Alexander Stubb

“The country shares a 1,340km border with Russia”

“population of 5.6 million”

“Finland has purchased 62 F-18 Hornets and is acquiring 64 F-35A Lightning II fighters from the United States, a procurement programme worth approximately €8.4 billion”

“Finland's defence spending has consistently exceeded the NATO 2% of GDP guideline, reaching 2.3% in 2024, with a target of 2.5% by 2026”

“the country also hosts a growing US military presence under a Defence Cooperation Agreement signed in December 2023, granting access to 15 Finnish bases”

“The Paris meeting included representatives from roughly 30 countries”

“The next coalition of the willing meeting is expected in London within the next six weeks”

“the next F-35 delivery is scheduled for late 2025”

“the two Nordic countries brought combined active and reserve forces of roughly 900,000 personnel”

“The grain corridor agreement brokered by Turkey and the United Nations in July 2022 allowed Black Sea exports but did not stop Russian strikes”

“Energy infrastructure ceasefires announced in 2024 were similarly violated”

“Germany's constitutional change to exempt defence spending from the debt brake, agreed in March 2025”

“Finland's NATO accession in April 2023, following Sweden's in March 2024”

“the war that began with Russia's full-scale invasion in February 2022”

“the coalition of the willing meeting hosted by French President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on 28 March”