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Finland strengthens regional cooperation with Sweden and Norway. Minister of Defence Antti Kaikkonen, Norway's Minister of Defence Frank Bakke-Jensen and Sweden’s Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist signed the Statement of Intent (SoI) in Lakselv, Norway, on 23 September 2020.
The trilateral Statement of Intent sets the target level for closer defence cooperation between Finland, Norway and Sweden. The common goal is to achieve the capability and readiness to conduct military operations, based on a separate decision.
Trilateral defence cooperation supports the objective of broader Nordic defence cooperation (NORDEFCO) to strengthen the ability to work together in peace, crisis and conflict conditions. It also complements the bilateral defence cooperation between Finland and Sweden and between Finland and Norway.
The SoI does not involve an obligation to take military action; to take such action would always require separate national political decisions. The Statement of Intent is not a legally binding document.
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The trilateral Statement of Intent sets the target level for closer defence cooperation between Finland, Norway and Sweden. The common goal is to achieve the capability and readiness to conduct military operations, based on a separate decision.
Trilateral defence cooperation supports the objective of broader Nordic defence cooperation (NORDEFCO) to strengthen the ability to work together in peace, crisis and conflict conditions. It also complements the bilateral defence cooperation between Finland and Sweden and between Finland and Norway.
The SoI does not involve an obligation to take military action; to take such action would always require separate national political decisions. The Statement of Intent is not a legally binding document.
Defence Ministers of Norway, Finland and Sweden signed a trilateral Statement of Intent
Ministry of Defence of Finland
