"Leaders of Nordic states and Canada on Saturday welcomed the French initiative to 'enhance' European nuclear 'deterrence', but stressed they are unwilling to have any role in the expansion themselves. During a joint press conference in Oslo, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo responded to a question from a reporter by underlining that his country has no interest in possessing nuclear weapons but is open to the idea of France providing a turnkey solution to nuclear deterrence. "Finland does not seek to have nuclear weapons to our territory," he said. "We are interested to hear more because we need to strengthen European deterrence." "The biggest security threat physical security threat in the Arctic is Russia," stated Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, noting the need for 'layered deterrence' against emerging threats such as hypersonic missiles. While 'commending' the French initiative, he was quick to stress that Canada 'does not seek nuclear weapons'. "There's no change in policy there," he noted, adding that Canada was happy to rely on NATO for its defence. Meanwhile, Mette Frederiksen of Denmark noted her country is ready to deepen cooperation with France, while reinforcing its reliance on the broader defence structure within NATO. Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Store stressed that Oslo will not be amending the law to permit any nuclear weapons being hosted on its territory. "We don't have to. We have our clear policy. There will be no stationing of nuclear weapons in Norway," he declared. "We are ready to talk to France as we develop a strategic partnership with France on defence." This comes after President Emmanuel Macron proposed to extend France's nuclear umbrella to European allies as part of a 'forward deterrence' strategy against rising threats. The approach aims to align French and European security through collaborative exercises and strategic dialogues, while maintaining ultimate control over the weapons. Earlier, the German government issued a joint statement by Chancellor Friedrich Merz and French President Emmanuel Macron on the formation of a high-level bilateral steering group on nuclear co-operation. Macron announced this week he is moving to increase the number of nuclear weapons France will hold, however he refused to confirm quantities."