The confidence of its citizens in its security guarantees has declined significantly after returning to their presidency, according to which it was released today.
Finland, sharing a 1,340 -kilometer -long border with Russia, joined the US leadership in April 2023, after decades of military neutrality.
Only 32% of respondents estimate that NATO’s security guarantees are a means of deterrence for one to dare to provoke a Member State, according to a Finnish forum on business and economic policies (EVA).
NATO confidence reduction by 21%
This result shows a decrease in 21 percentage points compared to the autumn of 2023, when the same question was asked in an EVA survey.
“NATO’s confidence is no longer as obvious as before. Behind this change lies Donald Trump’s election to the US presidency, “EVA notes.
The role of Trump statements
Donald Trump’s statements, according to which NATO countries that do not spend enough on defense will not necessarily receive support for their defense, “have not been unnoticed by the Finns,” says Sami Metellinen, director of research at this Center for thought.
Finland’s integration into NATO
Two -thirds of Finnish still consider Finland’s integration into NATO, but support decreased by five percentage points compared to the previous November survey, falling to the lowest point since May 2022, when the Scandinavian country was called to the Scandinavian. February of the same year.
The sample of the survey
Research also shows that 53% of respondents do not believe that integration ensures that other countries “would help in Finland in the event of a real crisis”. The poll took place in March and involved 2,070 people aged 18 to 79 years.
