Helsinki Summer Session

Helsinki Summer Session is a high-level annual conference, bringing together representatives of government and international organizations, policy experts, academic researchers and media. The conference includes public plenary sessions and panel discussions as well as closed thematic workshops, and takes an interdisciplinary approach to debate the role of US foreign policy in global politics and its impact on the evolving transatlantic relations. 

All the webinars from the this year’s Summer session were recorded and can be found under past events. The whole programme is here

The programmes from the previous years: 

Summer Session 2020

Summer Session 2019

Summer Session 2018

Summer Session 2017

Summer Session 2016

Summer Session 2015

Summer Session 2014

Audio- and video files from the previous summer sessions can be found from past events site.  

upcoming events

Race, Racism, and the Politics of Popular Memory
28.10.2021 17:00 -
By invitation only

Past events

Reflections on Afghanistan and US civil-military relations:
14.10.2021 16:30 -
By invitation only
Tähtilipun maa: Yhdysvaltojen historia ja nykyisyys
24.09.2021 14:00 -
By invitation only
The Way Ahead after the Biden-Putin Summit
23.06.2021 16:30 -
By invitation only
Sexual assault in the US Military:
25.05.2021 16:00 -
By invitation only
Russia, Sanctions and the Transatlantic Relationship
26.04.2021 16:30 -
By invitation only

Latest publications

Helwig, Niklas (2020). Die EU und die USA. In Werner Weidenfeld, Wolfgang Wessels ed(s): Jahrbuch der Europäischen Integration 2020. Baden Baden: Nomos. 385 - 390.