The Mannerheim Working Group on Russian Strategy started its activities in 2023 and brings together promising young researchers whose research topics explore the central issues of Russia's foreign and security policy and strategic thinking.
The working group is funded by Maanpuolustuksen kannatussäätiö, Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulun tukisäätiö, Mannerheim-säätiö, Stratu, Urlus and Wihuri Foundation.
The working group is led by Professor Katri Pynnöniemi, Mannerheim Chair of Russian Security Studies at the University of Helsinki and the Finnish National Defence University. Currently, the working group has three doctoral researchers and one visiting doctoral researcher.