Joakim Paasikivi attributes Sweden's recent decisive action in seizing the Vezhen tanker to the influence of Finnish policing techniques. The Swedish authorities' earlier failure to stop the Yi Peng 3 was criticized as lackluster and ineffective. The successful Finnish operation against the Eagle S served as a model for Sweden's subsequent response to maritime security threats. Paasikivi suggests this improvement indicates a recognized need for proactive measures against growing threats, hinting at a strategic change in Swedish authorities' approach to maritime incidents in the Baltic Sea.
On Christmas Day, the Finns showed Sweden how things should be done. When the Finns seized the Eagle S, that set the pattern for similar actions.
I think that somebody had thought of this beforehand and had a game plan. The main difference now was that we recognise that things are happening.
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