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Finland’s quiet confidence: How one small nation has become a defense role model for Europe

By Laurel Colless July 22, 2025

As Russian military presence expands across Finland’s eastern border, the Finns seemed relatively unfazed. With 1,340 kilometres (832 miles) of shared border, Finland has the longest frontier with Russia of any European Union country. But in the event of aggression from Russia, over 80% of Finns say they would defend their country—among the highest rate in Europe.

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