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After ‘hybrid warfare’, what next? – Understanding and responding to contemporary Russia Raportissa, ”Hybridisodan jälkeen – mitä seuraavaksi?”, korostetaan, ettei ole yksinkertaista vastausta tai käsitettä, kuten ”hybridisota”, jonka avulla voita...

29.1.2026 | A study carried out by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs together with the University of Helsinki and the Tampere University examined Russia’s full-spectrum influence activities directed at Finland since the 2000s and their effects on Finnish society and decision-making.

29.4.2022 | A new study published by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, the Aleksanteri Institute and the National Defence University explores the principles underpinning Russia’s Northern European foreign and security policies and the strategic communications undertaken by the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the early 2010s until 2021.

2.6.2022 | A new study argues that Russia has geared its scientific and technological knowhow towards the unfolding great power competition. During the last decade Russia has sought to restore its scientific and technological prowess through various new strategies, programs and plans in order to regain its sovereign status as a great power.

4.5.2020 | On 4 May, a report on the special features of Russia’s strategic communications entitled Govorit Moskva – Moscow Speaks will be published in the publication series of the Government’s analysis, assessment and research activities. The aim of the study is to increase understanding of Russia’s strategic communications and shed light on their background and related phenomena.

Global energy transitions and Russia’s energy influence in Finland This study argues that in a condition of a rapid energy transition Russia’s possibility to use energy trade as leverage diminishes. Therefore, a slow transition to a renewables-dom...

Good decisions are based on well-researched information The Government's research activities provide information for government decision-making and policy formulation. Read more about what we do Current issues 29.1.2026 | 9:00 Study: Russia’s infl...

Good decisions are based on well-researched information The Government's research activities provide information for government decision-making and policy formulation. Read more about what we do Current issues 29.1.2026 | 9:00 Study: Russia’s infl...

Good decisions are based on well-researched information The Government's research activities provide information for government decision-making and policy formulation. Read more about what we do Current issues 29.1.2026 | 9:00 Study: Russia’s infl...

Good decisions are based on well-researched information The Government's research activities provide information for government decision-making and policy formulation. Read more about what we do Current issues 29.1.2026 | 9:00 Study: Russia’s infl...

Good decisions are based on well-researched information The Government's research activities provide information for government decision-making and policy formulation. Read more about what we do Current issues 29.1.2026 | 9:00 Study: Russia’s infl...

Good decisions are based on well-researched information The Government's research activities provide information for government decision-making and policy formulation. Read more about what we do Current issues 29.1.2026 | 9:00 Study: Russia’s infl...

Good decisions are based on well-researched information The Government's research activities provide information for government decision-making and policy formulation. Read more about what we do Current issues 29.1.2026 | 9:00 Study: Russia’s infl...

Good decisions are based on well-researched information The Government's research activities provide information for government decision-making and policy formulation. Read more about what we do Current issues 29.1.2026 | 9:00 Study: Russia’s infl...

Good decisions are based on well-researched information The Government's research activities provide information for government decision-making and policy formulation. Read more about what we do Current issues 29.1.2026 | 9:00 Study: Russia’s infl...

Venäjän turvallisuuspolitiikka – tutkimus Suomessa ja kehitystrendit Venäjällä Kaksiosaisen hankkeen ensimmäisessä osassa on arvioitu vuosina 2011- 2015 Suomessa tehtyä Venäjän turvallisuuspolitiikkaa koskevaa vertaisarvioitua tutkimusta. Toinen o...

Global energy sector transitions will have an impact on geopolitics Major energy trends indicate that a rapid energy transition may shift geopolitical balance until 2040 Energy has always been an essential part of geopolitics. Transitions in energ...

BETWEEN CHANGE AND CONTINUITY: Making Sense of America’s Evolving Global Engagement This report investigates the evolution of America’s global engagement. In particular, it examines both the longer-term trends and the more immediate dynamics that ...

Arctic Europe: Bringing together the EU Arctic Policy The study considers how the European Union’s Integrated Policy for the Arctic can productively interact with Nordic cooperation frameworks in order to support developments in Arctic Europe. Com...

13.3.2023 | As many as 41% of Finnish companies have experienced trade barriers in their international operations in recent years. Most of the examined trade barriers between 2019 and 2022 occurred in countries outside the EU, especially in Russia, the United States and China. However, according to a study conducted by ETLA Economic Research for the Finnish Government, companies also encountered trade barriers in the EU.