President of Finland Sauli Niinstö said that the country has no plans to deploy nuclear weapons on its territory in case of accession to NATO, Yle portal reports.

Finland does not intend to bring nuclear weapons into its territory and there is no indication that anyone is offering them to Finns, the head of state said at the opening of a national defense course.

At the same time, Niinstö called nuclear weapons an integral part of NATO's deterrence forces, which, as the politician stressed, are an instrument of prevention, not an end in itself.

The President of Finland said that a nuclear war cannot be won, it cannot be started.

Commenting on the situation in Ukraine, Niinistö said that there is no end in sight for the war, and neither side is compromising on its starting positions. He added that Helsinki would continue to help Kyiv as long as necessary.

Earlier, Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto also said that the country had no plans to deploy NATO nuclear weapons on its territory.