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My bad, I was actually reading the chart wrong: https://tradingeconomics.com/finland/military-expenditure https://tradingeconomics.com/finland/military-expendi
by at-fates-hands 7y ago
My bad, I was actually reading the chart wrong:
https://tradingeconomics.com/finland/military-expenditure https://tradingeconomics.com/finland/military-expenditure
Military Expenditure in Finland increased to 3615 USD Million in 2018 from 3430 USD Million in 2017.
Which you're correct, it's actually 3.6 Billion. US military spending still dwarfs Finland's, but not nearly as paltry as I had originally stated.
- distances 7y agoOthers have additionally already pointed out how Finland isn't in NATO either. The defence doesn't expect or imagine US intervention, but also doesn't expect a nuke attack. Defence matching the threat, full conscription and modern cost-conscious armament purchases to counter the long land border with Russia.