# With a wary eye on Russia, Finland holds Europe's largest civil defense exercise since WWII

https://mins.news/en/item/43529

- The Associated Press, 2026-09-03 10:30 UTC
- World
- Original: https://bit.ly/4zUPqj2

> More than 2,000 people in Finland are taking part in Europe's largest civil defense exercise since the end of World War II, amid a wary focus on Russia.

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