• Finland is on alert over expansionist Russia.
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[quote]Captain Markus Aarnio, chief of the Gulf of Finland naval command, has the sort of craggy good looks associated with the hero of a cold war movie. Standing stiffly in a control centre overlooking Helsinki harbour against a backdrop of grey seas and driving sleet, he appears poised to dash off at any moment for a real-life remake of the Sean Connery film The Hunt for Red October. Aarnio’s job, along with those of other members of Finland’s army, navy and air force, border guard and coastguard, and a good chunk of the national political, academic and media establishment, can be summed up in three words: watching the Russians. Russia-watching has become a national obsession since Finland broke free of the Russian empire in 1917. Two bitterly fought wars with the Soviet Union during the second world war are far from forgotten. Neither are the tense years of the cold war, when Finland pursued a delicate balancing act between the importunate demands of its giant neighbour and its natural attachment to the west. After the Berlin wall came down in 1989 and political chaos followed the Soviet Union’s implosion, Finland’s 840-mile land border with Russia and its territorial waters still required guarding, though for different reasons. Now – with a newly expansionist, jingoistic Russia led by President Vladimir Putin set on reasserting itself internationally, with eastern Europe and the Baltic states wondering fearfully what may follow its armed intervention in eastern Ukraine, and with close military encounters between Russia and the west running at cold war levels – Finland is once again on red alert. Aarnio’s area of operations commands the highly congested approaches to St Petersburg and the oil export terminals crucial to Russia’s economic survival. Each year, 43,000 ships and tankers travel along an often ice-bound, six-mile-wide international corridor leading from Russian waters to the wider Baltic and thence to the Atlantic. And those are the ones Aarnio knows about. As the recent, abortive Swedish hunt for a suspected Russian submarine suggested, not everything Moscow sets afloat may be visible. “Our work includes maritime surveillance and ship recognition. We maintain 24-hour vigilance,” Aarnio said. His command includes missile boats, a mine warfare squadron, a coastal battalion and special forces, including divers.[/quote] [url]http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/nov/18/finland-red-alert-expansion-russia[/url] Finland will fuck yall up.
Go go gadget Finland!
he is watching you, russia. [img]http://cdn.damninteresting.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SimoHayha.jpg[/img]
Oh we are on high alert?
[QUOTE=SexualShark;46520584]totally that fin guy with a sooper high K/D. hey guys you ever heard of that one fin dood that killed a bajillion raisins, i know because im knowledgeable and shit[/QUOTE] The man in your picture is a swede FYI. Also your reference makes me cringe.
I don't know why this guy gets posted in every Finland related thread either but Simo Häyhä is most definitely not a swede.
[QUOTE=snapshot32;46520627]The man in your picture is a swede FYI. Also your reference makes me cringe.[/QUOTE] [img]http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5a/Simo_hayha_second_lieutenant_1940.png[/img] who again your lack of knowing is cringeworthy
[QUOTE=Uberpro;46520641]I don't know why this guy gets posted on any Finland related thread either but Simo Häyhä is most definitely not a swede.[/QUOTE] Simo never used a swedish mauser, nerd.
I thought finland was always on high alert. Never relax when you share a border with russia of all people.
[QUOTE=snapshot32;46520650]Simo never used a swedish mauser, nerd.[/QUOTE] What the heck are you even talking about?
[QUOTE=SexualShark;46520584]he is watching you, russia. [t]http://cdn.damninteresting.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SimoHayha.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] Yeah, the modern-day equivalents of Simo Häyhä will snipe down those Russian ICBM's no problem.
[QUOTE=SexualShark;46520584]he is watching you, russia. [t]http://cdn.damninteresting.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/SimoHayha.jpg[/t][/QUOTE] I'd be more afraid of this guy. [media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jZgz32kkVg[/media]
[QUOTE=Bat-shit;46520683]Yeah, the modern-day equivalents of Simo Häyhä will snipe down those Russian ICBM's no problem.[/QUOTE] lol because Russia are insane enough to use nukes for anything but a political deterrent?
[QUOTE=Uberpro;46520674]What the heck are you even talking about?[/QUOTE] The man in the picture is a swedish soldier on loan to the fins during the first winter war, he is armed with a swedish mauser, something that Hayha never used. maybe if you neophytes weren't to busy attempting to make tryhard-tier forced references you could squeeze in some knowledge
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Shit if war breaks out I'm going on the front lines. Please god no, we're not worth anything Russia. Take Sweden. [editline]19th November 2014[/editline] Then again, Finland has been on "high alert" ever since the independence.
