"..this moment in history calls for clear prioritizations of regional focus." In a fresh Centre for Defence Studies and War Studies publication, Samu Paukkunen and I discuss the UK and a new northern security architecture. Mika Aaltola Matti Pesu FIIA @TampereUni

In case you're wondering how big Finland is exactly, a few points of comparison.

Italy 🇮🇹 has completed the procedure for the accession of Finland 🇫🇮 and Sweden 🇸🇪 to NATO. The Italian Parliament has just approved with a very large majority the ratification of the accession of #Finland and #Sweden to #Nato. We will be #StrongerTogether #WeAreNATO.

Sikäli erikoinen tämä viisumijupakka Suomen ja Baltian maiden välillä, että ainoat joukkoliikennevälineet, joilla turistit pääsevät Suomeen Venäjältä ovat virolaisen LUXExpressin ja latvialaisen Ecolinesin vuorobussit. Ping Kristi Raik #viisumi #eu #turpo is.fi/ulkomaat/art-2…

Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin was asked about a potential off-ramp for Russia to end the war in Ukraine. Her reply:

Close coordination, with shared accountability, across the C-suite is necessary to embed #cybersecurity in all strategic business priorities. @WEFCybersec launched today the Cyber Outlook Report 2023 in collaboration with Accenture to uncover how orgs view business & cyber risk

Big up for Accenture Security Accenture Finland for sponsoring #disobey2023 🤙🏼🖤

What do y’all know about “Ski Sprints ⛷️”? Meet Sgt. Jyri Rundelin with the Finnish Jaeger Brigade. Great #training taking place right now in Finland during #ArcticForge 23. Stay tuned for more… #AF23 #StrongerTogether

Alustavia lukuja v. 2022: BKT/asukas 🇩🇰 55 225 🇸🇪 52 549 🇫🇮 46 763 Velka/BKT 🇩🇰 33,7 % 🇸🇪 32,1 % 🇫🇮 73,0 % Rahoitusjäämä/BKT 🇩🇰 +1,8 % 🇸🇪 +0,2 % 🇫🇮 -0,8 % Veroaste 🇩🇰 42,7 % 🇸🇪 41,5 % 🇫🇮 43,2 % Työllisyysaste 🇩🇰 76,8 % 🇸🇪 77,1 % 🇫🇮 73,8 % Suomi voi parantaa. #vaalit2023

Jos autossasi on hands free mutta huono äänieristys, kannattaako autossa käydä luottamuksellisia keskusteluja erityisesti parkkihallissa hands freen avulla?

Yritykset ja viranomaiset yhteistyössä viemässä suomalaista #kyberosaamista maailmalle. Kiitos FISC – Kyberala ry , että saitte tämän toteutumaan👍

Ilmassa on urheilujuhlan tuntua 🥳 Tänään about 16:30 pelaillaan Kanaliiga:n CS:GO Challengers finaalia. Accenture Finland vs @evitec_ltd 👀 Tuu paikan päälle (Trap Factory, Espoo) tai kurkkaa Twitchistä ⬇️ twitch.tv/kanaliigatv

Top coffee consuming countries (kg per capita annually): 🇫🇮 Finland: 9.6 🇳🇴 Norway: 7.2 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 6.7 🇸🇪 Sweden: 6.5 🇸🇮 Slovenia: 6.1 🇦🇹 Austria: 5.5 🇷🇸 Serbia: 5.4 🇩🇰 Denmark: 5.3 🇩🇪 Germany: 5.2 🇧🇪 Belgium: 4.9 🇧🇷 Brazil: 4.8 🇧🇦 Bosnia-Herzegovina: 4.3 🇪🇪 Estonia: 4.2

Top coffee consuming countries (kg per capita annually): 🇫🇮 Finland: 9.6 🇳🇴 Norway: 7.2 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 6.7 🇸🇪 Sweden: 6.5 🇸🇮 Slovenia: 6.1 🇦🇹 Austria: 5.5 🇷🇸 Serbia: 5.4 🇩🇰 Denmark: 5.3 🇩🇪 Germany: 5.2 🇧🇪 Belgium: 4.9 🇧🇷 Brazil: 4.8 🇧🇦 Bosnia-Herzegovina: 4.3 🇪🇪 Estonia: 4.2

Personal income tax rate: 🇫🇮 Finland: 56.95% 🇩🇰 Denmark: 56% 🇯🇵 Japan: 55.97% 🇦🇹 Austria: 55% 🇸🇪 Sweden: 52.3% 🇧🇪 Belgium: 50% 🇮🇱 Israel: 50% 🇳🇱 Netherlands: 49.5% 🇵🇹 Portugal: 48% 🇪🇸 Spain: 47% 🇦🇺 Australia: 45% 🇨🇳 China: 45% 🇫🇷 France: 45% 🇩🇪 Germany: 45% 🇿🇦 South Africa: 45%

Miten on mahdollista että vuonna 2024 Suomessa on paljon kuskeja jotka eivät ymmärrä liikenneympyrässä ajamiseen liittyviä liikennesääntöjä? Dennis Pasterstein

Take a quick look at NATO Ally Finland 🇫🇮! With an impressive wartime strength of 280K military personnel, strong artillery capabilities, a modern fighter jet fleet, and powerful mine hunting capabilities at sea, among other strengths, Finland makes #NATO stronger. #WeAreNATO

For three years, Ukraine and the Ukrainian people have fought against Russia’s war of aggression – defending the freedom of us all. Finlands stands with Ukraine. Today, tomorrow, and in the future. For as long as needed. #StandWithUkraine

This year has been different, did not attend #RSAC #blackhat2025 or #defcon33 have been trying to get some of the vibes from live streams and messages. Friends, clients and colleagues hope you survived without me :)

Finland in comparison to Central Europe