Finnish Cancer Forum 2025

The Finnish Cancer Forum will take place as a hybrid event on 10 November 2025 at 12:00-16:00 at Epicenter (Mikonkatu 7) and online. The event will include an introduction to the Finnish Cancer Strategy, launch of the European Cancer Pulse Country Report Finland, and discussion on the establishment of the Cancer Mission Hub Finland.

Registration for in-person participation is already full, but you can follow the event and post questions online through Vimeo: Kansallinen syöpäfoorumi – Finnish Cancer Forum 2025

Please note that some sessions of the event are held in Finnish.

Place: Epicenter, Mikonkatu 7, Helsinki [hybrid] 

Program (tentative)

11:30 Coffee and light lunch (sandwiches)

12:00 Opening of the event (in Finnish)  

• Kaisa Juuso, Minister of Social Affairs and Health

12:10 Introduction to the Finnish Cancer Strategy (in Finnish, slides also in English)

• Tomi Mäkelä, Director, FICAN and Timo Nykopp, Chief physician, FICAN

12:30 Time to Accelerate – Together Against Cancer: the new European Cancer Pulse Country Report for Finland (in English)

• Time to Accelerate – the European Cancer Roadmap to 2030, Norbert Couespel, Policy Research & EU Projects Manager, ECO
• Status and opportunities for Finnish cancer policy: Launch of the new European Cancer Pulse Country Report for Finland, Juliana de Sá, Policy Research Officer, ECO

12.50 Panel discussion: Reflections on the Country Report and how the Cancer Strategy responds to the findings, moderated by Norbert Couespel, ECO (in English)

• Emma Andersson, Advocacy Specialist, Cancer Patients Finland
• Mef Nilbert, MD, PhD, Lund University and Expert Advisor, National Board of Health & Welfare 
• Tuula Helander, Deputy Director General, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health
• Tomi Mäkelä, Director, FICAN 
• Jussi Koivunen, MD, PhD, Director, FICAN North

13:35-14:05 Coffee break

14:05-14:50 The role of National Cancer Mission Hubs (NCMHs) in implementing the EU Cancer Mission and National Cancer Strategies (in English)

• Introduction to National Cancer Mission Hubs, Yasmin Fonseca, Project Manager, ECHoS
• Lessons learned from Cancer Mission Hub Poland, Iwona Ługowska, Professor, Maria Sklodowska-Curie National Research Institute and Oncology Centre (MSCI)
• Launch of the Cancer Mission Hub Finland: Our model and roadmap forward, Mirjami Tran Minh, Senior Planning Officer, FICAN

14:50 Panel discussion: Perspectives in the Cancer Mission Hub Finland -collaboration and cancer strategy implementation (in Finnish), moderated by Sauli Vuoti, Associate Professor, Project Manager, FICAN

• Juha Pekka Turunen, General Secretary, Cancer Society of Finland
• Sirpa Soini, Director, Data and Analytics, Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
• Nadia Tamminen, Director, Pharma Industry Finland
• Markku Mäkijärvi, Chief Medical Officer, HUS & Chair of the Steering Group, FICAN
• Sari Sarkomaa, Member of the Parliament
• Timo Nykopp, Chief Physician, FICAN

15.45 Conclusions and next steps

16.00 Closing the event