In the growing disputes between Russia and the West, Finland is wedged between a rock and a very hard place. The government describes itself as militarily non-allied, a traditional Finnish position underlined by its regular role as a summit host, like the Trump-Putin Helsinki summit in 2018. That underlines its geographic reality – despite being a European Union (EU) member, Finland has not joined NATO, and is also on Russia’s doorstep. That can lead to some peculiar outcomes, like Finland’s quiet role in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
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Cordelia Ponczek: Finland’s hushed energy dealings with Russia
People working at the Nord Stream 2 gas line landfall facility in Lubmin, north eastern Germany, is seen through a metal pipe on Sept. 7, 2020.
