The head of the country’s Ministry of Defense said that such bans were established by countries that transferred long-range weapons.

During the war against Russian occupiers, Ukraine can use weapons provided by Finland to strike the territory of the Russian Federation. Helsinki did not establish such prohibitions.

Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said that restrictions on the use of weapons were set by countries that transferred long-range weapons systems to Ukraine.

“According to my information, Finland has not established such restrictions, and Ukraine should have the right to use these weapons against military targets also on Russian soil,” Jukka Kopra, chairman of the parliamentary defense committee, told Yle.

The issue arose when the future commander of the Estonian Defense Forces, Andrus Merilo, said that Western countries made a mistake by limiting Ukraine’s use of weapons, allowing strikes only on the temporarily occupied territory of the country.

Help to Ukraine from Finland – main news

In December 2023, the head of the Finnish Ministry of Defense, Antti Hakkänen, said that the country was doubling its missile production capacity to help Ukraine in the long term. In total, investments from the Ministry of Defense and industry will amount to about 120 million euros.

At the same time, the production of ammunition in the country as of December 2023 has already increased several times compared to the period before the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In addition, since the beginning of the war in Ukraine, the defense department has placed long-term orders for heavy shells.

On February 9, it became known that Finland was sending the 22nd defense aid package to Ukraine, worth approximately 190 million euros. It is stated that for operational reasons and to ensure the safe delivery of assistance, detailed contents, delivery method or schedule of assistance will not be disclosed.

In previous aid packages, Helsinki received ammunition, heavy weapons, Leopard 2R mine clearance tanks, and more.