Arctic Passion Seminar Program 2026
| 8:30 | Bus transfer from Sokos Hotel Pier 4, Katajanokanlaituri 4, to Aker Arctic |
| 9:00 – 9:30 | Registration |
| Welcome Mika Hovilainen, CEO, Aker Arctic Technology |
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| Opening remarks Sakari Puisto, Minister of Economic Affairs, Government of Finland |
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| Overview of past year Mika Hovilainen, CEO, Aker Arctic Technology |
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| A Canadian Coast Guard perspective on Arctic and Southern waters icebreaking missions Robert Wight, Deputy Commissioner, Shipbuilding and Materiel, Canadian Coast Guard |
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| 10:40 – 11:10 | Coffee break |
| Panel discussion about the future of ICE Pact Moderator Iro Särkkä, Finnish Institute of International Affairs |
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| Mission-driven design of the new Finnish B+ icebreaker Lauri Kuuliala, Maritime Specialist, Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency |
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| Introduction of the model test Riikka Matala, Lead Research Engineer, Team Leader, Ice Performance, Aker Arctic Technology |
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| Ice model test demonstration | |
| 12:30 – 13:30 | Buffet lunch |
| To be confirmed later USCG |
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| Arctic Security Cutter Rauma Marine Constructions, Bollinger Shipyards, Seaspan Shipyards, Aker Arctic Technology |
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| Finnish Border Guard – ice operations Ville Puustinen, Liutenant Commander, Chief of Ship Technical Unit, Finnish Border Guard |
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| Security and Resilience in the Baltic Sea: Naval operations in contested environment Tuomas Tiilikainen, Rear Admiral, Commander of the Finnish Navy |
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| 15:00 – 15:30 | Coffee break |
| Ice Load Monitoring & Sensing – Experience from Antarctic ice trials of the RRS Sir David Attenborough Rob Hindley, Head of Consultancy and Technology Development, Aker Arctic Technology |
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| Beginning of winter navigation in the Baltic Sea Saara Matala, Assistant Professor, Chalmers University of Technology |
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| 16:30 | Discussion, end of the day |
| 17:00 | Bus transfer to Helsinki Airport and hotel Sokos Hotel Pier 4 (20 min) |