Fingo Annual General Meeting, Autumn 2026

Time: Monday November 23, 2026 starting at 14.00 (Note! The AGM starts at 16:00).

Place: G Livelab, Yrjönkatu 3, Helsinki. You can also attend the AGM remotely. The link will be sent to those who have registered.

Invitations to the AGM are emailed to all contact persons and general email addresses of member organisations. If you wish to check or update your organisation’s contact person, please email sara.perksalo@fingo.fi.

Meeting delegates participating both on site at G Livelab and remotely must bring a device to the meeting that has access to email for electronic voting, if necessary.

Registration

NOTE: Please register for the AGM by Thursday, November 19, 2026 at the latest.

Please register for the meeting electronically by using this online form https://registration.contio.fi/fingo/Registration/Login?id=1860-T_1860-3053

Proxies

Please send your scanned or photographed proxy to info@fingo.fi by November 19, 2026 at the latest. You can find the proxy template here https://fingo.fi/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/2026-Syyskokous-Valtakirjapohja.pdf.

Program

Power, structures and partnerships in a changing world

The role and influence of civil society are undergoing significant change both in Finland and globally. The operating environment of civil society organisations is shaped not only by civic space itself, but also by broader global power structures and systems.

At the same time, discussions on power shifting, local ownership and the transformation of partnerships are prompting organisations to reconsider how power, responsibility and agency are distributed among different actors.

As the world becomes increasingly multipolar, the environment in which civil society operates is also changing. Africa’s growing significance in global politics, economics and international cooperation is challenging established assumptions while creating new opportunities for partnerships and collaboration.

The international keynote speech will be delivered by Fonteh Akum, Senior Fellow and Director of the Africa Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. In his presentation, he will explore changing global power structures, Africa’s evolving role in the world, and the implications of these developments for civil society organisations and international partnerships.

The programme will also feature findings from surveys conducted among Fingo’s member organisations and their partners on power shifting and the evolution of equal partnerships.

The session will conclude with a facilitated discussion on how changing power dynamics, structures and partnerships are affecting the daily work and future directions of civil society organisations. The objective of the seminar is to strengthen member organisations’ shared understanding of global structural changes and shifts in the civil society operating environment, create opportunities for peer learning, and identify how Fingo can continue to support its members in strengthening partnerships, agency and local ownership.

Schedule

13.30 Registration for the Autumn meeting opens

14.00 Opening of the Autumn Meeting day and practical information

Seminar

14.05 Silla Ristimäki, Fingo: Introduction to the themes of the day

14.15 Keynote: Fonteh Akum, Director and Senior Fellow, Africa Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

The keynote will be followed by an opportunity to ask questions. The keynote presentation and Q&A session will be conducted in English.

14.45 Senja Väätäinen-Chimpuku, Fingo, and Salla-Riina Hokkanen, Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Mission: What do the surveys conducted among Fingo’s member organisations and their partners tell us about power and partnerships?

15.00 Discussions in smaller groups and all-together

15.40 Break

Fingo Autumn Meeting

16.00 Fingo’s Annual General Meeting begins

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