戦争に備えるフィンランド

 

 reservist 【名】 予備兵（士）

 “We have known for 100 years that there is evil on the opposite side of the border, but now I think people have woken up,” he said. “They understand that we must be prepared.”

Asked by the national newspaper Ilta-Sanomat last month to name the biggest threat to the country, 74% of respondents said Russia — up from 15% last year.

The question for lawmakers is whether the risks of not joining are greater than the risks of doing so.

With an army of 280,000 soldiers and 900,000 reservists, Finland already spends more than 2% of its gross domestic product on defense — the NATO target that the majority of its members fail to meet.

ロシアを隣国にもつフィンランドの防衛費はGDPの２％。ウクライナ戦争以前から備えはあったが、危機感はより高まっており、予備兵向けの軍事教育を募集したらすぐにうまった、と。

日本なんて、ロシア、中国、北朝鮮と圧政的独裁国家に囲まれちゃって・・・やばくね？