Finland shares a lengthy border and a complicated history with next door Russia. Having been invaded by the Soviet Union in 1939, Finns have always taken the threat posed by their powerful neighbour seriously.
A historically neutral nation, Putin’s war in Ukraine is testing their cautious stance on Russia and has dramatically shifted public opinion – and now for the first time, a majority of its citizens are demanding NATO membership. Robert Peston reports
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