MaanpuolustusAreena at Riihimäki 6th May 2025

The nationally and internationally recognized MaanpuolustusAreena will be held in Riihimäki on Tuesday 6th May 2025. The 2025 MaanpuolustusAreena consists of an invitation-only workshop and our partner FiBAN seminar. The event will feature speeches from key defense stakeholders and decision-makers.

When

Tuesday 6th May 2025

Where

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

How to get there

DEFINE Innovation Hub is located next to the Riihimäki railway station (200 m), so we kindly recommend to arrive by train. There are only a few parking spaces available in the yard of the event venue (Veturitallit parking lot) and more free of charge parking space in the Peltosaari parking area. From the Peltosaari parking lot, there is an underpass to railway station, Veturitallit and DEFINE hub (5 min walk).

Pre-workshop (not open)
Klo 10:30   Arriving and light lunch
Klo 11:30   Workshop

MaanpuolustusAreena (EVENT IS FULL)

Klo 15:00   Welcome words from Riihimäki & FiBAN

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

Klo 15:40   How to scale up a company’s finances to facilitate growth. Elina Fogelholm, Head of Business Customers Finland,  DanskeBank

Klo 16:05    Defence companies & legal issues: FDI-regulation,  Counsel Andreas Brink, Krogerus

Klo 16:30   Break

Klo 16:50   Challenges and risk management of defence technology (defencetech) investments in the warzone, Mikko-Pekka Hanski, Co-founder, Double Tap Investments

Klo 17:10 Lumi Supercomputer for businesses, Jussi Auvinen, Customer manager, CSC

Klo 17:30   Pitch Finland DefSec

Klo 18:20    Coctails and announcing the winner

Klo 19:30   Event ends