Finnish Parliament gets defence policy report
The Finnish government’s report on security policy was this morning handed over to the Finnish Parliament. The report proposes a two percent increase in defence spending.
Minister of Defence Jyri Häkämies says that the hike is necessary in order to avoid large cutbacks, Yle News reports. Finnish Chief of Defence Juhani Kaskeala has previously spoken in public about a need to reduce Finland’s military reserves by 100,000, the Finnish broadcaster reports.
