NATO: How Finland will fight in a war with Russia after Ukraine invasion

How Finland will fight in a war with Russia after Ukraine invasion
How Finland will fight in a war with Russia after Ukraine invasion

Finland, along with Sweden, has officially been accepted into the NATO alliance. The small nordic country of just 5.5 million people, which shares an 800-mile border with Russia has reversed decades of neutrality to join the ranks of NATO in a massive blow to Vladimir Putin.

So, what will Finland bring to the alliance?


In this documentary the Sun’s Max Molyneux travels to Finland to meet members of their 900,000 strong reservist army, attend a live-fire military exercise with young Finnish conscripts and tour one of the countries largest public nuclear bomb shelters.


Finland has built up a substantial arsenal and would put up stiff resistance if a Russian attack occurred, its armed forces chief said.

Finland has kept up a high level of military preparedness since World War Two, and has built one of Europe’s strongest artilleries and stocked up on cruise missiles with a range of up to 370 km (230 miles). It is ordering four new warships and 64 F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin.

Finland has applied to join NATO, and will benefit from the alliance’s joint airspace control and deterrence. However, the main responsibility for Finland’s defence will still be borne by Finland, according to the defence minister.



Leave a Reply