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longstanding neutrality. while a 1000, but yet vinland cannot join nato not we should be a peaceful power also. and ambassador of nonviolent, all of them would allow delana ill. popa sheila has a completely different point of view. the president of the finish reservists association is a staunch supporter of natal accession. he believes russia cannot be trusted and that it's high time finland abandoned its military neutrality. securing peace through militarism all through non violence valley known as way. a question that dividing the country ah, elbow pa sheila, from the reservists association is on his way to a place that brings the importance of finland's accession bit into shop. yes,

ma'am. avoid that net present to aguilar, then we can't stop here and stretch our legs in the forest and he got dial up. this is the boy designed, but who at the lay can't even get out of the car without a special permit talk available. hello, miss. miss down low buck over la mel m and then i'll star about to reach your it's eastern myself point. i said he died with further east than st. petersburg. a damn he dam been up. won't be at this viewing platforms marks the e use eastern most point, 500 kilometers ne of helsinki. russia is just a stone's throw away. finland's border with russia is 1340 kilometers long. for 80 years finland has maintained

military neutrality, sweden as be neutral for even longer. but now fia of russia has prompted both countries to apply the nato membership fella paula, on that is him on my side of the border and there is democracy. freedom of expression lindsay mind and we uphold the values of the western world. we believe in them. yeah, we defend them earlier that i, i think go to a significant at that finland is a country with its own culture momma, our coach of the male on. so many amount that this is where our families are focused on miss home to everything we hold dear or the law might have better head dialogue guided him, tomatoes at diet, summer 2022. more than half of nato countries have already agreed to finland and sweden joining the alliance. the dawning of a new era. among the general public, this sultan about turn has divided opinion really know me is deputy press into

finland's union of conscientious objectors. helsinki is an extensive city and he lives a long way from the center. this is the fred stuff shown, which translates as the peace station, a disused train station that's being renovated and nobody is meeting up with his friend, media yakima for the past 2 years. the young activists have been organizing regular demonstrations concerts and awareness raising campaigns. the next big event is a protest against nato. exceptional

i've been with them. how many people are we expect? angena amuses. so i guess on. oh, sorry to say, i thought a few 100, at least, carol, thus hopewell moved to remove the la exams with any luck over a 1000. hopefully google thank with botkin names. the by early more does on does why as on its own and be with us up on facebook at $600.00 or so were interested at the thought your facebook suddenly grabanko shabba. i will get a little bit more than half of them will probably coffee. the thrill is on the north lasalle if door. meanwhile, gil pope, aquila has organized a day trip, the honorary remembers at the finish reservists association to an artillery museum near the town of hammond lena north of the capitol. russia's annexation of crimea in 2014, sent off alarm bells in finland. ever since the country has been hoping for the best, but expecting the worst father aggression from moscow. in the event of an attack,

finland yacht, though belies of almost as i were half a 1000000, that's 10 percent of the population. but but hunter has 900000 reservists. the older generation seen themselves as role models mailer, have in that a kid that never i, it's very important for us to honor all traditions and to remember where our strength and determination come from a bully and he's like, i feel ye have with us today. some senior guest savannah on 8th, and it's important that we benefit from their experience. i hate and, and also that we share with them how things are done today. i think that that is it elizabeth, yesterday, a history of ami tags from 1919 to the present day della the museum showcase has finland's chequered military passed in 1939. the country was invaded by russia. it's never trust at moscow again. former soldiers are especially skeptical. oh, a, yeah. oh no, no, no one day russia says one thing,

the next day it says something else. i've never trusted the russian romantic amina, and looked up quite good, nor have met young men in this country, have to do military service out of may. and we have a very good army and good military training and further training for reservices, one of after military service. okay. so my la on river auto may of course inland, has a good army because we never abandoned conscription. michelle white hill, we bought vintage artillery from the winter wall, the fast soviet finish. wall and a brand new simulator. a direct hit well done. that with good isn't it? they are in the flu. i v o that i to minute i am still in the makes draining fun in the bus at 3 and i am, i am the one that thought that hunting is a popular pursuit among fans and many enjoy recreational shooting with as soft guns

