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Giorgio Cafiero

A year of living less dangerously? Finland’s first 12 months in NATO

Finnish hunter soldiers attend training with Swedish units as part of a NATO Nordic Response exercise, in Hetta, Finland, on March 5, 2024 [Anders Wiklund/TT News Agency via Reuters]

One year ago, Finland abandoned its longstanding tradition of neutrality and became NATO’s 31st member. This entry into the transatlantic military alliance marked a turning point in Finland’s approach to foreign and security policy.

It effectively saw Helsinki walking away from its post-WWII approach to Moscow, through which the Nordic country had always sought to preserve decent ties with the Kremlin.

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