Other interaction

Related to its duty of advance oversight of legality, the Intelligence Ombudsman seeks to contribute to the legal debate on intelligence activities. The Intelligence Ombudsman keeps up with research and teaching in the field of intelligence and publishes news on intelligence research on its website. Intelligence research and teaching is gaining ground in Finland, as the following publications, among others, show.       

National Defence University       

• Dr Marko Uotinen, Covert Human Intelligence Source: Reasons for Entering into Cooperation and the Assessment of Intelligence Information. Doria 2025 (in Finnish).
• Doc. Toni Mononen, Courage and Creativity: Finnish Military Intelligence 1944–1945. Doria 2024 (in Finnish).
• Dr Olli Teirilä, From Weapons of Mass Destruction to Snowden and Beyond: Development of Intelligence-Media Relationship in Britain. Doria 2024.
• Dr Toni Mononen, Editors of the information received: The General Headquarters Intelligence Office as an enemy image builder 1939–1944. Doria 2023 (in Finnish).
• Prof. Tommi Koivula (ed.), On the trail of Finnish intelligence culture. Doria 2020 (in Finnish).
• Dr Heidi Ruotsalainen, The producers of classified information: The development of the Finnish military attaché system 1918–1939. Doria 2020 (in Finnish).
• Dr Vladimir Panschin, Dilettantes or experts?: Surveillance and counter-intelligence led by the Headquarters Surveillance Division in the Winter and Continuation Wars. Doria 2018 (in Finnish).
• Dr Martin Bang, Military Intelligence Analysis: Institutional Influence. Doria 2017.

The Intelligence Research Network of the National Defence University brings together public intelligence research conducted within the Defence Forces. The network has been in operation since 2019 and aims to contribute to the emergence of a Finnish intelligence research community and maintain a snapshot of ongoing research projects and theses. 

University of Jyväskylä                                                                                                               

• Jyrki Isokangas – Panu Moilanen, Russian New Generation Warfare in Ukraine: Lessons to Learn (pp. 161–180). Palgrave Macmillan 2026.
• Dominic Saari – Marja-Leena Rantalainen (eds.), World of Intelligence: Intelligence and Great Power Politics. JYU 2025 (in Finnish).
• Jyrki Isokangas – Marja-Leena Rantalainen (eds.), World of Intelligence: Intelligence and Society. JYU 2024 (in Finnish).

University of Jyväskylä offers the opportunity to study in the Master's programme in Security and Strategic Analysis (in Finnish).

The Introduction to intelligence online course can be accessed via this link.

University of Turku                                                                                                                               

Dr Mari Luukkonen, In the shadow of the Iron Curtain. Supo in the tension between East and West 1978–1990. Otava 2022 (in Finnish).

Tampere university                                                                                                                               

Prof. Tapio Raunio, Is the mere existence of an intelligence committee enough? Learning from the case study of the Finnish parliament. Intelligence and National Security 2025.

University of Vaasa                                                                                                                               

Postdoc Joonas Widlund, Intelligence in a rule of law -state. Osuva 2024 (in Finnish).