Finland and Sweden are known for their alleged “total defence” approach to security, in which national defence is not only a task for the military but for the full of society. The safety concept was primarily developed for 3 reasons: their past outside of NATO, geographical proximity to the Soviet/Russian threat, and large territories with tiny populations.
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