Finnish armored vehicles manufacturer Patria is the latest European company to consider a production site in Ukraine, following similar plans articulated by officials in Germany and Sweden, Ednews reports citing Defense News.
Local media recently began to report that Finnish armored vehicles manufacturer Patria Group was considering proposals to set up part of its production in Ukraine.
When pressed on the matter, the Finnish defense representative remained somewhat vague.
“In general, we know Ukraine to be interested in Finnish defense industry products and that discussions to promote bilateral materiel cooperation have taken place between administrations and companies,” the official said. “Commercial export licenses have been applied for, and the defense administration has accelerated the procedure to deal with them,” he added.
National broadcaster Yleisradio Oy (Yle) previously suggested that the Finnish company could strike a similar arrangement with Ukraine that it has in place with Poland for the domestic production of its vehicles.
Back in April, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki announced on the social media platform previously known as Twitter that Ukraine had ordered 100 armored vehicles from Patria that were to be delivered by Poland.