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.