Shelters in Construction as a Foundation of National Security
Date
April 16, 2026
Hour
8:00 am -4:00 pm
Location
Warsaw
YIT Development invites you to the Shelters in Construction as a Foundation of National Security conference, under the patronage of the Embassy of Finland.
AGENDA
08:00 – 09:00
Welcome coffee and participant registration
09:00 – 09:10
Opening speech – Päivi Laine, Ambassador of Finland
09:10 – 09:20
Speech by a representative of the Ministry of the Interior and Administration
09:20 – 09:40
What is a shelter?
Leszek Stankiewicz, YIT Development, Polska
09:40 – 10:20
What happens inside a shelter during war? Case study: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Marco Casagrande, architekt, Finlandia
10:20 – 10:40
Coffee break
10:40 – 11:10
Type S1 shelters in residential estates in Finland
Erkko Kiviluoma, YIT Corporation, Finlandia
11:10 – 11:40
Civil defense shelters – from everyday use to Day X
Jukka Korpio, Verona Shelters Group, Finlandia
11:40 – 12:10
Shelters as an example of dual-use buildings – case study
Erkko Kiviluoma, YIT Corporation, Finlandia / Michał Dachowski, YIT Development, Polska
12:10 – 13:00
Lunch
13:00 – 13:30
Funding sources for implementing civil defense shelters
Representative of BGK
13:30 – 14:00
From Challenges to Action: Priority Needs and Key Challenges of Polish Local Government Units in the Area of Civil Protection and Shelter Infrastructure
PwC Representative
14:00 – 15:00
Technical Discussion Panel + Q&A
Moderator: st. bryg. mgr inż. Rafał Szczypta – State Fire Service
15:00 – 16:00
Financial Discussion Panel + Q&A
Moderator: Zbigniew Liptak, Partner EY Poland
Today, safety is not an abstraction – it is a daily responsibility. In the face of new realities and rising expectations regarding protective infrastructure, we invite you to discuss how to wisely design, build, and maintain shelters – from standards and technologies to organization and everyday practical use.
YIT Development, a company with Finnish roots, brings the experience of a country where shelters have become part of a culture of resilience. Finland has approximately 50,500 shelters, providing protection for around 4.8 million people. This level of coverage offers real safety to nearly everyone who lives, works, or moves through Finnish cities. This is not a story about records, but about a consistent standard of safety – one we aim to introduce in Poland in a calm, responsible, Nordic way.
During the conference “Shelters in Construction as a Foundation of National Security”, we will give the floor to practitioners and decisionmakers to answer the key question: How do we build a system that truly protects people – in residential buildings, public spaces, and strategic facilities?
At YIT Development, we support this direction through industry partnerships and the transfer of Finnish construction standards – so good practices become the everyday norm rather than the exception.
Participation in the event is free of charge for SPCC members. If you are interested, please send an email to konferencje@yit.pl or call +48 668 222 188.
Please register by 15 April.
