A report published a year ago found that dual citizenship is on the rise in Finland, and that has already had an impact on official duties. Some tasks have been arranged in such a way that no conflicts of interest arise when an official holds more than one citizenship. A new law is envisaged in order to define which jobs candidates will need to undergo a security check or possess a personal security clearance. It is also expected to take a stand on when a commitment to another country is a barrier to the candidate, and when dual citizenship represents a conflict of interest.

There are some 60,000 Russians living in Finland, and around a third of them have dual citizenship. Out of the some 74,000 civil servants appointed to official positions, nearly 30,000 posts must be held by a Finnish citizen. Those posts include the highest positions in the land, such as the chancellor of justice, and security-related posts such as police officers, border guards and military officers.

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