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.

Only Supo may apply civilian intelligence gathering methods in Finland on phenomena jeopardising national security. The use of intelligence gathering methods is strictly governed by law.

The guiding values of Supo activities are legality, reliability and quality. The work of Supo relies solely on statutory powers.

Cyber espionage operations are often named with the abbreviation APT, together with a number combination.

Counterintelligence defends Finland against the espionage and influence operations of foreign powers. This is one of the key functions of Supo.

Supo applies intelligence methods to combat terrorism, seeking to detect terrorist activities and related phenomena at the earliest possible stage.

Intelligence is unique information managed by Supo in serving top-level national government. Civilian intelligence operations only target phenomena that seriously jeopardise national security.

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Supo applies intelligence methods to combat terrorism, seeking to detect terrorist activities and related phenomena at the earliest possible stage.

Intelligence is unique information managed by Supo in serving top-level national government. Only Supo may apply civilian intelligence gathering methods in Finland. Civilian intelligence operations only target phenomena that seriously jeopardise national security.

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Authoritarian regimes are known to spy on citizens who have emigrated to Finland and engage in activities that these regimes consider a threat.

Intelligence gathering operations are a core function of Supo. The function of Supo is to supply relevant and proactive information on phenomena that jeopardise national security.

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

Russia and China continue to actively engage in intelligence and influencing activities against Finland.

Russia and China continue to actively engage in intelligence and influencing activities against Finland.

About 570 staff members work at Supo. Average age of personnel is 43,1 years.

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.

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