Foreign Minister Valtonen to attend security conference in Sälen

Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Publication date 9.1.2026 13.55 | Published in English on 9.1.2026 at 14.00
Type:Press release

Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will attend a security conference in Sälen, Sweden, on 12 January.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Elina Valtonen will be one of the conference’s keynote speakers, and she will talk about the Nordic countries’ close cooperation in security policy, geoeconomy and competitiveness.

Minister Valtonen will also meet King of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf and Crown Princess Victoria in connection with the conference.

Sweden’s foremost security policy conference, Rikskonferensen gathers together Swedens key politicians, experts, media representatives and international participants to debate topical security policy questions.

The theme of this year’s conference is Action and Delivery.

Inquiries

  • Matias Pajula, Special Adviser to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, tel. +358 50 441 8731
  • Päivi Karhio-Szilvay, Deputy Director, Unit for Northern Europe and Regional Cooperation, tel. +358 50 359 3670
  • The email addresses of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs are in the format [email protected]