Finland will place a key NATO base lower than 200 kilometers (125 miles) from its japanese border with Russia, a transfer that Helsinki says will “send a message” to Moscow, the Finnish Defense Ministry mentioned Friday.
Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border with Russia, turned a NATO member final yr, dropping many years of army non-alignment after Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen mentioned NATO's new headquarters for the Northern European land command unit can be within the metropolis of Mikkeli, situated in southeastern Finland.
“Finland is sending a message to Russia that we are a full member of NATO, and that NATO has a very strong role also in Finland's defense,” Hakkanen mentioned at a press convention.
The Finnish protection forces' military command is already situated on the website of the longer term base.
“By combining the locations, we achieve the best possible synergy between national defense management and NATO defense management,” Hakkanen mentioned.
The army alliance's Multi Corps Land Component Command will function beneath NATO's Norfolk command within the United States, which oversees the Atlantic and Arctic areas.
Hakkanen mentioned the headquarters could be staffed by a number of dozen folks from completely different NATO international locations.
In June, NATO protection ministers gave the inexperienced mild for Finland to host the Multi Corps Land Component Command in addition to the Forward Land Forces.
Details in regards to the FLF — NATO's rotating, multinational floor forces primarily based in a number of international locations on NATO's japanese entrance — can be introduced at a later stage, Hakkanen mentioned.
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