© John Thys/AFPFlag of Finland installed at NATO headquarters
Less than half the population supports the establishment of a permanent NATO base despite joining the bloc...
Significant majorities of the Finnish population oppose the transportation and storage of NATO's nuclear weapons in the country, despite having joined the bloc last year, according to the results of a University of Helsinki survey published on Thursday.
More than three-quarters (77%) of respondents opposed the storage of nuclear weapons in Finland,
where they are illegal, while just 14% supported it. Even transporting NATO's nuclear arsenal
through Finnish territory was opposed by 61% of respondents, with just 27% in favor.
University of Helsinki professor Hanna Wass, one of the researchers who conducted the survey, told Finnish broadcaster Yle:
"Finland is protected by NATO's nuclear umbrella, but the shared responsibility does not extend to a willingness to transport weapons here. This might be a reflection of a not-in-my-backyard mentality, but above all, it is indicative of Finland's long history of nuclear disarmament."
The population was almost evenly split on the idea of a permanent NATO base in Finland staffed with non-Finnish troops, with 43% opposing the idea and 46% supporting it.
Comment: It's actually a good thing that the mainstream is coming out with articles like this. They broadcast to the world the incredible idiocy of progressive ideology.