Finland has built an underground city for a million people in case of war with Russia
Kyiv • UNN
Under Helsinki, there is a network of over 5,500 bomb shelters capable of sheltering nearly a million people in the event of a nuclear attack or Russian invasion. The shelters are equipped with autonomous systems and are used in peacetime as sports complexes.
A large-scale network of over 5,500 bomb shelters operates near Helsinki, capable of sheltering nearly a million people in the event of a nuclear attack or Russian invasion. This was reported by The Sunday Times, writes UNN.
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Most shelters are used in peacetime as swimming pools, sports complexes, children's playgrounds, parking lots, skate parks, and even rehearsal bases for music bands. For example, in the Merihaka district, an underground sports complex can be converted into a shelter for 6,000 people in less than a day if needed.
In Finland, all new residential and office buildings of a certain size are mandatory equipped with bomb shelters. The largest underground complex in Helsinki is designed for 11,500 people.
Finland has not stopped building shelters since 1939
According to Jukka-Pekka Schröderus, a representative of the city rescue service, the country has been continuously developing its civil protection system since the beginning of World War II.
The shelters are equipped with autonomous power supply systems, water supplies, ventilation, airtight doors, and means of protection against chemical, biological, and radiological threats. Every resident of the country must also have a supply of items at home for autonomous survival for 72 hours and take it with them to the shelter.
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Underground complexes are part of the Finnish system of 'Comprehensive Security', which also includes universal military service, regular training of the population, and civil defense.
Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Finnish experience has attracted increasing interest. Delegations from NATO countries, Ukraine, Israel, and the Persian Gulf states are studying this model, and Finnish experts constantly take into account the lessons of the war in Ukraine to improve the population protection system.
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