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Finland
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What does it want?
Position: unclear or shifting (AMBIG). Has said things that point in more than one direction.
Unclear or shifting (AMBIG), since 2024-05-16, points both ways (AMBIGUOUS)
Finland's 2024 submission wants a two-tier approach that combines prohibitions and regulations. That points toward a treaty with bans. The same submission says the instrument could be either politically or legally binding, and that Finland's aim is an instrument without prejudging its nature, with the widest possible group of states. So Finland wants bans but has said in its own words that it is open on whether they bind. In November 2025 it joined a statement saying future negotiations must not prejudge their outcome. In October 2026 it backed further work within the CCW. Finland voted Yes on all three UN resolutions.
Finland calls for a two-tier approach combining prohibitions and regulations.
LAWS should therefore be regulated using a two-tier approach that combines prohibitions and regulations.
Submission by Finland concerning United Nations General Assembly resolution 78/241 of 22 December 2023 on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, 2024-05-16 source
The prohibition tier covers systems outside any human involvement and chain of command.
outlaws autonomous weapons systems that operate without any form of human involvement and outside a human responsible chain of command
Submission by Finland concerning United Nations General Assembly resolution 78/241 of 22 December 2023 on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, 2024-05-16 source
Finland says the instrument could be politically or legally binding.
The instrument could be either politically or legally binding.
Submission by Finland concerning United Nations General Assembly resolution 78/241 of 22 December 2023 on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, 2024-05-16 source
Finland's stated aim is an instrument without prejudging its nature, joined by the widest possible group of states.
Finland's objective is the conclusion of an international instrument, without prejudging its nature, with the widest possible group of states
Submission by Finland concerning United Nations General Assembly resolution 78/241 of 22 December 2023 on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems, 2024-05-16 source
Finland is among fifteen states on whose behalf the UK said future negotiations must stay in the CCW and not prejudge their outcome.
any future negotiations must take place within the framework of the CCW and must not prejudge the nature of their outcome
General Assembly First Committee, 80th session, 24th meeting, automatic speech recognition transcript, 2025-11-04 source
In its October 2026 national statement Finland backs further work within the CCW, naming no instrument type.
We welcome progress in the GGE on lethal autonomous weapons systems and support ambitious further work within the CCW.
General Assembly First Committee, 81st session, 4th meeting, automatic speech recognition transcript, 2026-10-08 source
How did it vote?
Yes on all three UN votes on autonomous weapons.
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What has it signed?
Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.
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When has it spoken?
Every time it went on the record, dated.
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What rules has it written at home?
Its own military policy.
Military policy not yet reviewed by this site, as of 2026-11-04.
The record
The documents on file.
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