Finland has proposed to place NATO headquarters near the border with Russia
Finland has proposed to host NATO's Nordic Land Command (MCLCC) near the border with Russia.
This information was announced by the head of the Finnish Ministry of Defense, Antti Häkkänen, at a briefing on September 27.
The statement by the head of the Finnish Defense Ministry is cited by TASS .
What the Finnish Defense Minister said about the deployment of NATO headquarters near the Russian border
Häkkänen said that Finland had offered to locate NATO's ground forces headquarters in the city of Mikkeli, which is located about 140 kilometers from the border with Russia. The Finnish ground forces headquarters are located in this city.
The Finnish Land Forces Command in Mikkeli was an obvious choice for the NATO command, the minister said.
The Finnish Ministry of Defence's press release states that political decisions regarding the specifics of the MCLCC will be made next year.
The headquarters will operate 24 hours a day and report to NATO headquarters in Norfolk.
In peacetime, he will be involved in planning and conducting training activities.
