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16 Oct 2026
🇫🇮 What is said about Finland
The Finnish Navy’s FNS Pori is one of four fast attack craft that patrol the Gulf of Finland and the archipelago near the Russian, Estonian, and Finnish borders. Crews rehearse operating without GPS, while Finland’s military leaders stress the seriousness of the security threat.
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It was with boyish excitement that I clambered down the narrow stepladder and into the control room of FNS Pori, one of four fast attack crafts in the Finnish navy. These vessels spend most of the time patrolling the Gulf of Finland and the archipelago of small islands that straddle the Russian, Estonian, and Finnish borders. The top brass of Finland’s military wants you to understand the acuteness of the danger. I was at the Helsinki Security Forum, a gathering of government and industry representatives and military experts from around the world, earlier this month.
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