US Elections Untangled is a weekly podcast series by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs that dives deep into the big questions surrounding the 2020 elections. Drawing on the expertise of......
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs will launch its new flagship event FIIA Forum on the 30 of September 2020. The topic of FIIA’s main event of the year is geoeconomics: FIIA and the......
FIIA's Visiting Research Professor Carla Norrlof was interviewed by Foreign Affairs to a debate article (9 June). The debate statement was: The pandemic will empower China at the expense of the United......
On 2 June 2020, the Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs decided to appoint Counsellor for International Affairs Samu-Ville Paukkunen as the director of administration of the......
Antto Vihma, Leading Researcher at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, has been granted funding from the Academy of Finland for a joint research project on transparency in international......
The Covid-19 pandemic shows once more that the EU is vulnerable in a more competitive international environment and needs to act jointly. European strategic autonomy does not mean that the EU should......
Below is a summary of how FIIA researchers have been commenting on the coronavirus in the media (in English). Further down you can find our reading recommendations.In the mediaSenior Research Fellow......
Since late 2019, the world has been looking for the most efficient policies to respond to the challenge of Covid-19. The pandemic now at hand poses a challenge to the existing domestic orders, as well......
Since the beginning of the year FIIA researchers have been following the global implications of the coronavirus and as a result the institute have managed to produce already multiple in-house......
The EU Council Library published 30 April its latest Think Tank Review which is a monthly selection of EU-related papers published by think tanks across the world.The review includes FIIA publications......
Director Mika Aaltola addresses how FIIA functions amidst the coronavirus pandemic. FIIA has already published several papers on COVID-19 and its implications. Under-Secretary of State Kai Sauer......
A report by Programme Director Juha Jokela on Finland's approach to External Crisis and Conflict Management was published in an edited volume by the Bertelsmann Stiftung. "The 29 reports presented in......
In a recently published book chapter, Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi explores the main scholarly debates concerning the EU-Russia energy relationship (published first online 09 March 2020). The......
In a comment published today 17 March by the Scottish Centre on European Relations, Senior Research Fellow Saila Heinikoski asks if Finnish citizens would decide to join the Union if the referendum......
Finland has a long tradition of bolstering civil resilience, stated FIIA's Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak in an interview with the Financial Times, commenting on how Finland is......
A book chapter authored by Research Fellow Tuomas Iso-Markku entitled: "Transparency in EU decision-making: Under growing pressure, more important than ever" was published in an edited volume on......
Senior Research Fellow Saila Heinikoski stated in an interview with the South China Morning Post (7 March) that despite the spread of the deadly disease, the EU could insist neither on nations closing......
The EU should restore its high-level political dialogue with North Korea, argue Senior Research Fellow Elina Sinkkonen and other Asia policy experts in a commentary published by 38 North (March......
Programme Director Juha Jokela's comment on Finnish influence in the EU was published by the Scottish Centre on European Relations (SCER) 25 February.Jokela notes that Finland might need to address......
A commentary by Programme Director Mikael Wigell and Tuomas Forsberg entitled "IR 100 years: a Nordic perspective" was published by the Global Affairs journal.The authors examine the development of......
A new book edited by Senior Research Fellows Wolfgang Mühlberger and Toni Alaranta was published by Springer. The book entitled "Political Narratives in the Middle East and North Africa" examines the......
"There’s a bit of curiosity in Germany to see how Finland handles the rise of populists and the True Finns”, stated Senior Research Fellow Niklas Helwig in an interview with News Now Finland......
How do Finnish parliamentarians view key aspects of Finland's security and defence policy? News Now Finland published an article (February 6, 2020) on senior research fellow Charly......
FIIA put together a list of all its publications regarding Britain, EU and Brexit. Find them behind the links below:...
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs has launched an extensive research project on Finnish foreign and security policy, with the aim of strengthening the expertise and research in this......
Senior research fellow Jyrki Kallio’s and senior research fellow Bart Gaens’ chapter “Finland’s relations with China and the US” was published in a report entitled “Europe in the Face of......
