Finland allocates €1 million to support projects under the Tallinn Mechanism in 2026. The funding will be used to strengthen the cyber resilience of Ukraine’s civilian and critical infrastructure.
To define priorities for future cooperation, a Finnish delegation visited Kyiv. Representatives of the HAUS Finnish Institute of Public Management held a series of meetings with Ukrainian government institutions to assess Ukraine’s current cybersecurity needs and identify concrete areas for cooperation.
The delegation met with representatives of the Ministry of Economy, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the Ministry of Social Policy, the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), the National Health Service of Ukraine (NHSU), the National Cybersecurity Coordination Center (NCSCC), Diia State Enterprise, and other key institutions. The meetings were organized by the Tallinn Mechanism Project Office (TMPO) in cooperation with the Estonian Centre for International Development (ESTDEV).
Specific projects to be supported by Finland under the Tallinn Mechanism are expected to be selected in the coming months and approved by an advisory board under the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland. The focus will be on comprehensive sustainable capacity-building projects, as well as on education and training programmes for cybersecurity specialists.
Finland also expressed interest in strengthening cooperation between Ukrainian and Finnish cybersecurity companies. Such partnerships are expected to support closer international collaboration on cyber threat response and enable the exchange of expertise and technological solutions.
The Tallinn Mechanism was established in December 2023 to coordinate international assistance aimed at strengthening Ukraine’s national cybersecurity and cyber resilience. It unites 14 countries: Canada, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The European Union, NATO, and the World Bank participate as official observers.
More than 25 projects under the Tallinn Mechanism are currently being implemented in support of Ukraine’s central and local government authorities. In addition, a range of initiatives have already been delivered under the Mechanism - from cybersecurity assessments of critical infrastructure to capacity-building programmes and professional training for Ukrainian specialists.
The team of the Tallinn Mechanism Project Office (TMPO), based in Ukraine, coordinates the implementation of activities and supports collaboration between Ukrainian institutions and international partners. TMPO is currently funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy, and EU CyberNet. TMPO works closely with the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, the State Service of Special Communications, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Security Service of Ukraine, and the National Cybersecurity Coordination Center.
