HELSINKI: Finland’s military is tripling the number of reservists called up for refresher training courses, from 6,000 last year to 18,000 in 2015, a senior official said on Friday.
Finland shares a 1,340-kilometre border with Russia, which is accused by the West of involvement in the war in eastern Ukraine. But assistant chief of staff Hannu Hypponen said the move was planned three years ago and was not related to the conflict. …read more
Source: The Gulf Today