In its meeting on 22 January, the FIIA Board elected Under-Secretary of State Kai Sauer (Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland) as the Chair and Professor Anu Kantola (University of Helsinki) as the......
Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi's peer-reviewed article "Silencing history: forgetting Italy’s past during the refugee crisis in Europe" was published in International Politics (first online)....
Senior Research Fellow Jussi Lassila's peer-reviewed book chapter "Sputnik i Pogrom: Russia’s oppositional nationalism and alternative right" was published in a book entitled "Freedom of Expression......
FIIA's latest Visiting Senior Fellow Deborah McCarthy hosted an episode of "the General and the Ambassador" podcast with General Jarmo Lindberg and Ambassador Bruce Oreck, whilst visiting the Center......
The Parliament has appointed new members to the FIIA Board. FIIA reinforces Finnish foreign policy research project. FIIA Director Mika Aaltola has appointed Mikael Wigell as programme director for......
In their article "A mixed record: Assessing Ukraine’s domestic reforms under Volodymyr Zelenskiy" Programme Director Arkady Moshes and Senior Research Fellow Ryhor Nizhnikau argue that the record on......
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) hosted a meeting of the EU-Russia Expert Network on foreign policy (EUREN) in Helsinki on 13 December focusing on new security challenges and......
A peer-reviewed article by Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi on EU-Russia energy relations was published in the East European Politics journal.In the abstract Siddi notes: "The paper argues that......
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) is currently seeking a Junior Research Fellow / a Research Fellow in its European Union research programme.The appointment will take effect in......
Senior Research Fellow Emma Hakala contributed to the "Megatrends in Africa" report, published today 4 December by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. The authors consisted of a group of......
A peer-reviewed article entitled "The Southern Gas Corridor: Prospects and Challenges for EU Foreign Policy" by Senior Research Fellow Marco Siddi was published in the latest issue of the Caucasus......
The Parliament has appointed new members to the FIIA Board for the period 1 January 2020 - 31 December 2024.Salla Sammalkivi, EU Affairs Department, Prime Minister's OfficeKai Sauer, Under-Secretary......
FIIA director Mika Aaltola has re-appointed Bart Gaens to the project director position of FIIA’s Center on US Politics and Power (CUSPP) until August 2020, when the position becomes open through an......
FIIA reinforces a project on Finnish foreign and security policy with several appointments. The Director Mika Aaltola has appointed Harri Mikkola as the leading research fellow and Mariette Hägglund......
Senior Research Fellow Charly Salonius-Pasternak was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal (11 November) to their article "On a Rocky Island, Russia Seeks Military and Psychological Edge".Link to the......
A report from the TEPSA 2019 Finnish Pre-Presidency Conference co-organized by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) and the Trans-European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) has been......
Mikael Wigell has been appointed director of the Global Security research programme at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. His appointment is for the next five-year term from 1 January......
A chapter on the European External Action Service (Europäischer Auswärtiger Dienst) authored by Senior Research Fellow Niklas Helwig was published in the book "Europa von A bis Z". The book is......
Research Fellow Tuomas Iso-Markku co-authored a peer-reviewed article entitled “Towards German leadership? Germany’s Evolving Role and the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy“. The article......
Senior Research Fellow Emma Hakala was interviewed by South Asia Fast Track on how India can use climate change in its foreign policy.Link to the interview....
Senior Research Fellow Elina Sinkkonen co-authored a peer-reviewed article entitled "Chinese Perceptions of Threats from the United States and Japan". The article was published in the Political......
Senior Research Fellow Niklas Helwig wrote together with Jana Puglierin an article entitled "Europe’s Geo-Economic Commission" published by the Berlin Policy Journal 7 October.The authors note that:......
Dr Mika Aaltola, who the Board appointed as the director of the Institute for a five-year term 2020-2024 on 11 September, will start in his new position on 7 October....
The FIIA Board has appointed Mika Aaltola as the director of FIIA for the next five-year term. MP Mikko Savola will chair FIIA Advisory Council. Research project on strategic deterrence concludes with......
