Finland and international politics

We attended on a lecture about Finland and international politics. There were many interesting lecturers and a lot of fascinating topics. 

We learned about important points and facts why Finland is able to be independent and about Finland's position in the world. Things that can affect to Finland's independence are, for example, geographical location and neighbour countries, natural resources as well as the size and density of population. One of the most important things is the Finns' strong will to stay independent. The population is considered to be homogeneous and it wants to stay together and defend Finland side by side.

Finland has a history with the United States, of course. In 1919, USA recognized Finland's independence and they started making different kinds of agreements. Even though Finland and USA were on the opposite sides in the Continuation War, they were never at war with each other. During the years USA has supported Finland with economical things however only as long as USA did not step on Russia's toes. There are no major problems between Finland and United States because USA has never been that interested in Finland. Though, Finland has cooperated with Nato and Finland has some agreements related to defence things with USA.

It is important to learn about foreign affairs because the international political situation concerns about everyone on this globe. Also, we as young people are here in the future to decide and live with these things.

During the lecture we learned a lot about what happens and what has happened in the world of politics throughout the years. The most important way of learning was to listen carefully and use our own knowledge to understand things better. Taking notes was also big part of the learning process.