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Originally Posted by CroFlames
Finland has been ready for a Soviet/Russian invasion since 1945. Any ground invasion of Finland would be more of a meat grinder than Ukraine was.
It would take unprecedented of air strikes against Finnish military positions and cities before an invasion for Russia to have type of success there. Even still, an air campaign would be a grind as Finland has robust AA defenses.
But again, what would be the ####ing point?
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Just to add to this, as Finland has been under the threat of Russian/Soviet invasion since WWII, they're constantly prepared for that threat. They have mandatory military service, and could raise an army of a million. Finland might be the second hardest nation in Europe to invade, behind Switzerland.
On top of that, St. Petersburg is not far from the Finnish border. This wouldn't be a one sided strike like in the Ukraine, the Finnish would be actively bombing the second biggest city in Russia.