Finland's new president considers neighboring Russia and emphasizes cooperation with NATO and other countries. Former Prime Minister Stub was chosen as the next president of Finland, a Scandinavian country that joined NATO last year.
Finland, which shares a 1,300 km border with Russia, reversed its long-held policy of military neutrality in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The president is in charge of military and foreign policy, and the elected Stubbe stated in the capital Helsinki, ``The 'post-Cold War' era is over,'' stating that defense spending is key to national defense policy.