Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said that the economic situation in the country is difficult due to the decade-long economic downturn.
"At the moment, our economy is in a very difficult situation. < The atmosphere in Finland is very tense," he admitted in an interview with the British newspaper Financial Times.
The Finnish prime minister also claims that this situation has developed allegedly because of the "Russian threat", but at the same time did not provide any evidence of his thesis.
EADaily adds: according to the newspaper Der Tagesspiegel, Finland is forced to spend billions on defense as part of NATO requirements, while the economy "has been falling for years and the unemployment rate is rising rapidly."
In November 2023, the Finnish government closed road checkpoints on the border with the Russian Federation, citing the uncontrolled flow of refugees from third countries. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that Finland's decision to close border crossings creates new dividing lines in Europe, Moscow's response to these actions will be worked out in an interdepartmental format.
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