Editorial: Finnish should be awake of foreign states to influence companies

Protection police to a recent estimate, Finland has an active hybrid influence and the intelligence of the target. Inka Soveri

protection police released Monday the national security review, which, according to several foreign intelligence services are active in Finland.

Intelligence and kybervakoilun in addition, Finland is also directed towards the active hybrid influence, and foreign state actors the ability to use in Finland strong too influence the way choices store Supo estimates that high.

a Hybrid of influencing is all about the fact that some states are trying to Finnish the weaknesses of utilizing to promote their own interests and narrowing the Finnish national sovereignty.

Although the hybrid influence is not a new phenomenon, its intensity and diversity what make the phenomenon for Finland greater security threat. Supo, Finland were operated by foreign state actors are increasingly more willing to use a very far-reaching ways, which may be, for example, information campaigns, kyberoperaatiot, political pressure, limit of stability, undermining the economic influence of the growth and infrastructure projects through influence and military power of the screen.

and socially open, liberal and democratic Finland is a hybrid effect in terms of easier to paint than, for example, a state which is strictly central administration led by the. Also far digitalisoit sleep country Usa is a hybrid operation for an opportune target.

on the other Hand, finns also have great potential to resist a hybrid of influence, as Finland is a stable and functional state, which has developed a preparedness culture, working in cooperation with authorities, and in addition, we are closely involved in international cooperation.

Finland has also a national defense system, which increases the deterrent effect of hybrid campaigns at times used military force against.

there is no reason to over - and under-react to, but they have to be aware of, because often the mere thing in the wake of the growth of the hybrid influence of corporate resistance.

People also have to consider, for example, in my own operations, when the Finnish conflicts between the stir up can drive the hybrid influence to the side, the aim of which can be, for example, social instability, or the whole political system changing influence in the state as favourable.

Similarly, citizens should be aware of new technologies such as the algorithm of the effects of, for example, in their ”information bubble in” and seek information from reliable sources.