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At the same time, by replacing the Soviet-Finnish mutual assistance pact with treaties on general cooperation and trade, Finns put themselves on an equal footing while retaining a friendly bilateral relationship. Finland now is boosting cross-border commercial ties and touting its potential as a commercial gateway to Russia. It has reassured Russia that it will not raise claims for Finnish territory seized by the Soviet Union and continues to reaffirm the importance of good bilateral relations.

At the same time, by replacing the Soviet-Finnish mutual assistance pact with treaties on general cooperation and trade, Finns put themselves on an equal footing while retaining a friendly bilateral relationship. Finland now is boosting cross-border commercial ties and touting its potential as a commercial gateway to Russia. It has reassured Russia that it will not raise claims for Finnish territory seized by the Soviet Union and continues to reaffirm the importance of good bilateral relations.

Following the Russian Federation's [[Russia-Ukraine war|Special Operation]] in Ukraine Finland is considering joining NATO.  Russia warned of a military-technical response if Finland joined NATO.<ref>https://tass.com/politics/1450057</ref>

Following the Russian Federation's [[Russia-Ukraine war|Special Operation]] in Ukraine Finland is considering joining NATO.  Russia warned of a military-technical response if Finland joined NATO.<ref>https://tass.com/politics/1450057</ref>  Turkish President [[Recep Erdoğan]] warned that "[[Scandinavia]]n countries are 'guesthouses' for terrorist organizations."<ref>https://zeenews.india.com/world/scandinavian-countries-are-guesthouses-for-terrorist-organisations-erdogan-says-turkey-not-supportive-of-finland-sweden-joining-nato-2463392.html</ref>

====Multilateral Relations====

====Multilateral Relations====