Tuesday 9 June 2026 18:30 - 20:30, Finnish Ambassador's Residence
Doors open 18:00
Alumni Event in London 2026
Sign up to the Alumni Evening by noon on Tuesday 2 June 2026
The event is organised by the Embassy of Finland together with some of Finland’s most acclaimed higher education institutions. In the event you will hear an insightful presentation by Sonja Amadae. You will get to meet and network with other UK-based alumni of Finnish higher education institutions, and hear alumni keynote speakers.
The reception takes place in the evening at the Ambassador’s Residence at
14 Kensington Palace Gardens, London W8 4QP
Drinks and appetizers will be served.
Dress code lounge suit/business casual. The event is held in English.
Please note that there are a limited number of seats reserved for each university, and we cannot guarantee everyone a spot. The embassy will later send you a confirmation via email, with more detailed instructions for the arrival.
Location
Finnish Ambassador's Residence
14 Kensington Palace Gardens
W8 4QP London
United Kingdom
The Finnish Residence is located at the northern end of Kensington Palace Garden, not far from Notting Hill Gate.
Speakers
Teemu Turunen
Ambassador of Finland to the UK
Sonja Amadae
S.M. Amadae is a tenured political scientist at the University of Helsinki, with a research focus on nuclear war and security, climate change and collective action, and AI’s impact on human’s ability to govern catastrophic risks. She joined CSER as Director in March 2025 from the University of Helsinki.
Rasmus Vuori
Rasmus Vuori is the Vice Dean for Education at the Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.
Combining institutional pragmatism with experimental thinking, his work focuses on developing human-centered approaches to creativity, learning, and emerging technologies in both artistic practice and higher education.
Agenda
9/6/2026 18:00 - 20:30 (Europe/London +01:00)
18:00 Doors open and registration for the participants
18:30 – 18:40 Opening words by Ambassador Teemu Turunen
18:40 – 18:55 Keynote speaker Sonja Amadae
18:55 - 19:10 Keynote speaker Rasmus Vuori
19:10 – 19:20 Introductions from the Finnish Science Society in UK
and ISO Ry (tbc)
19:20 Drinks, canapés and mingling
20:30 Event ends
Embassy of Finland reserves the rights to changes in the agenda.
