>(presumably, Finland is considered an ally to the US) Finland only joined NATO in 2023; before then it was explicitly neutral. During the Cold War, East and W

>(presumably, Finland is considered an ally to the US) Finland only joined NATO in 2023; before then it was explicitly neutral. During the Cold War, East and West discreetly (and sometimes not so discreetly) fought for Finland's allegiance but, generally speaking, the Soviet Union had great influence over its foreign policy (cf. finlanization) while the West had great influence over its culture and economy.