a hobby that's not without its risks, the dark, some situations can feel very realistic. i think you're gonna most of all be there that a 2nd. we've been doing this a long time ago. i've been doing it for 15 years ago. it's always tell them you never know what might come out, you know, make you have to consider your every move. everybody a harder get told me that they care next on the day shall around of recreation or shooting. it's fair to say that by european standards, this is popular in finland. there are over $1500000.00 registered firearms in the country, among the highest number of registered firearms per capita in the world. now it's the gas tank of their dogs, but the target is the red dot. take a look back. they'll be shooting with colored pallets rather than actual bullets. well, red dot will not be exactly. oh, okay,

here it is. the integral. yeah. but moon the cost boy barry time, bali on there's been a steep rise in sales of military equipment, especially at the start of the ukraine war cruiser and up boston. laurie kayla guy gillum. demand for combat and protective equipment has grown considerably. i'm up to last the better to long glove i will say and this has significantly strengthened or medlin's operational readiness. octavius warden blasphemy sang o m a last set of us daily nationalists. as soft guns are a more realistic but potentially more dangerous variation on paintball guns, if the combatants aren't wearing helmets and protective gear, a direct hit can cause injury

it's a game. but one that could quickly turn serious about inner mit as a guy came in, finland has prepared the home. we're not afraid that we're reading of alameda invest in people not weapons states. this poster hadn't refused to do military service, which is compulsory for men in finland really nor me does civilian sadness in stand at the peace station in helsinki, the headquarters of finish pacifist, they believe in disarmament, and oppose nato. and like new me, they are conscientious objectors. today the team is meeting an international aghast . easy here to report on his experiences with russia. wow. finland's bid to join

nato. his deeply shocked billy normie people with but it's on the military financing as an, as an anti militarist la, but i don't believe insecurity based on weapons, silva, oregon. though my mission is to build a weapons free society where people live in equality and freedom manon, we should remain militarily independent august boston, returning. there hasn't even been a public debate about nato and finland. the live disadvantages haven't been discussed at the most, negro nato was made to look like a savior olive biggest angleton, and that's not what it is. but a div is, and i, and galena, you're the say, doesn't go from russia has left the teams. visitor is alexander bailey, a russia lawyer, and they, he was forced to leave his homeland because of his criticism of human rights violations in russia. many others like him and now in prison, where we need to, every next step for is like her step down the new really you like deep down. so it's hard to, to believe that the, all of that stuff is happening in now. i in my country it, we should,

people should go from the green russians. they should say yes, and he securing peace without weapons. here in finland, pacifists have always been a minority. the community has come under increasing pressure since the russian invasion of ukraine on our social media us. we do grip quite hostile comments. ah, i think it has been less. there was quite a shock shock when the when the war in ukraine started. and then when, when finland declared that its applying for nato, so those were like spikes. but, but we do get out. so we get like the normal amount hospital. we're

not very popular amongst everyone. in particular, the protest is underway. what do we want, john? the demonstrators nuclear disarmament. when do we want it now to the peace activists nato members, the u. s. from turkey are not much better than russia. but here in finland, few share their viewpoint overlooked by the cathedral senate swear is in the heart of helsinki. america. so awesome, because we shouldn't join nato because we shouldn't be associated with countries that legitimize war. and that was a double up what we should remain non alliance in. no, probably about them at a bit of purity. all him. we must remain. policemen pursue an anti militarist policy, full a big guy, and demonstrate the power of non violence to the rest of the world. to build up about them would avoid ma

marianna, the same place a few days later. ill po, popular and his wife are on the steps of the cathedral, celebrating the annual flag day of the finished defense forces. so got about to say, well i don't wanna play with it tonight to boise president sali minister is here to pay his respects to the army. his speech is eagerly awaited this is the 1st flag day since the war began in ukraine. ah mcbride, you sold this about we are responsible for defending our country, whatever the circumstances, why this will remain the case in the future side when we are supported by our allies as a member of a defense alliance. it was,

