Finland's defence spending will be increased to three percent of GDP by 2029 and much of that money will go towards upgrading Finnish Army equipment.

Finland’s defence spending will be increased to three percent of GDP by 2029 and much of that money will go towards upgrading Finnish Army equipment.

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  • Salmarez [he/him, comrade/them]English
    5•3 months ago

    Hey, Finns got experience dealing with (stepping in) land mines in the only war they won - the Lapland War! Have not heard of it? Of course not, they fought it against the Nazis (because the Soviet Union made them)!

      • Salmarez [he/him, comrade/them]English
        2•3 months ago

        No? They lost territory and their second biggest city at the time and the Mannerheim line was disassembled. Yeah, the Soviet Union did not take over the whole country, but that was not their goal, securing the area around Leningrad was.