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– This is a common ambition of Sweden, Finland and Norway. And this, of course, is related to the security situation that has changed over time, where we see an increase in the Russian structure in the Murmansk region with the navy and other resources, we see the establishment of a base near the border Finnish Alakurti, we see a structure along it. arctic area of the Russian side and more exercise and operational behavior at a more advanced level.
The extension agreement The military and operational defense cooperation between Sweden, Norway and Finland was signed today in Posanger in northern Norway. The agreement is a continuation of previous cooperation and means that the three countries will have the capacity to carry out coordinated military operations in situations of crisis and conflict.
They should be able to jointly plan military operations to protect common interests in, for example, Northern Finland, Sweden and Norway. The planning cooperation will now begin in a strategic planning group, says Defense Minister Peter Hultqvist.
– Sweden, Norway and Finland are ready to jointly take responsibility for stability, peace and threshold raising activities in this area. This is not aggressively directed in that way, it is just a way of marking our will for sovereignty and independence and that we also understand the security policy situation. We understand what is happening.
