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On Wednesday, 7 October 2026 at 09:15–13:00 EEST (06:15–10:00 UTC), the Finnish Internet Forum, convenes, in cooperation with the Committee for the Future of the Parliament, in the Annex of the Parliament House in Helsinki.
The main themes of the 2026 forum are digital sovereignty and social media age limits. In addition, the Committee for the Future presents its recent reports related to AI and robotics.
09:15 EEST (06:15 UTC) — PRESENTATION OF REPORTS BY THE COMMITTEE FOR THE FUTURE
Timo Harakka – Committee Vice-Chair
Petri Myllymäki – National AI Advisor, Ministry of Transport and Communications
09:30 EEST (06:30 UTC) — OPENING REMARKS
Elina Valtonen – Minister for Foreign Affairs
09:45 EEST (06:45 UTC) — PANEL I: TECHNOLOGICAL SOVEREIGNTY
Vili Lehdonvirta – Professor of Technology Policy, Aalto University
Elina Ussa – CEO, FiCom
Anssi Kärkkäinen – Head of National Cyber Security Centre
Martin Paasi – Member of the Committee for the Future
Comments: Hanna Laurén – Head of Geopolitics and Government Relations, North Europe, Nokia
Moderator: Tapani Tarvainen – Electronic Frontier Finland
10:50 EEST (07:50 UTC) — CONCLUDING REMARKS AFTER THE FIRST PART OF THE SESSION
Timo Harakka – Committee Vice-Chair
11:30 EEST (08:30 UTC) — PANEL II: SOCIAL MEDIA AGE LIMITS
Leo Pekkala – Director, Media Education and Age Ratings Department, Finnish Arts and Culture Agency
Timo Kiravuo – Cyber Security Specialist, ISOC Finland
Sari Tuuva-Hongisto – Research Manager, Youth Research and Development Centre Juvenia
Tuomas Pulkkinen – Lawyer, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
Moderator: Oona Kurppa – Chairperson, Generation Equality
12:45 EEST (09:45 UTC) — CONCLUDING REMARKS
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