Mistrust within trust
Year: 2018

Although the Finnish–Swedish cooperation in national security seems to build upon a strong identification-based and historically institutionalised sense of reciprocal trust, reinforced by their shared Nordic values and a sense of interdependence, there appears a curious element of suspicion rooted into this otherwise benevolent and trustful relationship. In this chapter, we examine this mistrust having its roots in October 1990 when Sweden announced its plans to apply for the European Community