BLUF
Finland has built a culture of preparedness—underground shelters, mandatory service, and strong civic resolve—to ensure survival and deterrence. Dual use facilities can be converted for defence purposes, within hours. Around 900,000 Reservists.Learning Outcomes
• Strategic Awareness: Highlights how Finland’s preparedness and policy shifts reflect lessons from past conflicts and the modern regional threat environment.
• Resilience and Adaptability: Demonstrates how a small nation builds layered defences—physical, psychological, and societal—to manage evolving external risks.
• Leadership and Decision Making: Shows the value of proactive national planning rooted in historical experience and sustained civic engagement.
