Vulnerability and opportunity
Archetype: Anchors. Absorb most shocks and take most of the upside. One of 42 nations with a similar pattern of results.
Well placed over 10 years: lower vulnerability, higher opportunity than the median nation.
Main drivers of vulnerability over 10 years: Hybrid campaign, Energy supply shock, Global financial crisis. Highest exposure indicators: land border with russia or belarus; share of population aged 65 and over; share of oil and gas use not met by domestic production; internet users as a share of population; few months of imports covered by reserves; urban share of population; refugees hosted per head of population.
Downside scenarios: load test
Change in Finland’s capability index under each scenario at Standard Severe and current plans, largest fall first.
| Scenario | Exposure | Change | No response | Best practice | Rank shift | Bands lost | Weakest point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy supply shock S09 | High 0.92 | −0.56 | −1.19 | −0.48 | ▼ 1 | 15 | Resource Infrastructure 8.7 · Foundational |
| Pandemic S14 | High 0.85 | −0.56 | −1.32 | −0.52 | ▼ 1 | 18 | Information Environment & Strategic Communication 11.6 · Transitional |
| Infrastructure collapse S12 | High 0.79 | −0.47 | −1.14 | −0.46 | 0 | 18 | Sensing, Timing & Navigation 11.4 · Transitional |
| Hybrid campaign S06 | High 0.89 | −0.45 | −0.99 | −0.41 | ▼ 1 | 17 | Maritime Power 9.3 · Transitional |
| AI diffusion shock S13 | High 0.83 | −0.45 | −1.14 | −0.42 | 0 | 15 | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 7.5 · Foundational |
| Global financial crisis S03 | High 0.70 | −0.44 | −1.04 | −0.43 | ▼ 1 | 13 | Economic Output & Productivity 12.1 · Established |
| Chokepoint closure S05 | High 0.75 | −0.44 | −0.89 | −0.37 | ▼ 1 | 14 | Resource Infrastructure 8.9 · Foundational |
| Geoeconomic confrontation S01 | Medium 0.58 | −0.37 | −0.82 | −0.35 | 0 | 14 | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 7.7 · Foundational |
| Sovereign funding crisis S04 | Medium 0.54 | −0.32 | −0.78 | −0.31 | ▼ 1 | 12 | Sovereign Capital & External Financial Power 12.3 · Established |
| Single-supplier cut-off S02 | High 0.66 | −0.31 | −0.67 | −0.28 | ▼ 1 | 11 | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 7.6 · Foundational |
| Legitimacy crisis S07 | Medium 0.49 | −0.19 | −0.50 | −0.18 | 0 | 5 | Information Environment & Strategic Communication 12.1 · Established |
| Mass displacement S08 | Medium 0.54 | −0.17 | −0.48 | −0.17 | 0 | 4 | Water, Sanitation & Waste Infrastructure 14.9 · Established |
| Disaster in the core S10 | Medium 0.35 | −0.14 | −0.38 | −0.14 | 0 | 9 | Transport Infrastructure 14.6 · Established |
| Food and water shock S11 | Low 0.16 | −0.09 | −0.21 | −0.08 | 0 | 9 | Resource Infrastructure 9.8 · Transitional |
Where each scenario lands
Change in each of the nine capability domains, in points. Darker is a larger fall.
