Helsinki Security Forum 2026

Patria supports the fifth annual Helsinki Security Forum on 2–4 October 2026 in Helsinki, Finland. HSF 2026 – Layers of Security brings together experts and policymakers to explore the building blocks of long-term security and defence.

Helsinki Security Forum 2026 explores the new security setting and the future of Europe in a rapidly changing and increasingly turbulent world. The new strategic era challenges Europe, and Finland, to step up its agency in a world defined by uncertainty and competition.

Helsinki Security Forum is organised by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA). Updates on HSF 2026 will be published on the conference's LinkedIn and website as well as FIIA’s social media channels. The event's panel discussions can be followed live online. More information about the event will also be published on Patria's website and social media channels.

Patria's President and CEO Panu Routila will participate in the panel discussion 'Ramping up defence in Europe' on Friday, 2 October at 17:15-18:15 EEST. Routila will be joined on stage with: 

Tarja Jaakkola, Assistant Secretary General for Defence Industry, Innovation and Armaments, NATO
Oleksandr Kamyšin, Head of Representative Office, UDI JSC in Germany
Elizabeth Parcella, Vice President, Strategy and Business Development, Lockheed Martin Aeronautics
Moderator: Teri Schultz, Freelance NATO and EU Reporter