Inside NATO's New North
For the first time, Sweden and Finland are full members of NATO — reshaping security across Northern Europe, the Baltic Sea region, and the Arctic. Three senior military leaders discuss what NATO's new North means in practice.
Event information
IVA konferenscenter
The event is streamed online
Europe's security landscape is being reshaped in real time. Russia's invasion of Ukraine did not only alter the strategic balance in Europe — it accelerated a historic shift in the Nordic region. For the first time in modern history, Sweden and Finland are full members of NATO, fundamentally transforming security cooperation across Northern Europe, the Baltic Sea region, and the Arctic.
What does this mean for NATO, and how are Sweden and Finland being integrated into the Alliance? What new challenges and opportunities now face Europe and the transatlantic partnership?
To explore these questions, IVA is honoured to welcome three distinguished military leaders who have played central roles in this transformation.
The seminar is a collaboration between the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) and the Royal Swedish Academy of War Sciences (KKrVA).
Participants
Jonas Haggren
Vice Admiral, Swedish Military Representative to NATO and the EU
Kim Jäämeri
Lieutenant General (ret.), former Commander of the Finnish Air Force and former Military Representative of Finland to NATO and the EU
Tim Henry OBE
Rear Admiral (ret.), former Deputy Commander of NATO Joint Force Command Norfolk, with extensive NATO operational experience
Sylvia Schwaag Serger
professor, president IVA
