{"id":54107,"date":"2019-01-25T20:50:16","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T20:50:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/25\/irresponsible-politics-blamed-for-potential-hiccup-in-finnish-aircraft-purchase\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:01:27","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:01:27","slug":"irresponsible-politics-blamed-for-potential-hiccup-in-finnish-aircraft-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/air\/2019\/01\/25\/irresponsible-politics-blamed-for-potential-hiccup-in-finnish-aircraft-purchase\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Irresponsible politics\u2019 blamed for potential hiccup in Finnish aircraft purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HELSINKI \u2014 Finland\u2019s left-leaning political parties have cast a shadow of doubt of the fate of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2018\/05\/11\/new-team-seeks-local-firms-for-finlands-fighter-replacement-contract\/\" target=_blank>HX-FP fighter procurement program<\/a>, questioning the number of multirole aircraft that the Finnish Air Force needs to acquire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force wants to retire its fleet of F\/A-18 Hornet jets over the next 10 years. The HX-FP carries an estimated price tag of \u20ac11.4 billion (U.S. $12.9 billion). Life cycle service and maintenance are included in this cost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finland will hold fresh parliamentary elections in April, and the leaders of election campaign-focused Left Alliance, Greens and Social Democratic parties have declared a willingness to revisit the center-right government\u2019s plan to purchase 64 multirole fighters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Similarly, the right-wing Finns Party\u2019s leadership is also open to reducing the number of aircraft Finland will buy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defence Minister Jussi Niinist\u00f6 described the \u201cnegative\u201d pre-election positions adopted by the leftists and the Finns Party to the HX-FP program as \u201cirresponsible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am surprised by the positions the leftist parties are taking on the procurement. The purchase of new fighter aircraft is about whether we are interested in defending our country or not. If we reduce the number of planes, then we need to have a debate about which are the priority areas in our defense. In my opinion, this is irresponsible politics,\u201d Niinist\u00f6 said. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/outlook\/2018\/12\/10\/finlands-defense-minister-continuity-and-change-in-finnish-defense-policy\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Finalnd_replacement_web.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Finland\u2019s defense minister: Continuity and change in Finnish defense policy<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Finnish Defence Forces are more capable and more interoperable than they have ever been. That makes us effective in looking after our own security and a solid partner for other EU member states and NATO countries.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The common positions taken by the leftist parties and the Finns Party have assumed a more significant stature given that the Social Democratic Party \u2014 which is leading popular polls ahead of the April election \u2014 may end up leading Finland\u2019s next coalition government in partnership with either the Greens or the Left Alliance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finland\u2019s coalition government parties, the Center and conservative National Coalition, remain firmly supportive of a plan to procure 64 aircraft as part of the HX-FP. Other center-right parties in Parliament, including the Swedish People\u2019s Party, the Christian Democrats and Blue Reform, also back the Air Force\u2019s plan to purchase 64 jets. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis matter is not about a specific number of planes, but finding an overall solution. The number of fighter jets that can be bought is not written in stone. That number will not be known until responses to the invitation for tenders have been properly processed. We will then have different mapped-out options to examine,\u201d said Sanna Marin, a spokeswoman for the Social Democratic Party. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Niinist\u00f6 is a staunch supporter of the HX-FP and favors the acquisition of 64 planes. 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