1 INTRODUCTION The Government submits its Foreign and Security Policy Report to Parliament. The Report lays the foundation for steering Finland’s foreign and security policy. It analyses Finland’s operating environment and the drivers of change, presenting the key priorities and goals of Finland’s foreign and security policy. By implementing the goals the Government strengthens Finland’s security and promotes Finland’s prosperity in the rapidly changing and unpredictable international operating environment. The Government report builds on earlier reporting. However, the scope of this Report differs from its predecessor (VNS 6/2012vp). The present report covers the whole of foreign and security policy. The Government will prepare a separate report on defence along the guidelines of this Report. The Government report on internal security (VNS 5/2016vp) was presented to Parliament on 19 May 2016. The Government report on Finland’s development policy (VNS 1/2016vp) has also been presented to Parliament. When preparing the reports on foreign and security policy, defence policy and internal security, the Government took into account Parliament’s comments on the Government report on security and defence policy (EK 6/2013vp UaVM 1/2013vp) during the 2013 parliamentary session. The scope of this Report extends beyond the present Government’s term in office, reaching into the mid-2020s. 5