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War with Russia? Finland has a plan for that

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  1. skybrian
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    From the article: [...]

    From the article:

    [Finland] has supplies. At least six months of all major fuels and grains sit in strategic stockpiles, while pharmaceutical companies are obliged to have 3-10 months’ worth of all imported drugs on hand.

    It has civilian defences. All buildings above a certain size have to have their own bomb shelters, and the rest of the population can use underground car parks, ice rinks, and swimming pools which stand ready to be converted into evacuation centres.

    And it has fighters. Almost a third of the adult population of the Nordic country is a reservist, meaning Finland can draw on one of the biggest militaries relative to its size in Europe.

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    But what Finland calls its strategy of “comprehensive security” offers an example of how countries can create rigorous, society-wide systems to protect themselves ahead of time — planning not just for a potential invasion, but also for natural disasters or cyber attacks or a pandemic.

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  2. cfabbro
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    Semi-related, but if you want to see the sort of shit Finns do for fun, check out Varusteleka's "Finnish Brutality", 2-gun competitions. A good portion of the Varusteleka employees are Finnish...

    Semi-related, but if you want to see the sort of shit Finns do for fun, check out Varusteleka's "Finnish Brutality", 2-gun competitions. A good portion of the Varusteleka employees are Finnish ex-military and reservists, and they are absolute beasts... including Jari Laine, the company's CEO.

    p.s. The Puolustusvoimat / Försvarsmakten (Finnish military) also has its own YouTube channel with lots of cool footage too.

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