Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will change the world as we know it and bring Finland’s foreign policy to a standstill. For the first time in Yle’s poll, the majority supports Finland’s NATO application.
"In my opinion, the fact that the war started in Ukraine or that the Russians were escalating the war in Ukraine was a dramatic shock to ordinary Finns." Matti PesuA security and defense expert from the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) told APN.
He also said that Russia’s aggression suggests that Finland has done the right thing in continuing to invest in its defense capabilities.
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The Russian attack immediately triggered economic effects in Finland.
"We already have a lot of inflationary pressures. But inflationary pressures will increase," Petri Vuorio In the podcast, the employers’ group EK said that the outlook for the global economy has darkened, including in Finland.
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Housing prices have recently hit headlines as central bankers are ready to raise interest rates. But Juhana BrotherusThe chief economist of the mortgage company Hypon, said the Russian attack could change this: "We expected key reference rates and Euribor rates to rise this autumn, but now the expectation has shifted to next winter."
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