Finland can no longer assume that Nato will support it one hundred percent, according to Henri Vanhanen, senior adviser at the Economic Security Forum, in Yle’s Politiikkaradio. The remark highlights how Finland’s security debate has shifted now that the country is part of the alliance.

Vanhanen’s message is that Nato membership remains important, but it does not remove the need for Finland to strengthen its own preparedness. That matters because it underlines a broader political reality: alliance backing is valuable, yet Finland must also be able to act if support is not immediate or fully guaranteed.