Worried about Russia, Finnish women sign up to learn defence skills

HATTULA, Finland: Just days after Russia attacked Ukraine on Feb 24, Finnish entrepreneur Sissi Moberg found herself scouring the Internet for courses that could teach her skills to help defend Finland in case of a military attack.

Spurred on by the invasion, Finland broke with decades of domestic defence and security policy last month whenFinland's Women's National Emergency Preparedness Association said demand for their courses had shot up since February. Around 19 per cent of Finland's 13,000 professional military personnel are women, according to data from the military, although only 1-2 per cent of conscripts are female.Last week, Moberg was back for more, this time on a survival training course organised by the Women's Preparedness Association at a military base in Hattula, 100 km from Helsinki.

Finnish women Sissi Moberg and Satu Miettinen practice to use a compass and navigating in a forest during a voluntary civil defence course in Hattula, Finland, on May 28, 2022.

Knock them for a loop, ladies.

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