From his office at Jönköping University, Marco Nilsson follows the media reporting from Sweden, Finland and other western countries.
His analysis is that the Finns seem more worried about Russia's offensive warfare in Ukraine than the Swedes at the moment.
- Finland has a long border with Russia, says Marco Nilsson who is both a Swedish and a Finnish citizen.
On November 30, 1939, Soviet troops attacked Finland, an event that reminded the Finnish people when Russia launched the large-scale attack on Ukraine almost a week ago.
The NATO issue
Finland's parliamentary parties gathered yesterday to discuss the NATO issue, which has become increasingly hot in the country after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
41 percent of Swedes are in favor of NATO membership, new figures show.
According to the survey from Yle, 53 percent of Finns are positive about the country joining NATO.
Ideological leaders can prolong war
Marco Nilsson, who is a senior lecturer and associate professor of political science at the University of Learning and Communication in Jönköping, has a doctorate in how ideologically motivated leaders prolong war.
In his research, one can draw parallels to the current situation in Ukraine, where several experts believe that Vladimir Putin has become increasingly ideological.
- He does not care about the sanctions themselves and he has ideologically motivated goals, but I think what would make him stop the war is if he feels that domestic political support and the ability to remain in power is threatened.
In the clip above, you hear Marco Nilsson tell what he sees as the biggest danger with Putin right now and how the view of the security situation so far seems to differ somewhat between Finland and Sweden.