How Russian Propaganda Learned to Look Finnish

Russian propaganda has adapted to Finland’s resilient information environment by disguising Kremlin narratives as local news and political commentary. A network of fringe websites republishes Russian state messaging while exploiting debates over NATO, migration, sovereignty, and economic insecurity. Analysts describe this as information laundering: unreliable claims move through local platforms and become more credible through repetition. The resulting narratives portray Ukraine as illegitimate, Russia as defensive, and the European Union as authoritarian, targeting readers vulnerable to disinformation in Finland today.