Economic security is an integral part of Finland’s national security. Digitisation of the economy has diversified threats to national security.

10.3.2026 | Russia strives to increase its intelligence capability in Finland when the war in Ukraine eventually comes to an end. Post-war Russia is expected to be willing to restore its relations with Western countries, including Finland. However, its superpower aspirations will remain unchanged.

The war of aggression in Ukraine has reduced Russia’s influence. It has also made Russia’s imperialistic and authoritarian character increasingly conspicuous.

National Security Overview 2026 Previous publications → Foreword Competent intelligence is in Finland’s best interest While values, interests and deals keep on competing with each other in the global security policy, there are no new positive deve...

Supo in figures in 2025 Personnel 571 employees. 43.1 years average age. International correspondence 20 000 international messages sent and received. Economy In 2025, SUPO asked the key persons of their stakeholder groups how the Finnish Security...

Over the past year, several sudden and significant changes have taken place in the Middle East. With a view to the future, particularly interesting developments include the permanence of the ceasefire between Israel and Palestine, Iran’s growing unpredictability, the internal instability of Syria and the Gulf countries’ desire to stabilise the Middle East.

Supo may only conduct personnel security clearance vetting for businesses that it has approved for the security clearance vetting procedure.

Russia does not want to jeopardise its freedom of navigation in the Baltic Sea. In case of a maritime emergency or accident, there is a risk of messages getting misinterpreted between different parties as each coastal state is protecting its own interests.

The scope of security clearance vetting depends on the duties of a job. Sometimes security clearance vetting also involves investigating foreign interests.

In recent years, Finnish start-ups have been targeted by numerous successful cyber espionage operations. When innovations leak to Russia or China, the company loses the foundation of its future – and, at the same time, Finland’s national interests are affected. Security awareness can be turned into a competitive advantage.

China is striving to shape the world order to serve its own interests through cooperating with Russia, building international alliances with the Global South and attempting to harness international structures to support its own goals.

15.12.2025 | Russia and China will not shy away from using any means available in the competition for innovations of even Finnish companies in current key technologies and future disruptive technologies.

27.2.2026 | National Security Overview 2025 THE GLOBAL SECURITY ENVIRONMENT AND FINLAND ESPIONAGE AND INFLUENCING TERRORISM THE YEAR AT SUPO 2 A grim security situation has given intelligence a key role in foreign and security policy 6 China strengthens its p...

26.3.2024 | Yearbook 2 3 SU PO 4-5 Finland’s national security is characterised by a war in Europe 6-9 What’s next? Supo foresees alternative scenarios on the effects of the Russian war of aggression 10-11 Russia seeks to evade export restrictions in many way...

14.10.2020 | 2019 Y E A R B O O K 2 01 9 02 4-5 Intelligence legislation provides a firm foundation for the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service to safeguard the democratic order in Finland. 8-9 ISIL continues to pose a threat in the West. PHOTOS: AKSELI ...

25.3.2024 | YEARBOOK 2023 2 3 Y E A R B O O K 2 0 23 Y E A R B O O K 20 23 4 Intelligence is a global growth industry 6 Russia is increasingly dependent on China, but what does this mean for Finland’s national security? 8 Finland must learn to live with activ...

14.10.2020 | PAGE 4 PAGE 46 PAGE 28 PAGE 22 A S E C U R E W AY T O T H E F U T U R E CONTENT 4 A Secure Way to the Future 6 Supo’s special mission 8 Supo to play a greater role in combating national security threats 10 Persistent surveillance can be enough to ...

29.3.2022 | Yearbook 2021 Y EA R B O O K 2021 2 3 4-5 High-quality intelligence is essential for foreign and security policymaking 6-7 The aim of refugee espionage is to control and silence 8-9 Managing data from critical functions is part of future security ...

8.3.2022 | YEAR BOOK Y EA R B O O K 20 20 2 3 4-5 People need unique information in an uncertain world 6-7 After the caliphate – future trends in radical Islamist terrorism 8-9 Extreme right-wing terrorism is a substantial threat in Western countries 10-11 T...