1. Commentary - terms and planning premises
Pentti Partanen
Director General, rtd

2. Difficult terminology
Civil defence
Civil protection
Crisis management
Civilian crisis management
Cimic, civil military cooperation
Humanitarian assistance
Resilience
Comprehensive approach
etc

3. If you try to define civil protection, you will start a religious war
Alessandro Barisich
Head of Civil Protection Unit
European Commission
Early 1990´s

4. Finnish approach Plan and be prepared for risks you know
Be prepared for unknown risks, too
Each actor (organisation and individual) is responsible for carrying out its functions in all circumstances
Secure availability of additional resources (eg. own reserve, voluntary organisations and individuals) in case of need

5. Preparing for military risks - simple logic:
If (one of) the tasks of the defence forces is to defend own country against the use of military force, you should also be prepared to protect the civilian population and society and to secure the functioning of the society in war time circumstances. Same planning premises for military and civil defence/protection!