To join or not to join: Finland’s security policy under review

As the situation in Eastern Europe has changed dramatically, we, in Finland, need to assess this and draw conclusions on what this could entail for our country.

Finland’s Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen, left, is pictured with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on March 16. In a recent poll of the Finnish public, 62 per cent supported a NATO membership, which is a fundamental change in public opinion, writes Ambassador Roy Eriksson. Flickr photograph courtesy of NATO

Opinion

BY ROY ERIKSSON

March 21, 2022

Like so many others, I was shocked on Feb. 24 to witness the beginning of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The world had of course followed the buildup of Russian troops near the borders of Ukraine and we heard President Vladimir Putin’s assurances that he would not invade Ukraine. We were all tota...

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