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With a Wary Eye on Russia, Finland Runs Europe's Largest Civil Defense Exercise Since WWII
More than 2,000 people joined drills that tested shelters, radiation checks and responses to cyberattacks on power and water systems.
- More than 2,000 people participated in Europe's largest civil defense exercise in Kuopio on Wednesday, simulating critical infrastructure disruption and missile threats from Russia.
- Finland navigates heightened security threats from neighboring Russia along a border stretching more than 830 miles from the Baltic Sea to the Arctic Circle.
- Conscripts wearing hazmat suits measured radiation levels in underground shelters, while hundreds slept on trestle beds, reflecting Finland's national mindset of preparedness and duty to independence.
- Savon Voima CEO Juha Rässänen said citizens must remain self-reliant for at least 72 hours, citing cyberattacks and drone sightings as emerging sabotage threats.
- Risto, 95, a veteran of Soviet-era conflicts, emphasizes that Finland's best defense is making the country 'not worth attacking' through collective national resolve.
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With a wary eye on Russia, Finland runs Europe's largest civil defense exercise since WWII
More than 2,000 people in Finland are participating in the largest civil defense drill in Europe since the end of World War II.
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More than 2,000 people in Finland, including volunteers and students, participate in the largest civil defence exercise in Europe, organized since the end of the Second World War and so far, notes Associated Press.
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