The Youth, Peace and Security Network of Finland (formerly called the 2250 Network) was originally created to encourage Finland to prepare a national action plan for the resolution. The network later coordinated the participation of young people in the preparation of the action plan. Now, the network continues to work in close cooperation with the Finnish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the 2250 friend group in the Finnish Parliament in promoting the Youth, Peace and Security agenda both nationally and internationally.
The network is open to all individuals and organizations interested in the Youth, Peace and Security agenda. You can join either as yourself or as a representative of an organization that’s a member of the network.
The coordinator and facilitator of the Youth, Peace and Safety network is YMCA Finland (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.).
In 2026 the Chair of the Network is Anthony Fedorov (Anthony.fedorov@2250finland.fi).
Structure and administration
Steering group leads the activities of the network and can, if necessary, represent the network and make decisions on its positions. The group is elected yearly.
Thematic working groups coordinate and organize activities, events, communications, and advocacy efforts aligned with their respective themes. Their work may include drafting position statements, organizing events and awareness campaigns, and undertaking other engaging advocacy initiatives that the group wishes to pursue together. The groups are open to all interested youth and member organisation representatives.
The themes for the working groups for 2026 are:
– Technology
– Climate and environment
– Peace education
– Protection of youth
The network receives many requests to tell us about our activities, Finland’s 2250 work and the process of drawing up the national action program. This is why we assembled a speaker pool which receives training to give presentations both nationally and internationally.
The network is not a registered association – its finances are managed by the Finnish National Youth Council Allianssi and UN Youth in Finland. Our Youth, Peace and Security related activities rely on project funding from the Finnish government. The volume of these activities is naturally dependent on the volume of funding.
