Manipulated Minds
byWhen Swedish television broadcast a film based on Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s novella A Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich in the seventies, Finland shut…
Finlandization
Aspiring Estonian Presidential Candidate Suggests “Finlandization” for Estonia
byA self-declared candidate for the upcoming Estonian Presidential election, Tarmo Soomere, has suggested that Estonia’s security chief should call his Russian colleague on an…
Turbulence In Helsinki
by“When you can’t make them see the light, make them feel the heat.” – Ronald Reagan The Helsinki summit brought Russia’s small Western neighbor…
Schröderization’s Finnish Roots
byDuring last month’s “Putincon” pro-democracy conference in New York, several European and American politicians were represented as Vladimir Putin’s accomplises. Among them were French…
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…
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,…
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…
KGB, Finlandisation, and The Struggle For Power in Finland
byAuthor and former party secretary of Finland’s Centre Party Jarmo Korhonen has written a book about Finland’s post war history and former Finnish President,…
A Lion In A Cage
bySofi Oksanen examines the contrasting literary histories of Finland and Estonia and how they have shaped their distinct historical paths and the impact of…
Russia Experts Call for Lustration in Finland
byA group of Finnish commentators has published a collection of articles analysing Finland’s position as Russia’s neighbour and the impact of Russian networks of…