Finland has prepared a proposal for the country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention

The Finnish authorities have prepared a proposal to withdraw from the convention on anti-personnel mines. This was announced on April 17 by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland.

"On April 1, 2025, the government decided to begin preparations for the termination of the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti—personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, the so-called Ottawa Convention," the ministry said in a statement posted on its website.

As specified in the article, the main goal of Finland's policy is to "protect independence and territorial integrity." For this reason, the country intends to develop its defense potential.

Finnish citizens will be able to send comments on the draft until May 16, after which the government will submit the proposal to Parliament. In addition, according to the ministry, Finland's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention will enter into force in six months only after the UN Secretary-General receives the relevant document.

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Earlier, on April 16, the Latvian Seimas approved in final reading the law on the country's withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention. Withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention was initiated by the Ministry of Defense and coordinated with Estonia, Lithuania and Poland.

In addition, on March 7, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk announced that Warsaw was considering the possibility of withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, as well as from the Dublin Convention on Cluster Munitions. He said that all neighbors have both types of weapons, for this reason Poland should also use available means to ensure security in the country.