Finns See Iraq, Iran, Russia & US as Top Threats
Finns see Iraq and Iran as the biggest threats to world peace, according to a survey published by the leading daily Helsingin Sanomat on Saturday.
Iraq was identified as a threat by 63 percent of respondents, followed closely by Iran at 62 percent. Moving into third place since a previous poll was Russia, seen by 56 percent as a threat. A close fourth was the United States at 55 percent.
Next on the list were the Palestinian areas and Israel, followed by North Korea.
More than half of those surveyed said that the world is becoming more insecure. One quarter said that climate change is the biggest international problem, followed by poverty and the Iraq War.
Almost 1300 people were interviewed in late November and early December for the Gallup poll.
Helsingin Sanomat