Cybersecurity in Finland has been affected by geopolitical developments connected to Russia and the invasion of Ukraine. With the Scandinavian nation in the process of entering the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Finland has suffered cyberattacks, including a Denial-of-Service (DoS) attack that targeted the Finnish Parliament on August 9, 2022, temporarily disabling the organization's website.
To defend against future incidents in critical sectors across Finland, the government will begin distributing vouchers for cybersecurity improvements to Finnish businesses. Vouchers totaling up to 15,000 euros for small to mid-sized businesses (SMBs) and nonprofits and up to 100,000 euros for large corporations could be awarded to help organizations bolster their cyber defense programs, according to the Wall Street Journal.