As Russia threats loom, Finland’s people are learning to shoot back

AP ^ | 12/19/24

[nuke_road_warrior]

It seems countries like Poland and Finland that have dealt with the tender mercies of the USSR are arming up and training to defend their country from a Russia that looks a lot like the old USSR. Meanwhile in the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave. Dem socialists and a mentally damaged president call for unconstitutional restrictions on firearms ownership.

[CapnJack]

Are the Finnish ready to call up their inner Sisu?

[canuck_conservative]

that looks a lot like the old USSR

[riverrunner]

The end of the cold war made people soft.

[linMcHlp]

bttt

[marktwain]

They need to be practicing skills with drones, at least as much as with rifles.

[DIRTYSECRET]

Why can’t the people of Taiwan do the same?

[marktwain]

Their government does not allow them to do so.

Taiwan should be armed like the Swiss.

Chinese history and culture do not value soldiers.

[wally_bert]

If it weren’t for James May and Top Gear, I doubt if I would’ve ever heard of “Sisu”.

[mewzilla]

Taiwan fell a long time ago.

Without firing a shot.

The ChiComs do it the easy way now.

They just buy a nation’s pols.

[BroJoeK]

nuke_road_warrior: "It seems countries like Poland and Finland that have dealt with the tender mercies of the USSR are arming up and training to defend their country from a Russia that looks a lot like the old USSR."

In the 1939-1940 Winter War -- USSR's invasion of Finland -- Finland received aid and volunteers from several countries including:

1939 Winter War, Russian equipment and manpower losses:

1. Sweden 8,700 volunteers plus humanitarian aid
2. Denmark 1,010 volunteers
3. Estonia 1,000 volunteers
4. Norway 725 volunteers
5. Hungary 366 volunteers
6. Belgium 52 volunteers
7. USA, Canada & others ~300 volunteers

   Total foreign volunteers = ~12,000 of Finland's 320,000 military forces during the 1939 Winter War.

During the Winter War, Soviets invaded with about 760,000 troops, 6,000 tanks and 4,000 aircraft.

Today, Finland's military totals around 900,000 including reserves and, as a NATO ally, it can draw on additional forces if needed.
As of today, there are no NATO troops stationed in Finland, but a recent Defense Cooperation Agreement (DCA) with the US grants US forces access to 15 Finish military bases, including 5 in the High North near Russia.
The DCA allows for pre-positioning of US equipment and weapons as well as the movement of US troops through Finland.

Russia's armed forces are, of course, much larger than Finland's -- theoretically around 3,000,000 including reserves.
However, Russia's border with Finland is 830 miles long out of Russia's 14,000 mile total border, and it seems unlikely that Russians would be willing to amass enough forces on its border with Finland while neglecting the remaining 13,000 miles of Russia's borders with others...

[Who is John Galt?]

[canuck_conservative]

Yup. Still a menace to World Peace.

Some things never change.

[mewzilla]

Note to the Finns...

Psssst, the call is coming from INSIDE the house!!

Capisce?

[NorthMountain]

Looks like he didn’t have a pencil. so he had to settle for a knife.

[Who is John Galt?]

Some things never change.

It ain't the 1930s - some things have obviously changed:

[Allegra]

[T.B. Yoits]

From the article:

As Russia threats loom...

Russia’s expansionism...

Nice propaganda from the Associated Propaganda.

[Bonemaker]

Finns have always known how to shoot back....they aren’t Manhattanites! It’s snowing out...good day to dust off and clean my Sakos!😎