The application for the IEC Young Professionals 2026 workshop is now open
IEC Young Professionals Workshop, 15–20 November 2026, Hamburg, Germany
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Updated standard SFS 6002 published in English
SFS 6002:2025 was published in Finnish and in Swedish last year. Now this new edition has been translated in English as standard SFS 6002:2025 Electrical Work Safety. The new edition has been prepared by SESKO’s standardization committee SK 78 (Electrical Work Safety).
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2025 RDI Award Program
SESKO ry will implement the 2025 RDI Award Program (Research, Development and Innovation) for universities, higher education institutions, and universities of applied sciences at the end of 2025. The program continues the tradition of previous years and rewards innovative research and development projects that promote electrotechnical standardization, in accordance with updated target groups and themes.
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Widening the bridge between technical standardization work and conformity assessment
As Jafar Keshvari, the Chairman of IEEE/ICES and Adj. Professor at Aalto University, takes his role as the alternate member of Finland in the IEC Conformity Assessment Board (CAB), he shares his vision for strengthening the connection between the technical standardization committees and conformity assessment processes within the IEC. Leveraging his extensive experience, Jafar is excited to contribute to the enhancement of IEC standards and ensure their applicability, particularly in an era of rapidly advancing technology.
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Geopolitical consensus through standards and conformity assessment
The future of global conformity assessment is shaped by a shared vision of inclusivity, collaboration, and the integration of emerging technologies. Leaders including IEC President Jo Cops, IEC Conformity Assessment Board (IEC CAB) member Markus Ahvenus, and newly nominated IEC CAB alternate member Jafar Keshvari, have articulated their perspectives on how these elements will define the IEC’s role in standardization and conformity assessment in an increasingly complex and interconnected world.
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A Unique Opportunity for Young Professionals
Are you a young professional eager to understand how standards are created and how they influence conformity assessment? Now is your chance to dive into the world of standardization at the Nordic Young Professionals 2025 Workshop in Helsinki on June 25–26. This workshop offers a unique opportunity to learn, network, and observe the international IECEE CMC meeting. Read more and apply now.
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SESKO hosts national standardization organizations’ meeting and kicks off its 60th anniversary celebrations
Helsinki, March 25, 2025 – Finland’s national standardization organizations SESKO, SFS, and Traficom gathered at SESKO’s invitation, joined by representatives from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and Finnish IEC CAB members, to welcome IEC President Jo Cops
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Workshop – PAST-PRESENT-FUTURE of Wearables
On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, SESKO organized a workshop on wearable electronics, focusing on the presentation of standards and case studies related to portable electronic devices and technologies. The workshop attracted experts from the field and potential new standardization specialists from Finland and around the world.
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International meeting of the IoT and Digital Twin standardization committee in Finland
The fifteenth international committee meeting of ISO/IEC JTC1 SC 41 commenced today with the SC 41 Opening Plenary meeting.
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Workshop – A Glimpse of Europe Innovation
An insightful event on May 28, 2024, from 15:00 to 18:30 at Espoon Dipoli.
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Sesko’s Spring Seminar
Follow what is happening at The Spring Seminar 2024.
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2021 Report to the European Commission on the CENELEC implementation of Regulation (EU) Nº 1025/2012 on European Standardization
The present report is prepared by the European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization (CENELEC) as a self-standing document pursuant to Art 24 of Regulation (EU) 1025/2012 (hereby referred to as “the Regulation”). It is the 9th annual report of its kind submitted by CENELEC after the entry into force of the Regulation on 1 January 2013.
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Sustainable Europe, Sustainable Future: European standardization supports the Finnish Presidency of the Council
On the 1st July 2019 Finland took over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the third time since its EU accession in 1994. During the next six months, Finland’s aim is to foster a competitive and socially inclusive EU, under the official claim “Sustainable Europe, sustainable future”.
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Johan Bergquist receives the IEC 1906 Award
Every year, the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) awards technical experts in the field of electrotechnical standardization with IEC 1906 Award to recognize and honor their invaluable and exceptional contribution on recent standardization. This year, the only representative of Finnish National Committee receiving the award was PhD Johan Bergquist.
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Jarmo Virtanen to receive the IEC 1906 Award
This year as the only awardee from Finland, Mr. Jarmo Virtanen received the IEC 1906 Award as a recognition for his long-term work in electrotechnical standardization as an expert in project groups of technical committee IEC TC 97 Electrical installations for lighting and beaconing of aerodromes.
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Standardization of Electrical Energy Storage Systems of Interest
The electrical energy storage systems are used for example to level out the peak load, work as energy storage when the network is disrupted and improve the quality of electricity. There are plenty of ongoing development projects on direct current distribution in the world and due to this the role of the energy storage is also growing significantly.
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Electrical Consulting Engineers 50th Anniversary
The SESKO member community Electrical Consulting Engineers NSS celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Old Student House in Helsinki on 14.10.2016
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Standards Build Trust
Happy Standards day. The World Standards Day is celebrated every year on 14.10. and this year’s theme is trust.
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IEC code of conduct for delegates and experts
IEC code of conduct for delegates and experts provides brief guidelines on a number of issues which delegates and experts may be confronted with as participants in the IEC Standards process. It provides information additional to that given in the ISO/IEC Directives (all parts) and reference should be made to these for details.
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Congratulations to SESKO on 50 years of standardization
SESKO was established 50 years ago. On the 8th of November 1965, SESKO was founded as the Finnish Electrotechnical Standardization Association – Finlands Elektrotekniska Standardiseringsförening rf. Over the years, the name has been shortened. By 2015, when the national electrical standards organization was having its jubilee celebration, it was known nationally and internationally as SESKO.
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Emergence of young talent – The IEC Young Professionals
IEC is constantly striving to expand its network of experts with more and more qualified people. For that reason, it launched the IEC Young Professionals programme in 2010. Many National Committees have followed its example and launched their own comparable programmes in order to familiarize the young generation of experts with standardization.
Electrotechnical
Standardization in Finland
Takomotie 8, 00380 HELSINKI
Email: asiakaspalvelu(at)sesko.fi
Phone: +358 10 571 1700