Finland's placement within Nato will fall under the Allied Joint Force Command (JFC) Brunssum headquarters in the Netherlands. Newspaper Helsingin Sanomat first reported this and Yle confirmed the information.
While the proposal for the placement has reportedly been made within Nato, the documents are not publicly available.
Nato forces are commanded from three different joint force command (JFC) headquarters, Brunssum in the Netherlands, Naples in Italy, and Norfolk in the United States.
According to Yle, the move placing Finland in Brunssum was not a surprise. It had been clear from the outset that Finland would initially be under the command of the headquarters in the Netherlands. The decision has been taken for practical reasons.
Brunssum is already responsible for Nato's European defence north of the Alps, including the Baltic Sea region and the Baltic States.
Naples is focused on the area of Mediterranean and Black Seas, while Norfolk in the US is responsible for the protection of countries directly bordering the Atlantic Ocean.
According to Yle, the reason for the decision was that there were no other choices at this stage. Naples was not a fit for Finland from a strategic standpoint, and the Norfolk headquarters is not yet operationally capable of defending Northern Europe.
Kaikkonen: Case still being handled
Finnish Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen (Cen) told Yle that the issue is pending in Nato and is still being discussed.
"It may take some time before final answers are found on this issue, which means that long-term solutions are still open. Finland has so far done business with Brunssum, as we have anticipated all along. Norfolk is not yet fully operational. Longer-term solutions will fall into place in due course," Kaikkonen said.
According to Kaikkonen, a solution should be sought that is the most appropriate from a military point of view for Finland, the Nordic countries and Nato.
"Work on the matter continues, and probably this work will be done for quite some time," Kaikkonen explained.
Headquarters may change later
The decision may be temporary as Nato's command structure is being reformed. This will also take into account the fact that Finland and, in the longer term, Sweden are members of Nato. It has been estimated that the most practical way would be for Finland, Sweden and Norway to be under the same headquarters.
Finland has expressed the wish that it should be placed under the command of Norfolk. There are several reasons for this: for example, Norway and Great Britain, Finland's close partners, fall under this headquarters.
Although it is not a political issue, Finland believes that Norfolk, under direct US command, would be a useful solution from a security policy point of view.
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