The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service Supo says there have been no attempts from abroad to interfere in the current presidential election.
Finnish voters will cast ballots in the second round of the election on Sunday 11 February. A week of advance voting began on Wednesday.
Yle's Finnish-language service asked Supo whether it has so far been aware of any attempts to influence the elections or any types other interference.
In an email reply, Supo said that influencing the outcome of a foreign election is a long-term project, which takes place in particular through covert influence on political actors or by influencing public debate and opinion.
"There is currently no evidence that foreign states such as Russia are engaged in such direct influence operations," Supo stated.
The Security and Intelligence Service added that this kind interference would be difficult to carry out, as both the Finnish political arena and the Finnish public are aware of the ways in which Russia attempts to exert influence.
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Made difficult
According to Supo, this situation is not exceptional, as no significant interference in the political process in Finland has been seen in recent years.
It said that work has been done in cooperation between the authorities and political parties to prevent outside influence in the electoral system.
In addition, according to Supo, directly influencing the outcome of elections has also been made difficult by raising citizens' awareness of the different means that are used.
For example, in last year's national security review, Supo warned that Russia is using online platforms to spread disinformation in the West. This is done, for example, by changing the tone, details or framing of real news and information to make it appear to support Russia and its interests.
Supo's assessment also pointed to Russia using denial of service attacks as a tool in its efforts.
Harassment and vandalism
Some activities have been observed in connection with this year's presidential elections, however, that experts say may constitute criminal acts.
One example was the appearance of fake, defamatory posters targeting some of the candidates in the first round of the presidential election.
Supo notes that candidates and their campaigns are now subject to various forms of harassment or vandalism in almost all elections.
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