Where's whollyrufus to tell us this is all a CIA plot for the U.S. to force Finland to give up its lunch money and Russia is just being a benevolent protector of all that is good in the world.
[QUOTE=snapshot32;46520699]The man in the picture is a swedish soldier on loan to the fins during the first winter war, he is armed with a swedish mauser, something that Hayha never used. maybe if you neophytes weren't to busy attempting to make tryhard-tier forced references you could squeeze in some knowledge[/QUOTE] [quote]His rifle was a standard issue with iron sights, which is somewhat amazing as many of his targets were engaged at 400 yards or more. [B]He had been given a Swedish Mauser equipped with a scope[/B][B][I][U] but [/U][/I][/B]he preferred the M28 or M28/30 to the scoped rifle . Häyhä noted the Swedish "sniper" rifle was given to him by a wealthy a Swedish buisnessman but the details of this rifle are not clear. [/quote] you are always right :) [url]http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/simohayha.asp[/url]
Since the conception of Finland. Oh dear, time to stop posting.
[QUOTE=SexualShark;46520773]you are always right :) [url]http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/simohayha.asp[/url][/QUOTE] this is an m28 you shitbird. [t] http://www.mosinnagant.net/images/28and2830full.JPG [/t] but i guess youd rather look like an ass so whatever [highlight](User was banned for this post ("derailing, flaming" - Orkel))[/highlight]
[QUOTE]Jaakko Iloniemi, Finland’s former ambassador to the US, said the outlines of the problem were clear. “Their military and naval activity is certainly up. For Putin it’s about showing the flag and restoring pride. The Russians call it [the Crimea operation] ‘fast power’ – there are no democratic encumbrances, executive power is sovereign, the legislature, the military, the media, the judiciary are compliant. Putin’s achilles heel is the economy … So he needs external crises and foreign devils,” Iloniemi said.[/QUOTE] Well said Jaakko.
"Neighbours of Russia upset about Russia being a goddamn fucktard and throwing their weight around recklessly" More unsurprising news at 11
[QUOTE=snapshot32;46520804]this is an m28 you shitbird. [t] http://www.mosinnagant.net/images/28and2830full.JPG [/t] but i guess youd rather look like an ass so whatever[/QUOTE] you have made four posts crying and whining and making a giant fucking deal about "omg thats not ____" you are the one that looks like an ass, ass. [highlight](User was banned for this post ("report. don't reply" - Orkel))[/highlight]
[QUOTE=SexualShark;46520773]you are always right :) [url]http://www.mosinnagant.net/finland/simohayha.asp[/url][/QUOTE] Dude just fucking accept you posted a wrong picture. You were presented evidence the man on the picture is not Simo. You also proved yourself wrong by posting that line. Right, the swedish mauser was equipped with a scope and the man on the picture has it without scope.
Suomi mainittu Moskovassa tavataan
[QUOTE=SexualShark;46520816]you have made four posts crying and whining and making a giant fucking deal about "omg thats not ____" you are the one that looks like an ass, ass.[/QUOTE] At least i'm not making a pedestrian post (with the wrong picture) wherein I attempt to seem relateable / knowledgeable about Finnish history in a vie for internet popularity.
[QUOTE=MuffinZerg;46520828]Dude just fucking accept you posted a wrong picture. You were presented evidence the man on the picture is not Simo. You also proved yourself wrong by posting that line. Right, the swedish mauser was equipped with a scope and the man on the picture has it without scope.[/QUOTE] him being given said gun supports the fact that he used a may have used the said mauser on one occasion who cares this entire arguement has been shit flinging and me and him have been arguing over absolutely nothing now. if he cares to drop it ill do the same. [QUOTE=GREN EYGS N HAM;46520850]I don't think it helps that you're being so smug about it.[/QUOTE] i am just gonna drop it now. this is pointless.
[QUOTE=SexualShark;46520816]you have made four posts crying and whining and making a giant fucking deal about "omg thats not ____" you are the one that looks like an ass, ass.[/QUOTE] I don't think it helps that you're being so smug about it.
[QUOTE=Trebgarta;46520876]Is this really news Everybody has coast patrols[/QUOTE] Not everybody has a neighboring country craving for war and expansion
[QUOTE=Str4fe;46520832]Suomi mainittu Moskovassa tavataan[/QUOTE]taking back Karelia [I]and then some[/I] for srs though we'd stand no chance against Putin's army
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