Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Finland yakagamuchira mhinduro dzinoshoreka kubva kuRussia kuti ingo funga nezve mukana wekujoinha NATO, neongororo ya2009 ichiratidza kuti izvi zvinogona kuve nemhedzisiro pahukama hweRussia neEU neNATO zvakazara. Kutevera 2008
Hondo yeRussia neGeorgia, Mutungamiri weFinland Matti Vanhanen akadzokorora kuti Finland yakanga isina hurongwa hwekujoinha NATO, uye akataura kuti chidzidzo chikuru chehondo chaive chekuda hukama hwepedyo neRussia. Mukubvunzurudzwa munaJune 2014 mupepanhau reFinland "Hufvudstadsbladet", mumiriri waVladimir Putin Sergey Alexandrovich Markov akapomera Finland "Russophobia" yakanyanyisa uye akataura kuti Finland kujoina NATO kunogona kutanga Hondo Yenyika III. Muna Chikunguru 2016, Putin akataura pakushanya kuFinland kuti Russia yaizowedzera huwandu hwemauto pamuganhu weFinland kana Finland ikabatana neNATO. Iye akanyeverawo kuti NATO yaizo"rwisana neRussia kusvikira kumunhu wokupedzisira weFinland".