| Scenario | CT | SI | NS | HC | II | GI | FS | PI | TI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy supply shock | −0.13 | −0.78 | −0.29 | −0.33 | −0.33 | −0.73 | −0.87 | −0.84 | −0.75 |
| Pandemic | −0.59 | −0.30 | −0.24 | −0.72 | −0.63 | −0.68 | −0.63 | −0.62 | −0.62 |
| Infrastructure collapse | −0.59 | −0.69 | −0.25 | −0.25 | −0.25 | −0.62 | −0.57 | −0.56 | −0.49 |
| Hybrid campaign | −0.34 | −0.74 | −0.80 | · | −0.82 | −0.77 | · | −0.31 | −0.31 |
| AI diffusion shock | −0.59 | −0.24 | −0.22 | −0.65 | −0.49 | −0.67 | −0.57 | −0.31 | −0.28 |
| Global financial crisis | −0.22 | −0.22 | −0.20 | −0.45 | −0.45 | −0.56 | −0.74 | −0.64 | −0.51 |
| Chokepoint closure | −0.06 | −0.72 | −0.61 | · | −0.32 | −0.69 | −0.28 | −0.55 | −0.71 |
| Geoeconomic confrontation | −0.47 | −0.20 | −0.18 | · | −0.46 | −0.45 | −0.46 | −0.45 | −0.68 |
| Sovereign funding crisis | −0.03 | −0.27 | −0.15 | −0.37 | −0.34 | −0.46 | −0.56 | −0.34 | −0.39 |
| Single-supplier cut-off | −0.59 | −0.16 | −0.21 | −0.25 | · | −0.51 | · | −0.52 | −0.52 |
| Legitimacy crisis | −0.14 | · | −0.28 | −0.14 | −0.32 | −0.45 | −0.37 | · | · |
| Mass displacement | · | −0.17 | −0.13 | −0.35 | −0.29 | −0.40 | −0.17 | −0.02 | · |
| Disaster in the core | −0.01 | −0.28 | −0.08 | −0.21 | −0.09 | −0.24 | −0.13 | −0.09 | −0.09 |
| Food and water shock | −0.01 | −0.10 | −0.05 | −0.12 | −0.12 | −0.13 | −0.06 | −0.10 | −0.11 |
Columns: CT Critical Technology · SI Strategic Infrastructure · NS National Security · HC Human Capital · II Information & Influence · GI Governance & Integrity · FS Financial Strength · PI Production & Innovation · TI Trade & Investment.
Upside scenarios: capture test
Net position in each upside scenario: what Finland is ready to capture, less what it stands to lose.
| Scenario | Position | Net | Capture | Loss | Readiness | Rank | Binding capability |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Energy abundance S16 ↗ | Gainer | +59.2 | 63.4 | 4.2 | 65 | 9 | Energy Technologies 10.6 · Transitional |
| 100-day pandemic defence S24 ↗ | Gainer | +55.5 | 56.6 | 1.0 | 71 | 12 | Information Environment & Strategic Communication 12.7 · Established |
| Middle East settlement S21 ↗ | Gainer | +40.8 | 43.5 | 2.7 | 74 | 9 | Alliances & Security Cooperation 14 · Established |
| Great-power détente S18 ↗ | Gainer | +34.6 | 40.5 | 6.0 | 74 | 15 | Trade Facilitation & Logistics 14.5 · Established |
| Superintelligence takeoff S15 ↗ | Gainer | +33.3 | 41.6 | 8.4 | 59 | 15 | Semiconductors & Advanced Computing 8.5 · Foundational |
| Biomedical breakthroughs S17 ↗ | Gainer | +20.8 | 32.9 | 12.1 | 74 | 11 | Biotechnology & Health Technologies 13 · Established |
| Digital state leapfrog S23 ↗ | Gainer | +15.1 | 17.5 | 2.4 | 81 | 10 | Connectivity, Cyber & Trust Technologies 15.6 · Advanced |
| Emerging-market breakout S20 ↗ | Gainer | +10.9 | 16.9 | 6.0 | 76 | 73 | Trade Facilitation & Logistics 14.5 · Established |
| Yield revolution S22 ↗ | Mixed | +3.1 | 7.6 | 4.5 | 71 | 73 | Biotechnology & Health Technologies 13 · Established |
| Sovereign debt reset S19 ↗ | Mixed | +3.0 | 6.4 | 3.4 | 84 | 98 | Financial Regulation & Integrity 16.3 · Advanced |