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With Russia's Eyes on It, Finland Is Preparing Its People. Europe's Largest Civil Defence Exercise After the Second World War

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Thousands of Finns go down into underground shelters and exercise how they should react in the event of a real attack, in a scenario that includes cyber attacks, interruption of water and energy supply and threat of rocket attacks from Russia. The exercise tests the ability of authorities and the population to cope with a major crisis, on the basis of growing fears about Europe's security.

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Finland organizes in Kuopio the largest civil defence exercise in Europe after the Second World War, in which more than 2,000 people participate. The scenario includes cyber attacks and rocket attacks from Russia. The Finnish article prepares its population for a Russian invasion. The largest defence exercise at the Second World War VIDEO appears first in Romania TV.

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Thousands of Finns go down into underground shelters and exercise how they should react in the event of a real attack, in a scenario that includes cyber attacks, interruption of water and energy supply and threat of rocket attacks from Russia. The exercise tests the ability of authorities and the population to cope with a major crisis, on the basis of growing fears about Europe's security.

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Finland is the largest civil defence exercise in Europe after the Second World War, with more than 2,000 participants. The scenario includes cyber attacks on critical infrastructure and the threat of rocket attacks from Russia, according to Euronews. In a shelter dug in the rock, designed to resist including a nuclear attack [...] Post Finland prepares its population for a Russian invasion. The largest defence exercise at the Second World War VI…

In a rock shelter, behind doors designed to protect against both nuclear and biological attacks, Finland is holding Europe's largest civil defense exercise since World War II. More than two thousand people, including volunteers and students, have been crammed into the shelter. In the exercise scenario, critical infrastructure in the central Finnish city of Kuopio, including electricity and water, has been disrupted by cyberattacks and there is a…

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Česká televize broke the news on Thursday, September 3, 2026.
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