Jyri Häkämies (cons), the Finnish defence minister, said Monday that Finland's dependence on international defence cooperation would grow in the 2010s.
Speaking at the opening of a national defence course, Mr Häkämies added that mere cooperation would not be sufficient.
"We must bear in mind that not one of these cooperation arrangements guarantees us direct support in a military crisis and yet we are dependent on said support," he said.
The minister urged his audience to draw lessons from the 1939-40 winter war and added that Finland should seek for "new solutions" in order to guarantee the country's security.
"To look for these new solutions when a crisis is already at the gate does not work. This was a key lesson from the time leading to the winter war and from the war itself."
http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/htimes/domestic-news/politics/8742-finnish-defence-minister-alludes-to-nato-membership-.html
Thursday, November 12, 2009
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Why NATO is not an option for Finland:
http://www.da.mod.uk/colleges/arag/document-listings/special/09(14) KGSE Web.pdf
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