"Democracy is a difficult export product, and it cannot be rooted by force.

Finland's best contribution is in civilian crisis management, development cooperation and cooperation in education," says Markus Mustajärvi, who chaired the group speech of the Left Alliance Parliamentary Group. According to Mustajärvi, going to Afghanistan should have been considered more critically at the time, and criticism will continue to be needed in similar situations. In addition, Mustajärvi raised concerns about the coping of civil and military personnel in national defence.– Already civilian and military personnel in the Finnish Defence Forces are struggling with coping problems. Oversized and misadjudged procurement can jeopardise the rest of the foundation of national defence," Mustajärvi says. For example, with the HX project, expenditure in the Defence Ministry's section rose by 56% in one year without any personnel problems being resolved. Mustajärvi points out that the report also states that "the resources currently in use pose challenges for maintaining operations and readiness at current levels and limit the Defence Forces' preparedness for long-term crisis and warfare." According to Mustajärvi, a well-managed foreign and security policy lays the foundations for Finland not to go to war. Military non-alignment supports this.– Just in case, however, we must have our own credible defence. At the moment, it is based on conscription and a strong, trained reserve and a high will to defend the country.