Finland’s Barracks Under Strain
A Finnish commander warns that investigations are eating into military training time, while recruits who report harassment face pressure from within their own ranks.
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On November 13, Commodore Mikko Laakkonen, commander of Finland’s Nyland Brigade, said his staff conduct hundreds of interviews a year in preliminary investigations. He told Ruotuväki, the Finnish Defence Forces’ newspaper, that the workload was undermining training, straining staff and putting conscripts’ legal protectio…
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