the development of russian military policy and finland

ABOUT THE AUTHORS
Stefan Forss has a doctorate in physics and is Docent at the Department of
Strategic and Defence Studies of the Finnish National Defence University.
Between 1985 and 2005 he was Ministry for Foreign Affairs consultant at the
Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT), leading research on issues concerning
arms control, weapons technology and particularly nuclear weapons.
From 2005 to his retirement in 2012 Forss was senior researcher at the Ministry
for Foreign Affairs, working with essentially the same issues as before, including
security and military policy, at the Department of Strategic and Defence
Studies.
Brigadier (ret., GS) Lauri Kiianlinna retired from active service as Chief of
Staff at the Finnish Eastern Military Area in 2005. Among his various positions
during his career, working as defence attaché in Moscow, as commander
of the Savonia Brigade and administrative Director at the Finnish National
Defence University can be mentioned. Brigadier Kiianlinna’s graduation work
dealt with the development of Soviet military operational art and tactics.
Captain (Navy, ret., GS) Pertti Inkinen’s career includes working as defence
attaché in Moscow, Minsk and Beijing and as liaison officer at the Ministry for
Foreign Affairs. He retired in 2002 from active service. Captain Inkinen
worked as a researcher and senior researcher at the Department of Strategic
and Defence Studies of the Finnish National Defence University in 2003–
2010.
Colonel (ret., GS) Heikki Hult is a former Army officer who has worked as
defence attaché in London, the Hague and Beijing as well as liaison officer at
the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Colonel Hult was Director of the Department
of Strategic and Defence Studies of the Finnish National Defence University
from 1997 until his retirement in 2002.