Finland’s Political Landscape: NATO Membership, Prime Minister Controversy, and National Debt Debates

Finland has attracted the attention of the world media this week for more than one reason. On Tuesday, Finland became the 31st member state of the NATO alliance, breaking the long-standing policy of military neutrality, but at the same time, the question mark was raised as to whose politicians will lead this new phase in the country’s history. Prime Minister Sanna Marina has gained international fame as the youngest country leader in the world, and without really doing anything reprehensible, she found herself at the epicenter of parties and even drug scandals. As in Finland, camps of fans and haters of the prime minister have already formed outside the country’s borders. Perhaps this is why the loss of her social democratic party in the elections and predictions that she will have to hand over the reins of the state (almost guaranteed) have also received relatively more attention.

However, Marina’s private life and personality were by no means the main reason for the party’s decline in popularity. This time, the subject of the hottest election disputes was the national debt,