Former President Sauli Niinistö told commercial broadcaster MTV on Saturday that he took a positive view of Finland looking into the possible reintroduction of landmines.
Niinistö echoed similar sentiments by President Alexander Stubb, who last week told Yle that Ukraine relies on both mines and drones to counter Russian infantry, and urged Finland to evaluate strategies based on its security needs.
The former Finnish president said he has for a few years held the view that landmines could be beneficial for Finland. According to Niinistö, other parties to the Ottawa Convention would be understanding of Finland's position, should it withdraw from the agreement prohibiting the use of anti-personnel landmines.
Stubb has, for example, drawn attention to Finland's 1,340-kilometre-long border with Russia.
In recent weeks, strategists have said the Ukraine war has demonstrated landmines could be effective in a new conflict. The Left Alliance and the Greens are now the only parliamentary parties that oppose Finland withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention, which the country joined in 2012.