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Europe

Is Finland really getting ready for war with Russia?

2015-05-23

[CNBC] Finland has informed its 900,000 military reservists of what their roles would be in the event of a military crisis against a backdrop of rising tensions between Russia and its neighbors.

The letters campaign by the Finnish army has ostensibly been carried out to "keep in touch" with its reservists, the Finnish Defense Ministry said on its website, and reservists have been asked to update their personal details that the army holds for them.

The letters have been sent as a result of "an extensive reform starting in 2008 affected the task of many reservists and the Defense Forces contacted the reservists to inform them what their individual role would be should Finland enter a conflict," the military's website noted.

The timing of the letters that has raised eyebrows, however, as relations between Russia and its neighbor Finland sour.

Posted by:Besoeker

#5 I wonder if NATO is dusting off the old NORDKAPP exercises? I recall in the 80's one of our Cav squadrons (USAEUR) going up there to play with the Marines in Norway, just to see if we could mobilize and swing a Cav squadron (Battalion for you leg types) that far that fast, Abrams and Bradleys and a bit of integral artillery plus an SP Howitzer battery. And then operate in those conditions. And the answer back then was "Yes we can"

Posted by: OldSpook 2015-05-23 12:35

#4 One other thing to consider is that the FInnish Navy is set up for one main thing: putting up naval mines. North end of the Baltic could get pretty nasty in a hurry if they wanted to do that. And that would hurt Russia pretty badly.

Posted by: OldSpook 2015-05-23 12:27

#3 Bad graphic since most people will not get the context: all they will see is the Swastika. Plus this is about combat reservists not female auxiliaries (the "Lottas").

This is the proper graphic to use for talking about the Finnish Armed Forces.

They have had troops active in ISAF since the early days, rotating through commanders, SF, and infantry in Company sized amounts.

This is a better resource if you want current gear:

http://soldiersystems.net/tag/finland/

"THOR" headgear, for instance.

And before you brush it off, remember Nokia is Finnish - indestructible and functional phones give some indication to their engineering capability.

Posted by: OldSpook 2015-05-23 12:25

#2 Oh, noes, I love my ~~precious~~ ABBA!

Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2015-05-23 08:36

#1 Either that, or they plan on conquest of Sweden---to stop ABBA come-back.

Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2015-05-23 03:55