{"id":50804,"date":"2023-03-13T21:08:16","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T20:08:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=50804"},"modified":"2024-03-13T00:04:18","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T23:04:18","slug":"the-formidable-video-of-the-finnish-armed-forces-in-which-they-boast-of-allies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/03\/13\/the-formidable-video-of-the-finnish-armed-forces-in-which-they-boast-of-allies\/","title":{"rendered":"The formidable video of the Finnish Armed Forces in which they boast of allies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For years I have been following the audiovisual content of the Finnish Puolustusvoimat (Defense Forces) with interest, due to its high quality.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/06\/07\/mina-puolustan-tata-maata-finland-shows-its-artillery-systems-after-the-russian-threats\/\">\"Min\u00e4 puolustan t\u00e4t\u00e4 maata!\" Finland shows its artillery systems after the Russian threats<\/a><\/rel><br \/>\n<rel><a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2023\/01\/17\/the-three-wars-of-finland-between-1939-and-1945-and-its-strange-situation-in-wwii\/\">The three wars of Finland between 1939 and 1945 and its strange situation in WWII<\/a><\/rel><\/p>\n<p>During the last year, the videos published by the Puolustusvoimat on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@puolustusvoimat\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">their YouTube channel<\/a> were have become especially relevant, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2022\/02\/25\/the-putin-regime-continues-its-campaign-of-terror-and-now-threatens-finland-and-sweden\/\">Russian threats against that Nordic country<\/a> the day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Threats that have resulted in <strong>the process of integrating Finland into NATO<\/strong>. An unusual fact for a traditionally neutral country, but one that has been pushed into by a Russia that does not respect the borders of its neighboring countries. <strong>The solitude in which neutral Finland found itself has led it to value very much the luck of having good allies<\/strong>, a luck that in many NATO countries is often underestimated, paradoxically in the midst of the tranquility guaranteed by belonging to the Atlantic Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>An example of how Finland values its new allies is <strong>the video published today by the Puolustusvoimat as a summary of the year 2022<\/strong>. A video that shows the excellent work that the Finnish Combat Camera (COMCAM) does, but that <strong>this year significantly includes military forces from other countries<\/strong>, specifically the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Combat Camera Showreel 2022 \u2013 Finnish Defence Forces\" width=\"665\" height=\"374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H0Q2Z4r2NlU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>From this video I could make many captures worth commenting on. I will limit myself to the following.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52745683439_03b5fc51bf_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A convoy of American Humvees<\/strong>, of the M1151 Enhanced Armament Carrier version.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52744909452_370bcb0cbd_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leopard 2A4 tanks<\/strong> of the Finnish Army.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52745683264_006f2b11e0_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Bell UH-1Y Venom helicopter<\/strong> of the United States Marines.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52745426171_8921ca5807_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Boeing CH-47 Chinook heavy helicopters<\/strong> of the British Royal Air Force (RAF).<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52745683389_6bed3c428c_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Saab JAS-39 Gripen fighter<\/strong> of the Swedish Air Force.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52745683404_8ce2a218d8_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>One of the ammunition depots that the Finnish Armed Forces have throughout the country.<\/strong> They are one of the most solid bases for their defense against a possible invasion.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52745683339_a97cd2ab28_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An <strong>NHIndustries NH-90 TTH<\/strong> medium helicopter and a <strong>Hughes MD-500E<\/strong> light helicopter from the Finnish Army.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52744909317_c4fe81b19e_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A US Marine Corps Bell Boeing MV-22 Osprey tiltrotor<\/strong>, loading troops.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52745683229_9bd904e171_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Two Finnish Air Force McDonnell Douglas F\/A-18C Hornet fighters<\/strong> accompanied by two RAF Lockheed Martin <strong>F-35B Lightning IIs<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52745683314_0b9565a9a7_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Gravely<\/strong> (DDG 107) <strong>and the Whidbey Island-class landing ship USS Gunston Hall<\/strong> (LSD 44), both of the US Navy , who were deployed to Finland in May 2022.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52745683369_62e1f4a2ae_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>USS Gunston Hall<\/strong> (LSD 44), right, and a Jehu-class landing craft of the Finnish Navy.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52745426236_bddb05f450_b.jpg\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto; margin:10px 0 10px 0;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A Jehu-class landing craft.<\/strong> The Finnish Navy owns 12 of these craft, built by Finnish shipyard Marine Alutech. They reach a speed of 40 knots (74 km\/h) and are armed with three 12.7 mm machine guns. 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