CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION.......................................................................................................... 5 2 VISION FOR THE FUTURE: FINLAND 2025.................................................................. 6 3 THE GOAL OF FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY........................................................ 7 4 THE OPERATING ENVIRONMENT OF FOREIGN AND SECURITY POLICY..................... 8 4.1 Global trends.................................................................................................... 9 4.2 The situation in Finland’s vicinity.................................................................... 11 4.3 States and other international actors............................................................. 13 4.4 Rules-based international cooperation........................................................... 15 5 PRIORITIES AND GOALS........................................................................................... 17 5.1 Strengthening the European Union as a security community......................... 19 5.2 Deepening cooperation with Sweden and the other Nordic countries............ 21 5.3 Deepening cooperation with the United States.............................................. 22 5.4 The importance of relations with Russia......................................................... 22 5.5 Bilateral relations in foreign and security policy............................................. 23 5.6 Developing the relationship with NATO.......................................................... 23 5.7 Focus attention on the future of the Arctic region.......................................... 24 5.8 Sustainable development as a goal for foreign and security policy................ 25 5.9 Emphasising the relationship between external and internal security............ 26 5.10 Make the measures more effective on the root causes of migration and fragile states............................................................................................ 26 5.11 Equality and human rights as a point of departure......................................... 27 5.12 More effectiveness in conflict management................................................... 27 5.13 Mediation as an increasingly important focus area........................................ 28 5.14 Strengthening rules-based action................................................................... 29 5.15 Strengthening crisis resilience........................................................................ 30 3