Finland borders Russia and has had a wee bit of tension with them in the past. It’s perfectly understandable how, given Russias activities of late, that they would ramp up their resistance to any potential future conflict. From what I read, this sort of thing is rather becoming the rage in countries that border Russia and/or have been punching bags for the Communists earlier this century (looking at you, Poland).
An interesting video. Not sure how germane it is to you and I, in terms of preparedness here on the other side of the world from them, but its got some interesting bits.
The Finnish company Varusteleka has been the go-to source for European military camo and gear for the last several years. I am especially interested in their various flavors of snow camo. I’ve ordered some stuff from them in the past and been pleased.
When I was in school a few years back, one of my instructors was this hot little bohunk from Estonia. She would mention how every time she went home it seemed the nation was gearing up more and more ‘just in case’. The Russians have made an impression, it seems.
The US is pretty unique in that the idea of an invasion is almost ridiculously implausible. In ‘Red Dawn’ the Soviets crossed the Bering Strait and came down from Alaska, where I’m sure the fearsome might of the Canadian military slowed them down just long enough to break for lunch before continuing down to the US, while more forces came up through Mexico. Nowadays I’d say the threat isn’t invasion, in the ‘armies on the march’ sense of the word, but rather through insurgency and irregular warfare….all those Chinese college kids suddenly disappearing would be a pretty strong sign something is about to happen. I have absolutely zero doubt that there isnt a conex or twenty stacked in a port somewhere labelled as ‘agricultural machinery’ but filled with arms, radios, explosives, and everything else a fifth column needs. Heck, Soviet defector Mitrokhin alleged that there were already stockpiles of this sort of thing scattered across the US during the Cold War.
Anyway, interesting video and further evidence that the world is getting interesting.
They only need internet access to activate and weaponize thousands or hundreds of thousands of drones. Imagine 10,000 drones attacking an equal number of WalMarts or Wal Mart, Kroger, Sam’s Club, BJ’s, Piggly Wiggly, etc Distribution Centers?
Cut the supply chain and the country panics, uncontrolled mobs.
Thanks, Joe and Obama!
Meh.
Do that, and it just becomes open season on miscreants and drones, and screw the bag limit.
Don’t threaten us with a good time.
I would sit with you in a foxhole anytime.
Remember that time Obama called the Norwegian Gov asking to be awarded a Nobel Prize. Oh wait, that was pedo donnie the convicted felon.
Release the Files
Files are gone,Jim. When the FBI left Epsteins house open for a couple days after he was arrested and a huge video library grew legs and walked to the Genocider Embassy it was over.
“A Frozen Hell” by William Trotter is a great book on the Winter War. He brought up a couple points that I hadn’t thought of, one of the ones that really stuck with me was that at the end of that war, the Soviets agreed to a new border, taking slightly more than they had initially demanded before the war. They could have kept going in the spring of 1940, but they didn’t. Same thing at the end of the Continuation War. Had they absorbed Finland entirely, no one could have done anything, but again, they didn’t. Point to ponder
And of course, “Unknown Soldiers” is the Finn masterpiece of the Continuation War.
My wife is Finnish; 3 of her 8 siblings live in Utah. I’ll second Varusteleka (and Savotta as well) as an excellent company providing some great gear. They’ve gotten tens of thousands of dollars over the years. Last time she went to Finland, wife went to the store in person and picked up quite a bit of woolens!
Im a little pissed that their Swedish Commando Underpants are always out of stock.
A lot of their stuff is going to Ukraine.
Pretty sure Kristi dog shooter Noem bought all their Swedish cookie cutters. Rebranding gifts for ice
Talking about their winter camo.
I’m wearing a set right now.
Of the Commando underpants ?
I like Varusteleka products, but they are pricy!! I got stuck in Estonia during 9/11, great little country. The country is very pro-American even with its high population of ethnic Russians.
It’s the price we pay to employ Europeans in Europe, Americans in America, etc. instead of Chinese in China…their Project MEGA is a noble endeavor.
Oh, I agree! I look at where my gear is product to insure it’s not China crap!!! I want some of Varusteleka’s winter camo gear. I also have seen where the Varusteleka winter camo is the preferred choice of US Special is Forces.
