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If to follow the logic then Finland or Norway are closer to Russia (have common borders) so they shall increase its spending 10 times more. Or what? Why not ju

If to follow the logic then Finland or Norway are closer to Russia (have common borders) so they shall increase its spending 10 times more. Or what? Why not just to say "we have outdated forces, let's make them better". Why they need so cheap excuse?

skinkestek 6y ago
> If to follow the logic then Finland or Norway are closer to Russia (have common borders) so they shall increase its spending 10 times more. Finland probably already has higher spending than Sweden, at least that is my guess based on talking to Finnish friends. Norway should IMO increase its spending to avoid repeating the blunders from 1930ies.
- stefanfisk 6y ago
  Finland actually spends less than Sweden: https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/Data%20for%20all%20countries%20from%201988%E2%80%932019%20as%20a%20share%20of%20GDP.pdf https://www.sipri.org/sites/default/files/Data%20for%20all%2...
  - skinkestek 6y ago
    Wow, thanks, that was completely unexpected!
  - dagw 6y ago
    Are you sure? the document you linked to shows that Sweden spent 1.1% in 2019, up from 1.0% in 2018 and 2017. While Finland spent 1.5% in 2019, up from 1.4% in 2018 ans 2017
    - stefanfisk 6y ago
      You’re correct. I see now that I was looking at the wrong year, probably because I was visually scanning the document but didn’t notice that the column headings changed.