Parliamentary Elections in Finland: Expecting Foreign Policy Surprises?

... belongs to the community of advanced nations, the so-called golden billion . Hence, its main interests lie in the same track with NATO and nonaligned like-minded states on other continents. All Finland wants is to preserve the status quo in terms of the division of labor between the global vanguard and global periphery ... ... market model and Western values in order to solidify the West’s economic and political leadership. And the approaching elections are unlikely to rock this basic concern of the Finnish elite. This commonality with Western partners should be used ...