The statement that invasion here is ‘implausible’ is not facing reality. We have already been invaded and not just during the Biden years. Reliable estimates indicate that there are in excess of 50 million illegals living here.
We do not know how many are ‘sleeper’ cells but must consider that aliens are just that, not Americans and have no love for this country other than to mooch off of the foolish doles of the various governments and agencies that fund them.
Organized gangs are here in large numbers, cartels are here and have political influence. Enemy agents are here; Chinese, Russian, and many Muslims are here. Muslims consider anyone not a Muslim as an infidel to be killed or enslaved. So, implausible? I think not. Chaos if the hounds of war are let slip.
Seymour Hiya. The greatest sniper in the history of 20th Century Warfare. He killed over 600 Russians in the Winter war of 1940. Great woodsman. As are .most of the Fins. They make some of the absolute best knives ever. Hiya’s Biography is available. It is an amazing book from a true hero.
Seymour? You sure about that?
I heard Seymour Butts the Fin sniper saved his CO from a gunshot wound by shoving a tamponi in it. A trick Carla Halfcock later used during her time sniping in Nam. Her nickname was Redfeather.
Redwings
Hiya was famous for waiting till freezing soldiers gathered around a fire to warm up then machine gunning the assembly. Not what you may consider sniping.
Try “Simo Häyhä”. 😉
Seymour Hiya is probably the first cousin to Seymour Butts.
Im 99% sure this was a case of voice-to-text or autocorrect goofing up. Im pretty sure he knew the right name. But….a little good-natured ribbing is called for.
1Chota-
I had an epiphany during Covid lockdowns- I was waiting outside a Chinese restaurant in a small town for my order to be ready. I happened to notice a smaller box truck behind the restaurant. It was a delivery truck for the restaurant out of New York City. No refrigeration capability on the truck. I started to wonder how that was financially feasible to run a delivery truck out of NYC to BFE in small town America. UPS had to be a cheaper option. And why a Chinese restaurant in some little sleepy town and not another? Due to my previous occupation I know a lot about the various critical infrastructure of my community. This little town had a major telephone exchange- underground. I started to think about other small towns in our county that had Chinese restaurants and they all had critical infrastructure. Now one could argue that every town has “ critical infrastructure” but I mean critical infrastructure that would have impacts will beyond our county. So perhaps the Chinese restaurant supply company is a front business that allows contraband/war supplies to be distributed across our nation without detection. We already know that many of the Chinese restaurants are engaged to human trafficking. Hat else are they trafficking. A few years ago there was a report of a shipping container that was seized with “machine gun parts” inside at a California port. Just something to keep in mind
Did you dime them out to Homeland Security or let it slide to protect your chop suey plug.
With all due respect Commander,
One big calamity in any major city in the U.S. (say, Like New Clear Splosion???)
The US will fold like a “cheap suit.” We will devour ourselves from the inside out.
Grid goes down, trucks don’t run, digits don’t work.
We won’t need to Cry Havoc to let slip the Dogs of War, They are here already.
Just sleeping in front of the fire.
That may be, but the post and its contents were specific to the threat of military invasion. Sure, theres a zillion other disasters and ‘historical events’ that could befall the US, and their likelihood is orders of magnitude higher than an invasion. THe point I was trying to make was that the particular threat of military invasion was, for the mainland US, almost a non-starter.
Right.
Like when we collapsed after Nawlins was obliterated after Katrina, the national collapse after NYFC was hit on 9/11, or the collapses after the earthquakes devastated L.A. in ’94 and Frisco in ’89.
Oh, wait, none of that happened.
The US shrugs off $100B-$250B disasters nearly every year or three like a dog coming inside from the rain, and they’re barely hiccups.
Even 1M dead from COVID was a fart in a hurricane, except to the deceased and their immediate families.
Maybe you ought to rethink the resiliency of this country a wee bit.
Just a thought.
The US may not come back anytime soon if the slide into Totalitarianism isn’t halted. Seems like a perfect argument for why 2A exists. However a lot of people feel its the other guy getting the shitty end of it right now, so cool with that. Relax people, your turn will come soon enough. Go ahead lickspittles, join the Braunhemden. Serve your bloated orange cockalorum.
Finland’s politics are driven by the scum living in Helsinki. My friends from the country are absolutely seething about the NATO thing and are resigning from the Army reserve.