Finland, Sweden + NATO

[celedhring]

Apparently Russia's short term answer to this development is going to be deploying nukes to the Baltic.

Just tell them the Finns/Swedes aren't joining, it's just a special cooperation.

[Solmyr]

Solmyr, IIRC you're a Finn of Russian descent.  Can you tell us a little more about that?  Like how and why your family ended up in Finland?

I moved here with my mom from St. Petersburg in 1992 when she married a Finnish man. I was 14 at the time. Not a whole lot more to it. So I'm not an ethnic Finn as such, but a Finnish citizen. Ethnically actually I'm a mix of Russian/Jewish/Ukrainian/Finnish/Baltic.

[The Brain]

My impression is that Sweden and Finland not joining NATO now would be a gamble. Likely an irresponsible one.

[Admiral Yi]

I moved here with my mom from St. Petersburg in 1992 when she married a Finnish man. I was 14 at the time. Not a whole lot more to it. So I'm not an ethnic Finn as such, but a Finnish citizen. Ethnically actually I'm a mix of Russian/Jewish/Ukrainian/Finnish/Baltic.

Thanks.

[Solmyr]

Finnish PM Sanna Marin held a press conference today concerning NATO preparations and rocked this look, which caused some conservative politicians pop a vein.  

[crazy canuck]

Gaijin de SinkingMoscau is typing up strongly worded posts about how these are simply expected developments from anti-Russian elites in these countries, and that their true populations are actually very pro-Russian invasion of their countries.

Well, he is not wrong when you consider his definition of the true population does not include the current population of those countries.

[DGuller]

My impression is that Sweden and Finland not joining NATO now would be a gamble. Likely an irresponsible one.

A gamble is something with an uncertain outcome.  Certainly stupid decisions are not gambles, they're just self-sabotage.

[crazy canuck]

Finnish PM Sanna Marin held a press conference today concerning NATO preparations and rocked this look, which caused some conservative politicians pop a vein.  

I love Finland 

[DGuller]

Gaijin de SinkingMoscau is typing up strongly worded posts about how these are simply expected developments from anti-Russian elites in these countries, and that their true populations are actually very pro-Russian invasion of their countries.

But a Georgian babushka, probably not from Gagra, was so appreciative of Gaijin.  That has to count for something, right?

[Jacob]

I moved here with my mom from St. Petersburg in 1992 when she married a Finnish man. I was 14 at the time. Not a whole lot more to it. So I'm not an ethnic Finn as such, but a Finnish citizen. Ethnically actually I'm a mix of Russian/Jewish/Ukrainian/Finnish/Baltic.

So in theory you'd be part of the oppressed ethnic Russian minority, yearning to be reunited with the motherland and looking to Putin to protect you interests. In reality, not so much?

[Barrister]

Solmyr, IIRC you're a Finn of Russian descent.  Can you tell us a little more about that?  Like how and why your family ended up in Finland?

I moved here with my mom from St. Petersburg in 1992 when she married a Finnish man. I was 14 at the time. Not a whole lot more to it. So I'm not an ethnic Finn as such, but a Finnish citizen. Ethnically actually I'm a mix of Russian/Jewish/Ukrainian/Finnish/Baltic.

If you feel like discussing it...

How are you treated in Finland since, I'm assuming, you must have a Russian accent?  Has it changed since the Ukraine invasion?

[Tamas]

If he moved there when he was 14 I doubt he has a Russian accent.

[Barrister]

If he moved there when he was 14 I doubt he has a Russian accent.

My experience from seeing other people is that if they move to Canada in their teens they're likely to have an accent, if it's more like gradeschool more likely not.

[ulmont]

Finnish PM Sanna Marin held a press conference today concerning NATO preparations and rocked this look, which caused some conservative politicians pop a vein.  

I love Finland 

Strong Tammi of Finland vibes.

[Eddie Teach]

Finnish PM Sanna Marin held a press conference today concerning NATO preparations and rocked this look, which caused some conservative politicians pop a vein.  

I love Finland 

Strong Tammi of Finland vibes.

What does that mean? Ron Swanson's next wife?