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Finland blast-tests civil defense shelters for first time in 30 years

Stanisław Kaleta

23.09.2026, 12:45

A Photo: Juho Kuva for The Washington Post via Getty Images — Inside a civil defense shelter in Helsinki. Photo: Juho Kuva for The Washington Post via Getty Images

Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer land border with Russia and has stepped up its security preparations since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.