{"id":4599,"date":"2025-10-10T14:21:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T14:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/?p=4599"},"modified":"2025-10-13T18:39:04","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T18:39:04","slug":"finnish-mps-to-practice-sheltering-in-basement-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.globaltalenthq.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/10\/finnish-mps-to-practice-sheltering-in-basement-media\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish MPs to practice sheltering in basement \u2013 media"},"content":{"rendered":"
MPs will conduct training exercises in an underground bunker next month, citing the supposed threat from Russia<\/strong><\/p>\n Finnish lawmakers will conduct underground training exercises next month to practice working in wartime conditions, local media have reported. Western officials have become increasingly alarmist over what they describe as a threat from Russia. Moscow has repeatedly denied having hostile intentions toward NATO or EU countries.<\/p>\n First Deputy Speaker of the Finnish Parliament, Paula Risikko, told the outlet Uutissuomalainen that the upcoming exercise, which will be the first of its kind, is being prompted by the “changed security situation”<\/em> amid the conflict in Ukraine.<\/p>\n The shelter where the exercise will be held is located in the basement of the parliament building, Risikko said. The facilities include an emergency session hall where lawmakers could meet in exceptional circumstances, such as wartime.<\/p>\n The drill is scheduled to take place in November, with the exact date to be announced later, according to the outlet.<\/p>\n Russia has repeatedly denounced what it calls anti-Russian hysteria and fearmongering by Western governments, stressing that Moscow has no reason to take hostile action against its neighbors. Russian officials have dismissed such claims as baseless and politically motivated, arguing they are used to justify soaring military budgets and the militarization of NATO countries.<\/p>\n