With a focus on governmental institutions, this book explores the ways in which EU membership has altered the balance of power among key political actors. The authors discuss cultural adaptation to integration, as well as examining the views of the elite and voters. The transformation in national identity, sovereignty and neutrality are also examined.

Tapio Raunio, Teija Tiilikainen, Paavo Lipponen

National politics and European Union (EU); parties and elections; parliament the dual executive - the government and the president; Finland's first presidency of the European Union (EU); the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP).