In addition to Finland, officials and experts from Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Germany and Poland will participate in a workshop organised jointly by the Finnish Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority and the Ministry of the Interior. Representatives of the Ukrainian radiation safety authority will also be present to share their experiences in preparing for radiological threats during the war.

The first national radiation measurement strategy in Finland, completed last summer, will be presented at the workshop. The aim of the strategy is to ensure that Finland is prepared for managing various radiation hazard situations and to improve the readiness for radiation measurements further.

According to Pia Keski-Jaskari, Director of the Environmental Radiation Surveillance department of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, national strategies are necessary. Radiation situations do not respect the borders of countries. In the Baltic Sea area, preparing for radiation situations and dealing with possible hazard situations also requires smooth cooperation between different countries and knowledge of the strategies and activities of other countries.

“This workshop is one example of such cooperation aimed at a common understanding and smooth operation,” says Director Pia Keski-Jaskari. However, she points out that similar international cooperation is constantly taking place in a number of different forums.