Former Finnish Foreign Minister Timo Juhani Soini shares his experiences and reflections on the security of Europe and the Baltic Sea region in an interview with SektorObronny.pl. The interview includes personal themes – from youthful inspirations with anti-establishment views, conservatism and conversion to Catholicism, through political beginnings in the Finnish Rural Party, to the struggle for freedom and the Polish “Solidarity” – as well as strategic issues related to foreign and defense policy. Soini discusses Finland’s path to NATO, the impact of the trauma of 1939 and the war in Ukraine on public opinion, and the challenges facing Europe in the face of growing threats from Russia. He also touches on Nordic-Baltic cooperation, the role of the United States in the security of our continent, and the importance of shared values for the unity and defense of the West.