The 24th BSSSC Annual Conference will take place in Hämeenlinna, Finland, 15th and 16th of September 2016. Conference will be hosted by Häme Region and the theme and programme will be published in early spring 2016.

The Annual Conference gathers around 150 participants from political and administrative level (local, regional, national and EU level) as well as representatives from academia, organizations, NGOs and the private sector from the 11 countries taking part in the Baltic Sea co-operation. The conference will cover traditional BSSSC policy areas such as transport, culture and youth from innovative perspectives. Traditionally speakers include representatives of the European Commission, Committee of the Regions, CBSS, CPMR, BDF and many more.