Comment: Foreign Ministry's Åland clearance is a gift to Putin

Demilitarized Åland serves only Russia's interests, not anyone else's, writes Emil Kastehelmi, Iltalehde's special editor. The demilitarisation of Åland should not be dissolved and the Mariehamn Consulate should not be abolished. This is the position to which the Foreign Ministry, according to Yle's information, is coming to in its report. The clarification is still in progress, but the main lines appear to be outlined. The do-nothing line doesn…