The Finnish Security and Intelligence Service has never been so fashionable

Finland’s Security and Intelligence Service, Supo, has never been as fashionable as it is now, according to a column by Kimmo Rentola, an emeritus professor of political history at the University of Helsinki.

The article says Supo’s responsibilities have changed and expresses unease about its current location within the Interior Ministry.

Media coverage has intensified around the agency’s new chief, who is known as a sensible figure. Books about Supo are also appearing in large numbers, although the column says many rely on shaky foundations. Some are good, but few contain material as substantial as Pekka Niiranen’s “Ohrana Kekkonen.”