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Finland joins France’s European nuclear deterrence initiative
Finland announced on Monday that it would join France’s nuclear deterrence initiative in Europe. Eight countries joined the initiative launched by Emmanuel Macron in March 2026, while Norway became involved later.
Finland has decided to join the French nuclear deterrence initiative concerning Europe’s security architecture. Finland’s Ministry of Defence said the move was important for European security.
The ministry described the initiative as an element of bilateral cooperation between Finland and France. The issue has been discussed between the two countries at both the highest political level and among officials.
Macron launched the initiative in March 2026
French President Emmanuel Macron launched the initiative concerning the European dimension of France’s nuclear deterrence in March 2026. Eight countries were later announced as participants in the initiative, while Norway joined at a later stage.
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Hakkanen said the initiative would strengthen Europe’s increasingly active approach to defence. Hakkanen identified the consolidation of security and deterrence across Europe as the initiative’s objective.
French initiative will not replace NATO arrangements
Finland’s Ministry of Defence said the French initiative would not replace NATO’s nuclear deterrence and did not overlap with it. The ministry said NATO’s nuclear deterrence is based on nuclear-sharing arrangements and depends on the United States’ extended deterrence.
The statement described NATO’s nuclear deterrence as the alliance’s highest security guarantee. Finnish President Alexander Stubb also said that the French initiative did not replace NATO’s deterrence.
Stubb said Finland’s fundamental approach was to act as part of NATO and the European Union. The president also said that Finland did not plan to station nuclear weapons on its territory in peacetime.
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