This week’s Protective Fence 25 drill will involve a total of around 50 aircraft and 1,200 personnel, including members of the Swedish and Danish air forces.
A Helsingin Sanomat poll finds many people are cutting back on their expenses amid worries of losing their jobs as well as the effects of the government’s austerity measures.
Finnish jets took part in interception of Russian aircraft in Estonian airspace on Friday. The president, foreign minister and defence minister all praised Nato’s response to the latest “provocation” by Russia.
Two of the four government parties have proposed adopting such a system, which would assess how well a potential immigrant would succeed in the job market.