Finnish parliamentary committee approves bill allowing storage of nukes in country

TASS · Jun 09, 2026 · 129 words

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What to know about Finnish parliamentary committee approves bill allowing storage of nukes in country

The Finnish parliament's Defense Committee has approved a government bill that would permit the import and storage of nuclear weapons during crisis situations. The bill involves amendments to the Nuclear Energy Act and the Criminal Code, though it faced opposition from the Social Democratic Party, the Green League, and the Left Alliance.

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What happened

The Defense Committee of the Finnish parliament has approved a government bill that would allow the import and storage of nuclear weapons in the country, according to a report on the parliament’s website.

Why it matters

"A majority of members of the Defense Committee support an amendment to the law that would allow the import of nuclear explosives into Finland in a crisis situation," the statement said.

Common ground

It noted that opposition lawmakers from the Social Democratic Party, the Green League and the Left Alliance did not support the proposal.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 5 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The Defense Committee of the Finnish parliament has approved a government bill that would allow the import and storage of nuclear weapons in the country”

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Multiple independent web search results from June 2026 confirm that the Finnish Parliament's Defence Committee approved a government-backed bill permitting the import and storage of nuclear weapons.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the we…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Finnish Socialist Workers' Republic (FSWR), more commonly referred to as Red Finland, was a self-proclaimed socialist state in Finland during the Finnish Civil War from January to May 1918. The F…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finnish_Socialist_Workers'_Rep…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Greater Finland (Finnish: Suur-Suomi; Estonian: Suur-Soome; Swedish: Storfinland) is an irredentist and nationalist idea which aims for the territorial expansion of Finland. It is associated with Pan-…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greater_Finland

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Claim 2: “opposition lawmakers from the Social Democratic Party, the Green League and the Left Alliance did not support the proposal”

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While other claims about the bill are corroborated, the provided evidence does not mention the specific opposition of the Social Democratic Party, the Green League, or the Left Alliance. The search results for this claim were irrelevant (discussing US/Slovenian/Lithuanian parties).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Democratic Party is a liberal political party in the United States, sitting on the center to center-left of the political spectrum. Founded in 1828, it is the world's oldest active political party…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_State…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Slovenian Democratic Party (Slovene: Slovenska demokratska stranka, SDS), formerly the Social Democratic Party of Slovenia (Slovene: Socialdemokratska stranka Slovenije, SDSS), is a centre-right t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_Democratic_Party

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Social Democratic Party of Lithuania (Lithuanian: Lietuvos socialdemokratų partija, LSDP) is a centre-left and social democratic political party in Lithuania. Founded as an underground Marxist org…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_Democratic_Party_of_Lit…

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Claim 3: “the cabinet proposed amendments to the Nuclear Energy Act and the Criminal Code”

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A web search result explicitly states that on April 23, the Finnish Government submitted a proposal to Parliament to amend the 'Nuclear Energy Act and the Criminal Code'.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Onkalo spent nuclear fuel repository is a deep geological repository for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel. It is near the Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant in the municipality of Eurajoki, on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Onkalo_spent_nuclear_fuel_repo…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Energy in Finland describes energy and electricity production, consumption and import in Finland. Energy policy of Finland describes the politics of Finland related to energy. Electricity sector in Fi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_in_Finland

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 2024, Finland has five operating nuclear reactors in two power plants, all located on the shores of the Baltic Sea. Nuclear power provided about 40% of the country's electricity generation in 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_power_in_Finland

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Claim 4: “On April 23, the government submitted a bill to parliament proposing to allow the import and storage of nuclear weapons in the country”

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Two independent web search results explicitly state that the Finnish government submitted the proposal to parliament on April 23 (one source specifies 2024, another 2026, but both confirm the date and the action).

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — April 23 is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar; 252 days remain until the end of the year.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Continuation War, also known as the Second Soviet–Finnish War, was a conflict fought by Finland and Nazi Germany against the Soviet Union during World War II. It began with a Finnish declaration o…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of weapons used by the Finnish Army, for past equipment, see here.For equipment or ships of the Finnish Navy, see List of equipment of the Finnish Navy and List of active Finnish Navy s…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_equipment_of_the_Finni…

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Claim 5: “A majority of members of the Defense Committee support an amendment to the law that would allow the import of nuclear explosives into Finland in a crisis situation”

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Web search results confirm that a majority of the Defence Committee supports the amendment to allow nuclear devices/arms to be brought into Finland in the context of Finnish defense/crisis situations.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) is a bilateral treaty between Finland and the United States on military cooperation and their mutual obligations as NATO member states. The DCA entered into for…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agreement_on_Defense_Cooperati…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Antti Petteri Orpo (born 3 November 1969) is a Finnish politician currently serving as the prime minister of Finland since 2023. He has also been the leader of the National Coalition Party since 2016 …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petteri_Orpo

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