Janne M. KorhonenA short thread on #finlandisation and the #history of #ColdWar #Finland.
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The note gave Kekkonen the opportunity he had sought to dissolve the Finnish Parliament, forcing his opponents to campaign together in the presidential election and against each other in the parliamentary election at the same time.
This was #finlandisation in practice. Ruthless opportunism.
Hanse MinaSpeaking in an interview with Reuters, #Finland's Foreign Minister Elina #Valtonen poured cold water on using the "#Finlandisation" model, pointing out that firstly #Helsinki had fended off #Russia in World War 2 and that despite the ensuing peace had always continued to arm itself fearing a new conflict.
"I'm against it (Finlandisation), yes. Let's face it, #Ukraine was neutral before they were attacked by Russia,"
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-dismisses-finlandisation-model-ukraine-2024-11-11/
Antti Peltola ⁂Why it took 74 years for #Finland to join #NATO?
Why it took 74 years for Finland to join NATO?
Kristoffer Lawson@richievk that could be a good start. #Finlandisation was framed as a negative thing (and in some ways it was), so we need a new, positive brand. Perhaps #Finlandification instead is the process of having had to be tied to oppressive regimes, but slowly opening up and becoming a full member of the open, democratic communities. Perhaps #Ukraine is going through that, maybe one day #Belarus will. Finally #Russia will need some Finlandification so we can all work together again.