Are “Home Russians” Making A Return in Finland?
byThe next Russian ambassador to Finland, Pavel Kuznetsov, differs strongly from the long-serving, doctor of physics Alexander Rumyanstev, who has served as Russian ambassador…
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Lustration, Finnish Security & The Pitfalls of Foreign Policy Analysis
byBy Pekka Virkki and Jukka Mallinen The public debate on foreign and security policy in Finland has often been characterized as vague, cautious, repetitive,…
“Fortuna” & The Finnish Style of Active Measures
byIn countering Russian non-linear wafare and so-called “hybrid operations”, the identification and publication of Kremlin-linked networks of influence is an essential act for every…
Finland: Rushing Intelligence
byThe Finnish government presented a bill last week for the country’s first law governing intelligence issues. The government is attempting to rush the law,…
Security Challenges of the Baltic Sea Region: LIVE STREAM
byUpNorth will be live streaming the Security Challenges of the Baltic Sea Region in Stockholm this Saturday. The aim of the conference is to…
Sofi Oksanen: Your Silence Will Not Protect You
byDuring my years at school, maps hung on our classroom walls on which the Finnish borders were clear, as were those of the Soviet…
Women At the Mercy of War and Confined By The Words Of Men
byImbi Paju is an Estonian author, historian and filmmaker whose work examines the traumas of totalitarianism. Her book and film “Sisters Across The Gulf…
Russian Fighters Violate Estonian and Finnish Airspace
byThe Estonian Ministry of Defence says that a Russian SU-27 Flanker, has violated Estonian airspace with its transponders turned off. This is the fifth…
Dutch Investigators Blame Finland
byUPDATED OCTOBER 6 Confusion over data that the Finnish government allegedly withheld from Dutch investigators regarding the 2014 downing of Malaysian Airlines flight MH17,…
Is This How We Will Be Remembered?
byFinnish author, Sofi Oksanen, looks at the refugee crisis through the historical lens of the Finnish and Estonian experiences. The only person from my…