It is about the Multi-Corps Land Command (MCLCC), which was established in cooperation with the Finnish army and strengthens the Alliance's presence in the new northern member of the Alliance.The facility further strengthens NATO's defensive position on the eastern flank, at a time when concerns about a possible conflict with Russia are growing.The NATO command is located about a hundred kilometers from the Finnish-Russian border, and their main task is the supervision and coordination of the ground forces of the Alliance and the national armies in the northern area."This includes planning, preparing and conducting joint Alliance exercises," the Finnish military said.New base among the closest to RussiaInitially, the plan is to have ten personnel working in the new base, and during the following years their number will increase to fifty, including soldiers from Finland and other countries.Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakanen approved the establishment of this command in August, and it ranks among the closest NATO commands to the Russian border, along with multinational commands in Latvia and Poland.After a decade of neutrality, Finland joined NATO in 2023, as a response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.A year after that, Sweden joined the Alliance.In May, the Finnish army estimated that after the end of the war in Ukraine, Russia would increase its military forces along the 1,340-kilometer common border.
2.9.2025.
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NATO 250 km from Saint Petersburg
NATO opened a new command post in the Finnish city of Mikkeli, about 250 kilometers from the Russian Saint Petersburg.
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