what matters above all is that the public is ready to defend the country. so nude this readiness is stronger than ever. there is an increased interest in military exercises. involuntary national defense, both on. ready oh, compared to other european countries in finland, the army enjoys a positive image. it's job is to defend the country and all it stands full, unparalleled stability, democracy and freedom of the press and no corruption whatsoever. for the full time in a row, finland currently occupies the top spot in the u ends. weld happiness report. with me today, a unit of female volunteers is also taking part in the parade,

recognizable by that purple flag while ah, they train at the hot to the military base, 100 kilometers from helsinki. some 300 women are taking part in a volunteer course run by the women's national emergency preparedness association or master. the training which lasts several days isn't about combat. it's about learning how to survive in emergency situations and in the while about blah, blah, blah. so susanna khaki works for the national board of education. she's here to learn basic skills such as surviving and a forest without food. now aided as deny, never, nor dent, i'm interested in learning how to make a fire under difficult conditions, same again. so,

hong kong that is something i'd like to practice in that mission pay and i'm in, in italy, there's a lot of competition to get on the course of the participants can consider themselves lacking to be here. there's so much demand for the organizes a struggling to keep pop bottle with. oh. and it brought the gothic gospel before me thought of awful. no. okay, well i had go out there to submit our resorts, lazar stretches a corner, mail it to live out of this course. for example, was fully behind just a few hours and more. the busha bonus. yup. mailed 3500 women are on the waiting lessening medicine. we're planning to offer more courses. audio dr. mark awful. we got that. so that's only the cooking outside the foraging for hobbs and mushrooms hollow, providing 1st aid. these women are learning how to cope if an emergency occurs. boy, boy, and he said it will kind of deal on it. they,

he's at this situation. ukraine has shown that your own army came alive, asked that, but that you need to be able to turn to other as for how to marita c morgan. yeah. so melodic out ok with the see that the fins have experienced, the difficulty of fighting alone is on me. that's why we now think that nato is a good thing. go. it took like the voice a lot in his eyes. he ended mobile finland's capital, helsinki. the border to russia is just 160 kilometers away. the threat posed by the countries neighbor looms large here. along with sweden, finland officially applied to join nato in mid may. several weeks later, turkey dropped its objections to the 2 countries, accession but until recently,

any discussion of an end to finland's neutrality was considered to boot. over the last few decades, nato membership rarely had the support of more than 25 percent of the population. in the wake of russia's invasion of ukraine support has risen to 79 percent after 80 years of military a neutrality. it's a radical change of position. ill po, popular from the reservists association, believes the move is long overdue. he points out that over the course of history, russia has repeatedly proved itself to be an aggressive power. winter war began with the soviet invasion of finland in 1939. russia was clearly militarily stronger than finland, but the fins knew their country like the back of the hand. and the challenges of

its icy winter's snipers in white camouflage were able to hold their own against the lumbering black clad russian attackers. moscow's troops were forced to retreat . swale lawless sol? finland wasn't ready for the winter war. ma'am. heighten want war? and it was difficult for us to mobilize our troops quickly, dodo, miss. alt tanya was down to lock that we were able to maintain our independence on next hima and pushed him aside. the might. however, soviet troops were victorious in the so called continuation wall fought from 1941 to 1944. the fighting claimed the lives of some 100000 fins. this chapter in history is seen as

a national trauma male on the vol. his otto, an ion olette and i, we've been russia's neighbors for cent, jaw mail and relations have always been bad. ah, one of the valley, like when the war ended, the official line was that we had good relations with the soviet union at about val, it's hard over now. yeah. and in reality though, there was never any trust there. a no leak in outlet. ah lot 60 year old you'll popo healer manages the charity association. he has a doctorate in economics and lives on a link near the town of u. n. so you, since the russian invasion of ukraine, the number of new reservists in his association has tripled from 30029000 national defense has become a very real concern. film mental got the wine caught them on the

