Arctic Connections Arctic Ambassador of Finland Hannu Halinen

Arctic Connections Arctic Ambassador of Finland Hannu Halinen 11. 12. 2014 Venice Hannu Halinen Source: https: //www. flickr. com/photos /joonakil/5474745092

International cooperation Source: https: //www. flickr. com/photos/ilovegreenland/13561517953/

Global • UN, UNCLOS • IMO, Polar Code • UNEP, UNDP

Regional Circumpolar • Arctic Council Euro-Arctic Region • Barents Euro-Arctic Council • Northern Dimension • Nordic Council of Ministers • Council of the Baltic Sea States

Sub-regional and bilateral • A 5 • Nordic Countries • Bilateral partnerships

Non-Arctic actors • Observers in the AC • Other fora, arrangements

Challenges • • • Environment Security Sovereignty National-regional-global Inclusive vs. exclusive Social dimension

Arctic Council Source: https: //www. flickr. com/photos/zachris/4245059434

About the Arctic Council • 1991 AEPS ”Rovaniemi Process” • 1996 Ottawa Declaration • The Arctic Council is a high-level, intergovermental forum for political and scientific discussions on issues common to the governments of the Arctic region and its inhabitants.

Member states

• Aleut International Association (AIA) • Arctic Athabaskan Council (AAC) • Gwich’in Council International (GCI) • Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) • Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East (RAIPON) • Saami Council (SC) Permanent participants

• Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP) • Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) • Conservation of the Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) • Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) • Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) • Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) Working groups

Task Forces • Arctic Economic Council Task Force • Scientific Cooperation Task Force • Arctic Marine Oil Pollution Prevention Task Force • Black Carbon and Methane Task Force

• Europe: The Netherlands, Spain, UK, Italy, Poland, France, Germany, the EU • Other countries outside Europe: South-Korea, India, Japan, China and Singapore • Organizations: IFRC, NEFCO, UN-ECE, UNDP, UNEP, WWF among others, 20 observer organizations in total Observers

Ministerial Meeting SAO meeting AMAP ACAP CAFF PAME AC Secretariat Task Forces EPPR SDWG

Arctic Economic Council • Aim: fostering sustainable development, including economic growth, environmental protection and social development in the Arctic Region • Focus on responsible resource development • Independent from the AC • Linkages; value added

Finland’s Arctic Vision Source: https: //www. flickr. com/photos/cznr/10559395913

Finland’s Arctic Vision - Finland is an active Arctic actor with the ability to reconcile business opportunities with requirements of the environment in a sustainable manner while drawing upon international cooperation.

Actions • Education & Research - Using networks in interdisciplinary Arctic research - Invest in education, training and research to strenghten Finland’s position and appeal

• Business opportunities - Assess the business potential of the Arctic region up to 2030. - Remove barriers to trade, develop environmental impact assessments and risk management - Establish Arctic expertise as a Team Finland priority - Include Arctic in the visits to Finland - Arctic Strategic Center for Science, Technology and Innovation (SHOK) in research – business relations

• Energy - Promote Finnish energy technology (including bioenergy and decentralised energy production) • Arctic Maritime industry and shipping - Launch a program to boost Arctic shipbuilding, offshore and winter navigation operations - Key theme in corporate development program - Build international value networks

• Renewable natural resources, bioeconomy • Mining - Finland an eco-efficient minerals industry pioneer by 2020 - Attract more foreign investments, including R&D sector

• Cleantech - Team Finland concept, another key theme in corporate development program - Promote export of mechanical oil recovery systems - Establish an Arctic Center of Excellence in chemical and oil spill recovery in Finland

• Tourism - Major industry and international export growth sector in the Arctic - Finland biggest service provider • Traffic and Transport systems - IMO Polar Code

• ICT and digital services - High capacity connections - Cloud computing services - Cold climate advantages • Arctic Environment - SLCFs, Black Carbon, Methane - Develop and complement the network of conservation areas - Prevention of oil spills

• Stability - Security and stability through international cooperation, networking - Present the comprehensive concept of security model to partners - Competitiveness of Finnish security and defense research and industry - Establish the Coast Guard Cooperation Forum for the Arctic

• International cooperation and Finland - Part of public diplomacy, Team Finland, brand - Networking, active promotion Finland’s Arctic goals in international fora - Increase resources in the MFA and throughout the Government

• Arctic Cooperation - Strengthening the Arctic Council - Addressing trade barriers (EU vs. the US and Canada) - IMO Polar Code

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