL
Pasi Vainikka
CEO, Solar Foods Oy
Pia Santavirta
CEO, Tesi (Finnish Industry Investment Ltd)
Valtteri Laine
Steering Group Member, Policy Area Ship
Europe Forum is the start of the national political season’s discussions, as well as the direction of the European Union, its future development, and Finland’s place in the EU’
Petteri Orpo
This year, one of the insightfully selected main themes of the Europe Forum in Turku was “Europe in the World”. The EU is a key tool for Finland in international politics. However, it is vital that we do not turn our backs on the rest of the world as geopolitical competition becomes fiercer, but that…
Jutta Urpilainen
Europe has always succeeded in toughening itself through crises. Recently, there have been many kinds of crises. I believe that this will fortify Europe further in the future, but not without effort. We need to work on the good things, on all the important things that make Europe an endless source of freedom, security and…
Minna Arve