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Latest opinion polling from Yle shows Finnish public support for NATO membership reaching new highs. Of the 1,378 respondents interviewed from 9-11 March, 62% were in favour of joining the defensive alliance, 16% were opposed, and 21% said that they did not know. This marks a signiificant change from the previous week, when 52% were in favour and 28% opposed.
- For decades, the Finnish public has been largely opposed to NATO membership. A Yle poll in 2017 found just 21% in favour of joining the alliance. The shift is coming from across the political spectrum. While supporters of the socialist Left Alliance are the most opposed to NATO membership, both Left Alliance and Centre Party voters have shifted in greater numbers towards advocating joining.
Chart 1. Finland Opinion Poll, %
Source: Yle
- Despite the shift in public support engendered by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the gov't remains non-committal. Both PM Sanna Marin and President Sauli Niinisto (both SDP) have refused to state on record their support for joining, while Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen (Centre Party) said that now was not the right time to join.
Why MNI
MNI is the leading provider
of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.
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