Finland's Strategy for the Arctic Region was released June 4, 2010 and concentrates on seven priorities: security, environment, economy, infrastructure, indigenous peoples, institutions and the European Union.
[1] Diplomatically, Finland was integral in the creation of the Arctic Council and remains an active member.
Specifically, Finland is calling for making the Arctic Council a more robust treaty-making organization and for hosting a meeting of leaders of the eight Arctic nations during their Chairmanship.
Finland supports EU admittance as a permanent observer member of the Arctic Council.
[5] In recent years, geopolitical tensions with Russia and repeated military intrusions into Finnish airspace have reinvigorated a debate in Finland about cooperation with NATO, and made Finland join NATO as of 2023 .