“We should all be more Finnish when it comes to security.” This is how Ursula von der Leyen has described the Nordic nation’s ability to deal with Russia and manage their shared 1,340-kilometre border. These skills have been tried and tested since Vladimir Putin ordered the invasion of Ukraine, fanning a collective sense of urgency across the European Union’s Eastern flank. The European Commission president invoked the same phrase in April when she visited Lappeenranta, a small city near the border, accompanied by Prime Minister Petteri Orpo. In a joint press point, von der Leyen firmly condem…