On 21 October 2011, the Arbitration Institute celebrated its 100th anniversary with a seminar and a gala dinner at Hilton Helsinki Kalastajatorppa Hotel in Helsinki, Finland.

The seminar was inaugurated by Mr Risto E.J. Penttilä, CEO of the Finland Chamber of Commerce, whose welcome address was followed by the speech of Mr Alexander Stubb, Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade of Finland, on "Finland as a Problem Solver".

Panels of distinguished speakers addressed topics related to international arbitration in Finland, Scandinavia and Russia, the users' expectations and experience in arbitration, and current trends and challenges in international commercial arbitration.

Seminar speakers were Justice Gustaf Möller (Chairman of the Board, The Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce), Ms Paula Paloranta (Secretary General, The Arbitration Institute of the Finland Chamber of Commerce), Mr Juhani Ristaniemi (Senior Vice President and General Counsel of a Finnish corporation), Mr Tomas Lindholm (Advocate, Helsinki), Professor Kaj Hobér (Stockholm), Professor Alexei Kostin (Chairman, ICAC - International Commercial Arbitration Court at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation), Mr William Laurence Craig (Arbitrator, Paris) and Ms Anne Marie Whitesell (Former Secretary General of the ICC International Court of Arbitration, Washington).

Panel moderators were Ms Nina Wilkman (LL.M., Helsinki), Ms Gisela Knuts (Advocate, Helsinki), Mr Mika Savola (Advocate, Helsinki) and Mr Jouko Huhtala (Advocate, Helsinki).