Finland & Sweden Join NATO

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Norway Proposes a NATO Hub for Securing Critical Undersea Infrastructure in the High North

On Thursday, Norway and Germany launched a joint initiative to strengthen NATO’s role in protecting critical undersea infrastructure. Norway offers to establish a hub for monitoring in the High North, while Germany wants to take responsibility for the Baltic Sea.

www.highnorthnews.com

 

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“NATO Keeps a Close Watch Over Maritime Activity in the North,” Says COMSUBNATO

NATO conducts regular submarine patrols in the North Atlantic and also surveils maritime activity closely using aircraft and surface ships, says the alliance's Commander of Submarines during a visit to Norway. Recently, Norway’s submarine HNoMS Utstein completed a NATO-led patrol in the North.

www.highnorthnews.com

 

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This one is on the DM. Lotta pics, etc. May not want to open on a phone.

Sweden tells citizens to prepare for WAR: Pamphlets sent to millions

It comes as neighbouring Finland launched a new preparedness website and after Norwegians recently received booklets instructing them on how to manage on their own for a week in the event of war.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

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Seems that both Sweden and Finland take civil defense seriously. You can read their recent crisis guide here:

Free Survival PDFs, Manuals, and Downloads (2022 Update)

A lot of this has been around for a while. Most of the links work......some may not. 667 Free Survival PDFs, Manuals and Downloads [Updated 2022 ] (seasonedcitizenprepper.com)

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and here:

Preparing for incidents and crises - Suomi.fi

Preparing allows you to be ready for various incidents, such as power and water outages or cyberattacks, as well as crisis situations.

www.suomi.fi

 

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NATO News

https://www.nato.int/cps/en/natohq/news.htm

Nordic countries get ready to establish cross-border military corridors

'It is of paramount importance that we are able to receive and move allied forces across the Nordic region as rapidly and efficiently as possible,' says Norway's Defence Minister Bjørn Arild Gram after signing agreement with Nordic colleagues.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

 

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Finland Crafting Whole-of-Government Defense Posture​

December 4, 2024 4:16 PM

From its military draft and 300,000-member reserve force to building bomb shelters in its cities to protect civilians, Finland maintains a whole-of-government approach to defense, the former foreign minister who helped negotiate Helsinki’s entrance into NATO said Wednesday.

“We need to protect ourselves,” Pekka Haavisto, who served as the foreign minister from 2019 to 2023 and as a member of parliament, said at a Wilson Center event. He pointed to Finland spending 2.4 percent of its gross domestic product on defense. That percentage needs to increase as security threats in Europe and the Arctic change. “That’s our message [along with France] to other European countries” in the alliance and European Union.

In April, French President Emanuel Macron proposed a European defense initiative to defend the continent with its own nations’ defense capabilities through a “common security framework.”

More:

https://news.usni.org/2024/12/04/finland-crafting-whole-of-government-defense-posture