{"id":55677,"date":"2022-06-04T19:07:37","date_gmt":"2022-06-04T19:07:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/finnish-army-parade-in-helsinki-to-celebrate-flag-day-and-tensions-with-russia-photos\/"},"modified":"2022-06-04T19:07:37","modified_gmt":"2022-06-04T19:07:37","slug":"finnish-army-parade-in-helsinki-to-celebrate-flag-day-and-tensions-with-russia-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.imalbania.com\/kosova\/finnish-army-parade-in-helsinki-to-celebrate-flag-day-and-tensions-with-russia-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Finnish Army parade in Helsinki to celebrate Flag Day and tensions with Russia (photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"firstP\">\n<p>Finland has marked today as rarely Flag Day with a long military procession as well as a parade of several military vehicles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The development comes as the country has applied to join the NATO military alliance, following neighboring Russia&#8217;s attack on Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>About 1,600 soldiers from the infantry, navy, air force, reservists and cadets from the Defense University took part in the parade.<\/p>\n<p>About 40 motorized military vehicles also appeared in the procession and 14 planes flew in formation over the city.<\/p>\n<p>In his opening remarks, President Sauli Ninist\u00f6 referred to Finnish General Adolf Ehrnrooth as saying that Finland was &#8220;a country worth defending&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;An important foundation for Finland&#8217;s defense is the strong will of its citizens, which is now higher than before,&#8221; Ninist\u00f6 said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We know and remember that Finland is a country worth protecting.  &#8220;Together we have maintained security so far, and together we will do it tomorrow.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ninist\u00f6 also referred to Finland&#8217;s decision to apply to NATO as a &#8220;natural step&#8221;, and not a major change in security policies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"last\">\n<strong><\/p>\n<p>top channel<br \/>\n<\/strong>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n\t\tvar ajaxurl = \"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php\";<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Google Analytics\n\t\twindow.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];<\/p>\n<p>\t\tfunction gtag() {\n\t\t\tdataLayer.push(arguments);\n\t\t}\n\t\tgtag('js', new Date());<\/p>\n<p>\t\tgtag('config', 'UA-7855069-1');<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\/\/Facebook\n\t\twindow.fbAsyncInit = function() {\n\t\t\tFB.init({\n\t\t\t\tappId: '1715618661991455',\n\t\t\t\txfbml: true,\n\t\t\t\tversion: 'v2.10'\n\t\t\t});\n\t\t\tFB.AppEvents.logPageView();\n\t\t};<\/p>\n<p>\t\t(function(d, s, id) {\n\t\t\tvar js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n\t\t\tif (d.getElementById(id)) {\n\t\t\t\treturn;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\tjs = d.createElement(s);\n\t\t\tjs.id = id;\n\t\t\tjs.src = \"https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/sdk.js\";\n\t\t\tfjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n\t\t}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));\n\t<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/top-channel.tv\/2022\/06\/04\/parade-e-ushtrise-finlandeze-ne-helsinki-ne-celebrim-te-dites-se-flamurit-dhe-tensioneve-me-rusine-fotot\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Finland has marked today as rarely Flag Day with a long military procession as well as a parade of several military vehicles. 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