What Will Finland Bring to NATO? A Warographics Analysis

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[ShadowKayvaan]

As a Norwegian Home Guardsman it is hard to describe the relief that came with Finland's NATO-membership. The alliance is far stronger with Finland aboard.

[HoseTheBeast]

As a finn I never thought of mandatory conscription service as anything out of the ordinary but yeah I guess it is very rare in todays world. And honestly now that I think about it it is really funny that pretty much every finnish man no matter the socio economic status they represent, is a trained soldier.

My friend works at a damn outdoors store but is also a ranger scout sniper, I work a mid level job at a global logistics company but my other job is making planes not fly anymore, with missiles and then my boss a middle aged CEO and a relatively wealthy dude is anti tank infantry.

We are all there together if the shit hits the fan😂

[DatBoiUKno]

I have about 8 Finns I hang with regularly. They explained to me they take pride in and happily give their service. Sisu is an admirable quality.

[johnhughes]

I was on Holiday in Finland a few years ago and I saw some strange structures at the bottom of their bridges, my friends cheerfully told me that in event of war that's where the charges would be placed to blow said bridges. Very well prepared, and glad to have them in the alliance

[Sammenluola]

I'm a Finn. Due to my age I have only 5 years left of mandatory service in case of a war. But even when I'm over 60, if needed, I would arm myself and defend our land and people in some smart way. The ability for that has been carefully built by our society and culture. Over the years I've taken part in about 13 refresher courses, and I still study tactics etc. as part of my reserve activities. And I go to the range regularily to keep my shooting skills ok.

Happy to be in Nato!

[pgbrown]

More power to Finland. Not for joining NATO, but for realistically assessing their need for additional allies. The Fins know what subjugation is, and it's a bold and brave move to leave neutral status to stand against a madman.

[ukraine_tbic]

I’m a medic with 13 months in Ukraine. I’ve liked every Finn I’ve met. The guys who were coming in the beginning ready to fight, which admittedly I was scared at first. I met the surviving Azov boys on my second rotation and then only met a couple Finns a few weeks ago, they loved me!!! I had Snus 😉

[wai]

Putin: "My goal is to prevent NATO to get stronger"
Putin: *invades Ukraine*
Finland: *joins NATO*
Sweden: *applies to join NATO*
Ukraine: *applies to join NATO*
Most NATO countries: *expand their military budget*
Putin: "Mission accomplished, I'm a master strategist"

[samuelstacey]

Every Finn I’ve ever met has been an amazingly kind, intelligent person. Didn’t think I could hold them in any higher regard but hearing how on top of everything, as a nation, I’m absolutely impressed by the way they have created such a strong Contingency in the way they’ve integrated so many preparations throughout so many avenues of concern in which to stay ahead in case of anything or anyone attacking them. Completely blown away with respect to the Finnish people!

[Alexandros.Mograine]

People often start finnish history in the 1800s, but in the 1700s russia literally committed a sadistic genocide in Finland + famine came and it resulted in about half the population dying. Its absolutely brutal how some people and families were killed.

[butterflysrage]

Another factor often forgoten when discussing Finnish military power is their road network. Beyond the obvious one of being able to launch combat aircraft from highways, the actual layout itself is a huge military advantage.

If you look at a map of roads in Finland, you will see that the majority form a V shape, with very few going straight east/west. This prevents an invader from sweeping quickly across the nation. They also planned bridges, overpasses, etc in such a way that they are easy to blow ahead of an advancing column, and are in areas where it's hard (if not impossible) to just go around due to swamps, lakes, etc. Add this to the mentioned artillery, who have every single one dialed in, and any advancing column would be picked apart while they tried to clear the roadway.

Similarly, the road network in Finland is set far back from the coast (except in major cities), making a navel landing difficult. Any landing force would need to cross kilometers of forest, swamps, rivers and streams to get to the nearest paved surface. And that's assuming they could even land... most all of the Finnish coastline is dotted with thousands of small islands with few navigable passages to the mainland, those passes can be guarded by just a handful of troops on random islands with anti-ship munitions, or just mined.

Finland is an absolute UNIT of defensive power.

[jaccexx]

Nice video. I still remember my grandpa saying eventhough I was very young "Dont hate Russia, just do not trust them" ...he did serve in ww2 era and was wounded. I think that pretty much sums up how I have felt all the years since. Peace is the way to go but be prepared.

[morganhurst_redridge]

It was definitely an exciting bit of news to hear this year that Finland was officially joining NATO! The fact that their entire society is set up to defend themselves from the threat of Russia is very interesting, living in Canada, I can't imagine having business leaders discussing how to keep their industries running after an invasion.

[panibo]

I liked that you actually made a point about how there's different kinds of conscriptions. Not many point this out. In Russia and many other places you can just buy your way out or go to university, etc. In Finland almost always you have to have a health related problem to be excused. Studies arent an excuse. I know for some people this sounds brutal, but what's the better option? We don't want to be a part of Russia.
(I served for 9 months)

[ignitionfrn]

1:30 - Chapter 1 - The trauma of memory
5:35 - Mid roll ads
7:10 - Chapter 2 - Men in the field
11:00 - Chapter 3 - Armed & ready
14:55 - Chapter 4 - Ready for anything
19:05 - Chapter 5 - Forewarned, forearmed

[theweppeofficial]

Never underestimate the people who want to defend their own country, culture and way of life. And most importantly, never want to repeat those days which our great grandparents live through.
Greetings from Finland. 🇫🇮

[franklinclinton]

Best way to describe Finland's military strenght.

For the last 80 years, Finland has been preparing to fight Russia alone. And was confident it could win.

[JJuhu]

It never ceases to amaze me how in-depth these videos are. Thanks for covering this topic and greetings from Finland!

[shig.bitz.]

Always had massive respect for the Finnish. Glad to have them as allies.
In addition to great soldiers, they also seem to have a high number of great racing drivers too!

[mikrokupu]

Finland's preparedness level is rather unique in the western world. Conscription has never been seriously questioned, almost 1/3 of the adult population are trained reservists. Civil defence is taken seriously, in Helsinki there are bunkers everywhere, as part of everyday life.