Finland: balancing financial difficulty with defence spending
6 min
Available until 24/11/2026
Finland is facing an ever-increasing dilemma. It has been investing billions of euros into defence and reinforcing its army since the war of agression led by Russia on Ukraine. The memory of the Russian attack against the still young country during the Second World War is ever present. Finalnd lost about 10% of its territory to Russia. But today, the Nordic State is in a lot of debt and its economy is struggling to recover.
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Thomas Vollherbst
Journalist
Claudius Technau
Kathrin Häfele
Country
France
Germany
Year
2025
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