Photos from the event here, free to use. Photographer: Juho Haavisto

MaanpuolustusAreena, which has received national and international attention, will be held in Riihimäki on Tuesday 6 May 2025. The 2025 MaanpuolustusAreena consists of an invitation-only workshop and a seminar by our partner FiBAN. The event features speeches by prominent national defence actors and decision-makers.

When

Tuesday 6 May 2025 at 15:00

Where

DEFINE Innovation Hub, Veturitallit, Pohjoinen Asemakatu 5, 11130 Riihimäki

Arrival

The event venue, DEFINE Innovation Hub, is next to the Riihimäki railway station (200 m), and we recommend arriving by train.

A few parking spaces are available outside the event venue, and more parking space can be found in the Peltosaari parking area. From the Peltosaari parking lot there is an underpass to Veturitallit, the railway station and the DEFINE hub (a 5-minute walk).

Advance workshop (not open to the public)
10:30   Arrival at the workshop and a light lunch
11:30   Workshop

MaanpuolustusAreena (EVENT IS FULL)

The language of the seminar is English. Seminar will be in english.

15:00   Welcome – Riihimäki & FiBAN

15:15    Keynote: Developing defence capability – why change and how to change?, Timo Kokotti, Colonel (J5), Finnish Defence Forces

15:40   How to scale a company’s finances to enable growth? Elina Fogelholm, Head of Corporate Customer Business, Danske Bank

16:05   The defence industry and legal issues: FDI regulation, Counsel Andreas Brink, Krogerus

16:30   Break

16:50 Challenges of defence technology investments and risk management in war zones, Mikko-Pekka Hanski, Founder, Double Tap Investments

17:10  Opportunities opened up for companies by the Lumi supercomputer, Jussi Auvinen, Account Manager, CSC

17:30   Pitch Finland DefSec

18:20   Savoury and sweet snacks served alongside networking, together with the announcement of the winner

19:30   The event ends