'We can't trust them': Anti-Russia sentiment grows in Finland • FRANCE 24 English

Finland shares a 1,300-kilometre border with Russia. During the Cold War and until recently, its so-called "Finlandisation" doctrine meant neutrality, but the war in Ukraine has changed everything. Today, Finland is on its guard. Anti-Russian sentiment runs strong among the population, which has not forgotten the country's previous armed conflicts with Moscow, as FRANCE 24’s team on the ground reports.
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[SimSimon]

they call it 'anti-russian sentiment'. In Finland you call it 'common sense'.

[ThorSuzuki]

There is a reason why Finland continued with their military build-up after the Cold War when the rest of Europe ditched their militaries instead.

[mv_]

If you invade, threaten and bully your neighbours and blatantly lie about everything, you shouldn't expect sympathy. Simples.

[IbnBahtuta]

History confirms Finland's attitude to Russia is correct. 🔱

[tnickknight]

We in the Baltics have the same shared history and remain united. 🇱🇹🇪🇪🇱🇻🇫🇮

[johnthefinn]

The majority of Finns have never trusted our eastern neighbour.

[evulclown]

"Anti-Russia" otherwise known as logic. 😂

[YT-mneq]

"We can't trust them" words spoken by all of Russias neighbors. NATO is a collection of countries that don't trust Russia. When mistrust expands, NATO expands. Russia is not trustworthy.

[Buckshot]

Old Finnlander saying "A Russian is a Russian even if you fry him in butter".

[borisstanislav]

1:32 I agree with the Finnish gentleman, it's the people of Russia who keep the dictator in power, the majority support him, therefore they're to blame.

[louisavondart]

Finns have never forgotten how the Red Army attacked them in 1939. Of course they don't trust them.

[D_isco_D_ancer]

Finish citizens seem to be well informed and awesome people. They have suffered from Russian imperialism so they know what they are talking about.

[Frogmad]

When i was just a small kid my Finnish uncle would sometimes say "remember Never trust the russians" Some deep wounds left in his generation. Wounds that were never forgotten and made them wiser. I would kinda laugh at those times until it was proven to be right, now i will pass down those words when it is appropriate.

[vaterunser]

If pootin attacks Finland I will be the first foreign volunteer to fight for my brothers... and Im German!

[fabiss]

People of Finland, there are 30 countries having your back, don't be afraid.

[donnieglenellyn]

Love Finland. Wish they were our neighbor in the states

[frankhoffman]

No matter what else happens in this war, Finland going from neutral to NATO will be seen by history as a major defeat for Russia.

[pabloagusti]

"Anti-Mordor sentiment grows in the Middle Earth. Mordor dismisses it as propaganda and proceeds to behead children, while talking about the infinite and long awaited benefits of a multipolar world".

[viljanov]

In reality Finns just continue being wary and alert about possible Russian hybrid operations. That's it. Russia has pretty good track record for making people distrust it, so they can blame themselves

[RamBo-yhkz]

Thank you Putin for recruiting Finland to NATO.