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| ARTHUR TILLEY |
74 per cent of
Finnish citizens believe that the
president Sauli Niinistö has operated correctly in the Russian-Finnish policy
interests . The results were shown
today in the economic research commissioned by the newspaper Iltalehti . 43 per cent of the respndents feel that Niinistö should,
however, be more closely contacted the Russian president Vladimir Putin. The
majority of citizens feel that Niinistö does not contribute to the so-called
Finlandisation. Only 14 percent of respondents are of the opinion that Niinistö
has given the impression that Finland would give Russia too much influence in Finnish
politics. The study also touched upon NATO. 59 percent of citizens support
Niinistö's view that Finland is not applying the prevailing conditions for NATO
membership.
A clear
minority, or 29 per cent of them would turn NATO's position, if Niinistö
tickets would be clearly in favor of membership.
President
Niinistö receives in the survey citizens
overall grade eight plus. For example, the President of Finland Tarja Halonen got
in her own office Taloustutkimus at the end of October 2011 study, only grade 8.
SOURCE: Iltalehti.fi
