“For the first time, Finland will participate as a NATO member nation in exercising collective defense of the alliance’s regions,” the Finnish Defense Forces said in a statement. This year, the drill is hosted equally by Finland, Norway and Sweden. The combined joint training will focus on the defense and protection of the Nordic region, Norwegian military officials said. Finland’s new president, Alexander Stubb, will inspect the drill together with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre in northern Norway on March 7. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is to visit an airbase in northern Sweden on March 11, the country’s military said.

Source: Libya Today March 04, 2024 17:27 UTC