IEThe Irish Times
‘It has already begun’: Finland prepares for the unthinkable from Russia
Formerly neutral, the country is taking a whole-of-society approach to defending its people along the longest line of defence between the EU and Russia
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- Publisher
- The Irish Times
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- Ireland
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- 19 Aug 2026, 05:00 UTC
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- Byline
- Patrick Smyth
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Formerly neutral, the country is taking a whole-of-society approach to defending its people along the longest line of defence between the EU and Russia
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‘It has already begun’: Finland prepares for the unthinkable from Russia
Formerly neutral, the country is taking a whole-of-society approach to defending its people along the longest line of defence between the EU and Russia
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- 19 Aug 2026, 09:10 UTC
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