Finland seeking one million land mines as it eyes Russian threat
Summary
Finland plans to buy one million anti-personnel landmines and spend 100 million euros ($112 million) on them. The country left a global treaty banning such mines due to security concerns about Russia and wants to start producing the mines locally by 2028.Key Facts
- Finland wants to buy one million anti-personnel mines for defense.
- The estimated cost for the mines is 100 million euros ($112 million).
- Finland left the Ottawa Convention, a treaty banning these mines, in January 2025.
- The decision came because Finland sees Russia as a growing long-term threat.
- Finland shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border with Russia.
- Finnish officials hope local companies will produce the mines by 2028.
- Neighboring countries Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland also left the treaty citing threats from Russia.
- Finland’s Foreign Minister asked the EU to stop giving tourist visas to Russians during the ongoing war in Ukraine.
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