We are excited to host a virtual discussion with His Excellency Jari Vilén, Ambassador of Finland to Canada! The discussion will focus on Finland’s 1st anniversary as a member of the Alliance and its view on the evolving European security amidst the changing geopolitical environment.

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Prior to his posting to Canada, Mr. Vilén served as the Ambassador of Finland to the Barents and Northern Dimension, This posting included serving as a chairman in Finnish Barents Euro-Arctic Council presidency. In these capacities he was focusing on a wide range of arctic and Barents issues and regional cooperation formats.
Mr. Vilén has previously served as an Ambassador of Finland in Hungary and Poland.
He has also served as an Ambassador of the European Union as an Ambassador to the Council of Europe as well as the Ambassador and Senior Adviser for Arctic Policy at the EU Commission in president Jean-Claude Juncker’s in-house think thank EPSC.
In addition to Mr. Vilén’s experience in postings abroad, he has also served as the Minister for Foreign Trade, Minister for European Affairs and a member of the Parliament of Finland in where he served as chairman of the Grand Committee and member of foreign affairs committee.
Mr. Vilén holds a Master of Education degree from the University of Oulu. He has also studied EU politics at Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.
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