India and Finland Arctic Dialogue
”The Himalayan and Arctic Ecosystems: India-Finland Partnership for a Sustainable Future”
Rovaniemellä Arktikumissa järjestetään keskiviikkona 21. tammikuuta Intian ja Suomen välinen arktinen keskustelutilaisuus alla olevan ohjelman mukaisesti. Tilaisuus on englannin kielinen.
Tilaisuuteen on vapaa pääsy, mutta ennakkoilmoittautumista toivotaan osoitteeseen anne.raja-hanhela@ulapland.fi 16.1.2026 mennessä.
Tilaisuus sisältää osallistujille kahvitarjoilun. Tapahtuman jälkeen on mahdollisuus omakustanteiseen lounaaseen. Tapahtuman järjestävät Lapin yliopiston Arktinen keskus ja Intian suurlähetystö Suomessa.
India and Finland Arctic Dialogue – ”The Himalayan and Arctic Ecosystems: India-Finland Partnership for a Sustainable Future”
Time: Wednesday 21, January 2026 at 10 am –1 pm
Place: Aurora room, Arktikum
Program:
09.30 Coffee served
10.00–10.20 Opening remarks
– Moderator – Markku Heikkilä, Head of Science Communications, Arctic Centre
– Antti Syväjärvi, Rector, University of Lapland
– Eemeli Kajula, Chair of City Council, City of Rovaniemi
10.20–10:45 Welcome remarks
– Pooja Kapur, Additional Secretary (Northern Europe), Ministry of External Affairs, India
– Jari Sinkari, Director General, Department for Asia and Oceania, MFA, Finland
– Hemant H. Kotalwar, Ambassador of India to Finland
10.45–11:00 Group photo and coffee break
11.00–11:50 Special remarks and overview of Arctic policies of India and Finland
– Kalle Kankaanpää, Ambassador for Arctic Affairs, Finland
– Olga Oinas-Panuma, MP, Chair, Finnish Delegation to the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region
– Manish Tiwari, Group Director, Arctic Operations, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES), India
– Liisa Ansala, CEO, Lapland Chamber of Commerce
11:50–13.00 Panel discussion on shared climate challenges and cooperation opportunities between the Himalayas and the Arctic
– Professor John Moore, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland (climate interventions)
– Professor Kamrul Hossain, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland (legal aspects)
– Associate Fellow Sayantan Halder, Observer Research Foundation, India
– Researcher Krittika Singh, Arctic Centre, University of Lapland
– Professor Sanna Kopra, Arctic Centre (geopolitics and planetary approach)
– Researcher Medy Dervovic, Arctic Centre (non-Arctic states in the Arctic)
– Senior Researcher Tanja Joona, Arctic Centre (Just green transition)
Closing
13.00–14.00 Lunch and visit to Arktikum Science Centre