{"id":328094,"date":"2026-06-18T06:37:31","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T06:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=328094"},"modified":"2026-06-20T05:51:48","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T05:51:48","slug":"nato-member-finland-lifts-its-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-in-huge-new-blow-to-putin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/?p=328094","title":{"rendered":"Nato member Finland lifts its ban on nuclear weapons in huge new blow to Putin"},"content":{"rendered":"

Taryn Kaur Pedlar \u2013 Daily Mail June 17, 2026<\/strong><\/h1>\n

Finland has passed laws that lift a ban on nuclear weapons<\/strong><\/a>, in a huge blow to Vladimir Putin<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new legislation will allow nuclear arms to be imported, transported, supplied, and possessed on its territory as the Nordic nation confronts mounting security concerns over neighbouring Russia<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new law overturns a decade-old restriction dating back to the 1987 Nuclear Energy<\/strong><\/a> Act, which prohibited nuclear weapons from being brought onto Finnish soil.<\/p>\n

Under the new bill, which lawmakers voted by a margin of 125 to 61 on Wednesday, nuclear arms may now be moved freely in the name of national defence.<\/p>\n

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\"\"<\/a>However, the Finnish government stressed that it has no current plans to host nuclear weapons.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Ministers said the move was necessary due to an increasingly ‘unpredictable security environment’ in the region.<\/p>\n

Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen argued that the previous law created an awkward position for Finland following its accession to NATO in April 2023.<\/p>\n

Following the vote,\u00a0Hakkanen wrote on X: ‘The Parliament approved the amendment to the Nuclear Energy Act with a strong 2\/3 majority. This historic reform strengthens the security of Finland and of NATO as a whole.<\/p>\n

‘The overall nuclear weapons policy has been one of the most challenging issues in the Ministry of Defence during this parliamentary term.<\/p>\n

‘Years of study, discussions with nuclear-weapon states and other allies, and assessments of how Finland’s security can best be strengthened in NATO.<\/p>\n

‘I thank all the Members of Parliament who supported our legislative proposal for their strong backing.<\/p>\n

‘Thank you to the defence administration professionals at home and abroad for their high expertise, also in this project.<\/p>\n

Before the vote took place, Hakkanen wrote to MPs on X: ‘I appeal once again to every member of parliament. I ask you to seriously assess, based on the information received, what is the best voting solution for the defense and security of the fatherland.<\/p>\n

The Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the Left Alliance, however, submitted a joint objection to the bill prior to the vote.<\/p>\n

‘Of the opposition parties, the Social Democratic Party, the Greens and the Left Alliance propose rejecting the proposal,’ Hakkanen wrote in a previous X post.<\/p>\n

‘The Defence Administration has assessed what the Left’s proposal would mean.<\/p>\n

‘It would weaken Finland’s defence and security. For this reason, we cannot support it.<\/p>\n

‘The justifications contain numerous statements and perceptions that are clearly incorrect in light of the information provided in the security briefings. I find this choice very peculiar.’<\/p>\n

As a member of the Western military alliance, Finland is now part of NATO’s collective defence framework, which relies heavily on nuclear deterrence as a cornerstone of its security strategy.<\/p>\n

The legislative change means Finland could, in theory, host NATO nuclear weapons in the future, potentially giving the alliance a stronger strategic presence close to Russia’s border.<\/p>\n

The development comes amid rising tensions between Moscow and Helsinki in the years since Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n

Just last week, Russia began construction of a new military base near Finland’s eastern frontier, marking the first such project close to the border since the collapse of the Soviet Union.<\/p>\n

New aerial photographs revealed around a dozen barracks under construction after forest clearance work began late last year.<\/p>\n

Military expert and former Finnish intelligence officer Marko Eklund said the installation could eventually house between 4,000 and 6,000 personnel.<\/p>\n

The planned base is situated close to Finland’s 830-mile border with Russia, raising fresh concerns about security in the region as both sides continue to strengthen their military posture.<\/p>\n

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This would allow NATO to deploy nuclear weapons right on Russia\u2019s north western border. Putting NATO missiles a minute or two flight time from Russia’s 2nd largest city, St Petersburg <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":39262,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[58,91],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-328094","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Current_Affairs","category-russia"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328094","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/39262"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=328094"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328094\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":328120,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/328094\/revisions\/328120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=328094"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=328094"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thetruthseeker.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=328094"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}