Call for Applications: Youth Delegates for Helsinki Security Forum 2025 – YOA

Deadline: August 26, 2025

Are you a younger skilled excited about international and safety coverage? Would you be excited about taking part in Helsinki Security Forum (HSF), a flagship occasion of international and safety coverage in Helsinki, Finland on 19–21 September 2025? Apply to affix the Youth Delegates for Helsinki Security Forum 2025.

They are looking for younger professionals who’re enthusiastic about European defence and safety to convey contemporary views to Helsinki Security Forum 2025. This OPPORTUNITY affords a platform for people beneath 30 with related backgrounds to contribute to key safety discussions. Delegates additionally inspired to share their HSF experiences and key takeaways on social media, contributing to broader discussions on European defence and safety.

As part of your application for HSF 2025, the candidates are required to submit an essay specializing in a related safety or defence problem. The essay ought to spotlight your individual views on key points associated to European safety, international and defence coverage and/or align with the themes of Helsinki Security Forum 2025 – The Hour of Europe. The essays of the chosen Youth Delegates are to be revealed as HSF Insights on the HSF web site.

Benefits

Selected individuals will:

• Attend Helsinki Security Forum, a excessive-degree occasion of international and safety coverage, to debate probably the most urgent safety problems with the area.
• Have an essay revealed as an HSF Insight on the discussion board’s web site.
• Have their HSF-associated journey and lodging bills lined.

Eligibility

Candidates will likely be chosen primarily based on:

• An acceptable profile: beneath 30 years of age with related educational or skilled expertise in safety, defence, worldwide relations, or associated fields.
• A accomplished application kind.
• An essay on a related safety or defence matter (700–1000 phrases).
• A dedication to share their HSF expertise and key takeaways on social media.

Application

Note that whereas the youth delegate program is open for all nationalities, candidates ought to make clear their visa associated points independently to make sure their capacity to journey to Finland. Given the timeline of the application interval and the occasion, it’s not attainable to acquire a visa by way of HSF.

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For extra info, go to Helsinki Security Forum.