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Originally Posted by Dowly
Really? Must've missed that one then. 
But yeh, you are right, Sweden is between two shields so to speak with Norway on one side and Finland on other.  |
Well it's obvious and I remember reading a Swedish member of parliament making a statement to that effect.
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Originally Posted by Skybird
Or maybe it is that a Russian invasion simply is no realistic scenario to take into account.
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Blasphemy! 
Don't say that to any officer in Finland, they have been conditioned that the enemy will attack from the east, unless it's making a diversion by attacking from the flank. Really, the Russians will attack, it's only a matter of time. They have to, I was told that they will so it must be true. Finland has also invested so much to defend against such an attack that if no attack comes Finland will be ruined by the unnecessary expenses.
The whole military service system is a very politicized and tender subject in Finland right now. The various brigades etc. where the military conscripts are trained are situated in these small locales that need the brigades for economic reasons. Therefore and for reasons such as holding on to old ways there is plenty of lobbying against any changes in the system.