Their Majesties King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain and the President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and his spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb visited the University of Lapland on the 7th of October 2026.

As part of the visit, a panel discussion on Bridging Europe’s Frontiers: Security and Cooperation from the Arctic to the Mediterranean and the Construction of European International Actorness was held. His Majesty and the President of the Republic delivered their speeches after the panel discussion. The event was held in English.

The panelists were Research Professor Timo Koivurova (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland), Research Professor Sanna Kopra (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland), Cristina Manzano (Member of ECFR – European Council on Foreign Relations) and Professor Pol Morillas (Director of CIDOB, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs).

The panel was moderated by Markku Heikkilä, Head of Science Communications (Arctic Centre, University of Lapland). Event host was Director of Communications Eveliina Pennanen (University of Lapland).

The recording of the event is available to view until 21 October 2026. The event begins at the 24:30 time mark in the recording.

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