New NATO Command in Finland. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers

According to Minister Antti Hakkanen, the establishment of Multi-Corporate NATO Land Component Command (MCLCC) was 1 of Finland's most crucial goals at an early phase of NATO membership (the country has been a associate of the Alliance since April 2023). Command plays an crucial function in the deterrence and land defence of NATO in the north of Europe, and Finland has crucial tasks in this regard," he said, stressing that this is simply a "significant undertaking, even on the North Atlantic Alliance scale.