Finland | National Security College

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13 March 2025

North star: why Australia should look to Finland on resilience and preparedness

Rory Medcalf and Christian Fjäder discuss how Australia and Finland can build an innovative security partnership involving policy dialogue and exchanges of expertise.

resilience
Finland
National security
preparedness
Defence
Europe

Participants at the NSC Finnish roundtable — Jed Buchanan/NSC

09 September 2025

Strengthening Australia-Finland ties in security and resilience

NSC was pleased to host a high-level delegation from Finland for a roundtable on shared security priorities.

Finland
Security
preparedness
resilience
Indo-Pacific

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14 May 2025

Could Australia learn about preparedness from Finland, the prepper nation of the Nordics?

Professor Rory Medcalf and Dr Christian Fjäder spoke to ABC News about what Australia can learn from Finland in the national security domain.

Finland
Defence
national security policy
EU
Russia
Ukraine

25 Sep 2025

The National Security Podcast

What Finland can teach Australia about national security

In this episode, Pasi Rajala joins Rory Medcalf to discuss the evolving geopolitical landscape, the importance of international cooperation among democracies, and Finland's unique approach to security and resilience.

Why Australia should look to Finland on resilience and preparedness

Rory Medcalf and Christian Fjäder | NSC YouTube