recoil. does he feel and is my home? and taylor home is where you were born in ap hang. it means you breathe, finish air similar that you share finished values and finish culture. in roswell, mechanical ellie, who, being bahia, it's student eyes that exist from birthday. good luck, as the majority of fins are ready to fight for their home, no matter what dilemma and of course lilith. i am too well. she said. yeah, most mena really knew me is visiting a fellow pacifist miro pardon, though. he is not only refused to do military service, but also civilian service. he believes that even civilian service helps prepare finland for more likely. it's an extreme position. mito has just been sentenced to 6 months of house arrest for his total refusal. he'll have to wear an ankle monitor his detention begins in

a few weeks time. a hollow protest i had a saw i protesting against the conscription lawsuit which discriminates against men who refused military service on religious or moral grounds. sorted morality is important, although that under no circumstances do i want to participate in state killing. but if it's in about an ottawa, a list of that by ms. agatha about the i think i need that because i don't think about a guy that from the middle. i see that it's good that there are people like miro, who dare to refuse military and civilian service all the soon back at that not are going to the all settled there showing how to build a weapons free society laws that can how to fight against inequality. so that you bought a nickel, austin, how your of us think it'll, i really admire people like me roused on it, that i them a summer to be to bottle to local. there's a high price to pay for total refusal your cost cuz they say on recourse. so and inland though, total refusal is

a criminal offense and you can go to prison that alec out. there are only $30.00 to $50.00 people a year who do it. but so not many lot the last day that the, the authorities can come to my house at any time with hello. they can take drug tests and urine test was out that i can't leave the house without permission if they're miles up, boys don't go. they want to know where i am at all times, would be thought i let nick like it at the, at that the me, somalia. forget about ill po, popular and instructor timo. erickson are on their way to a shooting range. popular is in his element, reservists from the helsinki area are practicing their shooting skills. this time with live ammunition the protection is mandatory ah

we have a long history with russia, and we don't have illusions about what has happened before and what can still happen today. so in finish society i would say the main change that i've seen is that people, reservists, and non reservists are more actively seeking these sort of opportunities to either keep up the skills, freshened them up or learn something new because a threat might be real. you never know, ah, ah, with if, if it was not repair, we had a different system. but i mean, technically,

as religiously that could do it. but honestly, i don't think finland was on their lunch list. but as things are going now, things could escalate and we have to be ready. we just basically this is a turnkey in finland. so we are ready. we just have to mobilize it and that's where we are doing now. reservists and pacifists completely disagree about finland's extension to native name. it was a he blog. ah, but can they at least see where one another coming from dr. got my own mother, a guy guest. of course i understand that someone might refuse to do military service. i'm a let without a lie will not every one is a soldier. follow villamore. the law allows people to serve the country according to their respective abilities. metals, to was host tolstoy and david bowie next to an orthodox jesus. that order really no me and meet ya, ya, conan,

are talking about want total refusal in town. see if the soonest on is little okay . little closer alias mother. if i decide to spend the detention at my home and where the ankle bracelet does, what does it actually involve? im gonna go to my thumbs with that at the font diagnostics asked me to let us walmack, dont mentally cross off, but you'll have to attach a metal bracelet to your lower leg with the walla walla. the device records all your movements is 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and i'm glad to pick up. i have the boy, you'll be given a 2 week schedule that tells me when you can work and study as to where you can be of me when you're allowed to smoke alarm. i can, you can't drink alcohol. and if you live with someone and they can't either gonna, so they got a sale of him by mommy cemetery is the 2nd largest in helsinki now. and then the 2 peace activists come here to visit one of our biggest role models, finland's trust, conscientious objector, armed pecorino, murdered on november the 5th 1941

speckled annella ali ha petronela and rejected all forms of armed violence. santa walks and i thought that thin, i think he spent many years in prison because the finish state wanted to force him to fight dallas le bon abbas. as in the end, he was shot because he refused to pick up a gun personal cost mazda. he was executed by his own people without trial or got the section 69 3rd row, 2nd grave along as a pacifist pecorino. and was completely isolated in a society that willingly went to wall against russia in from the point of view of really know me and the peace movement in the past. 80 years little has changed in finland.

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