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The measure is justified by the strengthening of NATO&#8217;s nuclear deterrence.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The provisions were approved with 125 votes in favor, 61 members of the Helsinki Legislature were against, and 13 were absent.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Finnish press explained that according to the new provisions, the import, production, storage, and detonation of nuclear explosives will not be allowed on the state&#8217;s territory. Their use will be exclusively regulated by the country&#8217;s Penal Code.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government justified lifting the restrictions by invoking the need to strengthen NATO&#8217;s nuclear deterrence, so that, for example, in case of war, an aircraft carrying a nuclear weapon could make an emergency landing in Finland, the newspaper explained.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In March 2026, the Kremlin, commenting on Helsinki&#8217;s plans to allow the import of nuclear explosive devices into Finland, writes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.ru\/society\/563196-parlament-finlandii-odobril-popravki-ob-otmene-zapreta-na-vvoz-adernogo-oruzia\">forbes.ru<\/a>. Dmitri Peskov then asserts that such a decision would pose a threat to Russia and <em>&#8220;escalate tensions on the European continent.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reuters reported that Finnish President Alexander Stubb believes that the changes in the law will put Helsinki in a position similar to other Nordic countries. In his opinion, neighboring countries Sweden, Denmark, and Norway <em>&#8220;have long had a policy of banning the deployment of nuclear weapons on their territory in peacetime, but have no legal prohibition in this regard in wartime&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Finnish Parliament has approved amendments lifting the ban on the import and storage of nuclear weapons on the country&#8217;s territory. The measure is justified by the strengthening of NATO&#8217;s nuclear deterrence. 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