North Korea's deputy director-general for North American affairs at the foreign ministry, Choe Kang-il is in Helsinki for a so-called "Track one-point-five" meeting with South Korea and the U.S.
The talks bring together a mixture of current government officials and non-governmental experts.
Though no details have been released as to who is part of the meeting and where the meeting will take place,... sources in Seoul say Choe will meet with former U.S. ambassador to South Korea Kathleen Stephens and security experts from Seoul.
Finland's foreign ministry also said the meeting will be "academic" and "from the perspective of international relations."
