Finland Plans Anti-Nuclear Weapons Declaration as It Lifts Ban

A national parade at Senate Square in Helsinki.

Photographer: Alessandro Rampazzo/AFP/Getty Images

Finland plans to declare that it won’t station nuclear weapons on its territory in peacetime even as the Nordic country is changing its laws to allow such a move.

The declaration brings Finland into line with other Nordic countries, which have issued similar proclamations. The move comes after a proposal last month to lift the country’s nuclear weapons restrictions sparked a divisive debate.