Tag: Finland

Ukraine’s Strategic Shift Toward the Nordic Countries

Steve Schneider - June 11, 2026

David Kirichenko of The National Interest argues that Ukraine is becoming increasingly aligned with the Nordic countries, not geographically but strategically. Since Russia’s full-scale...

Baltic Sea States Warn of Escalating Russian Sabotage Campaign

Steve Schneider - June 3, 2026

The report “White Paper on Russian Acts of Sabotage and Subversion against Members of the Council of the Baltic Sea States,” published by the...

NATO Buildup Near Russia Transforms Santa Claus’s Hometown

The Editors - December 16, 2025

Rovaniemi, Finland—best known as the official home of Santa Claus—is seeing a growing NATO military presence as tensions with Russia rise. Thousands of NATO...

Small Islands, Big Stakes: Åland at the Heart of Finnish Defense

The Editors - November 10, 2025

The Åland Islands, an autonomous, Swedish-speaking region of Finland, remain demilitarized and neutral due to historic treaties and League of Nations rulings, despite their...

Finland – Russia Enemy Number One

Richard C. Young - October 10, 2024

UPDATE 10.10.24: Finnish President Alexander Stubb declared during a recent press conference that NATO was moving back to its original purpose of deterring Russia....

Are NATO’s Norther Flank Defenses Lacking?

The Editors - April 3, 2024

Liselotte Odgaard of Foreign Policy tells her readers that even with Finland and Sweden, the alliance lacks a capable defense presence in the north....

Finland’s Defense Agreement with the U.S.

Richard C. Young - August 29, 2016

Does the potential defense agreement with the U.S make much sense for either Finland or the U.S.? Michael Peck, a contributing writer for the...

Top-Ranking Countries Worth Knowing About

E.J. Smith - Your Survival Guy - June 19, 2012

What do Finland, Sweden, Norway, Singapore, and Switzerland have in common? They outrank the U.S. when it comes to protection of property rights. In...