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Finland & Sweden, and NATO membership.

Aladdin said:
I just wonder about how many troops they have at this stage.
Maybe they'll use drones to patrol the border.

I'm very glad for Finland . Ive friends in Helsinki and they've been quietly very concerned about Russia invading or attacking. Helsinki has an amazing underground city built for protection in case of a Russian invasion. They've always had a realisation of their vulnerability when it comes to Russia.
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Your friends are obviously Nazis who hate peace. They are in Russia’s sphere of influence so have a duty to the world to do whatever Putin tells them. You fascist…
 
This is not necessarily related to Finland joining NATO, but in the absence of somewhere more relevant to add this, I’ll post a couple of links from the Finnish state broadcaster YLE.

The stories detail a spate of break ins and “knocking attempts” (unauthorised physical and IT access) to water system and other infrastructure facilities around Finland.

Russia is not mentioned, just that when unauthorised persons were detected within some facilities, they could not be identified and could apparently not speak any language the authorities tried to use to communicate.

More recently, after the water system break ins in June, critical infrastructure facilities on the eastern (Russian) border have been targeted.

yle.fi

Imatran tärkeisiin laitoksiin on pyrkinyt tuntemattomia, jotka âetsivät olematonta Penaaâ

Yle on uutisoinut epäilyttävistä murroista vesihuollon rakennuksiin eri puolilla Suomea. Muunlaisia epäiltyjä tiedusteluyrityksiä on huomattu esimerkiksi Imatralla.
yle.fi yle.fi
Unknown people have tried to access important facilities or systems of Imatra, located on the eastern border, without permission.

Suspected "knocking" has been observed both in information systems and in other critical infrastructure, such as heat distribution, says Samuel Venäläinen, risk management and security manager of the city of Imatra .


Vesihuolto's buildings are monitored using, among other things, camera surveillance. Picture of the Tuulikallio water tower from Imatra. Photo: Kare Lehtonen / Yle
According to him, knocking means trying from the outside to see if we can get into different systems, areas or spaces, even by walking in after other employees.

- A good example is that inside the closed premises there is a person who does not belong there, who does not have any kind of identification, and we cannot find a common language. For example, he says that he is looking for "Pena", but Pena cannot be found in the entire building.

According to Venäläinen, suspected knocking attempts have increased recently. He emphasizes that there is no evidence that it was a criminal activity. No actual burglary attempts have been detected.

Safety-related instructions have been sharpened for personnel. For example, everyone must keep an eye on whether there are people moving in the area who do not belong there and notify them if necessary.

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On Monday, Yle reported about break-ins to water supply buildings in various parts of Finland . No suspicious activity has been observed around the water towers of other cities in Southeast Finland.

According to Ari Mikkelä , CEO of Kouvola water, the events of the last few days have affected the water company's operations. For example, investment has been made in monitoring and locking, and inspection rounds have been increased. There have been no burglary attempts.


Kouvola water encourages you to tell the police or the water company if you notice unusual traffic near the facilities. Photo: Pyry Sarkiola / Yle
Kyme vesi, which operates in the Kotka region, has also mapped recent alarms and disturbances. However, according to Managing Director Jani Väkeva, nothing exceptional has emerged from them.

- We are now evaluating whether there is a need to increase safety-related measures. We also don't want to overreact, he says.

In recent years, young people have tried to break into water towers a few times. However, Kyme vesi has not encountered any cases indicating hybrid influence.

In South Karelia, Imatra's water and Lappeenranta's Energy Networks have no information that water towers have been tampered with. Preparations have been intensified even before summer break-ins to water supply buildings.
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yle.fi

Vesihuoltolaitoksiin murtauduttu kesän aikana eri puolilla Suomea â tämä murroista tiedetään nyt

Pirkanmaalla on murtauduttu kahteen vesihuoltolaitoksen kohteeseen ja Itä-Uudellamaalla kahteen. Poliisi ei kommentoi, liittyvätkö tapaukset toisiinsa.
yle.fi yle.fi
Jussi Luoto, head of the investigation of the Central Criminal Police , says that the perpetrators or motive of the burglaries in Pirkanmaa are not yet clear.

- We will find out if there is a common factor for these things.

According to Luoto, the notification threshold for this type of burglary is lower today than, for example, a few years ago.

- It is certainly due to the prevailing world situation.


The Kaupinoja surface water plant is a high readiness facility with, according to the CEO of Tampereen Vede, a wide variety of safety systems. Photo: Juha Kokkala / Yle
The other burglaries are not under investigation by the Central Criminal Police.

The burglaries of the water supply facilities in Porvoo and Sipoo are under investigation by the Itä-Uusimaa police.

Crime Commissioner Freddie Cederlund says that a water tower was broken into in Sipoo on June 14. The door was repaired, and the break-in was attempted again later.

In Porvoo, a backup water intake was broken into on June 8, and a break-in was attempted again a couple of days later.

- In both Porvoo and Sipoo, the locks had been broken, so it was possible to get in there.

Both burglaries are being investigated as acts of vandalism. The police do not comment on whether the cases are related or whether there is any information about the perpetrators. The police do not say if anything was taken from the water supply facilities or if any damage was done.

CEO: "In the entire country, there is an increasing focus on safety"​

The CEO of Tampere Water, Petri Jokela, is concerned about the burglaries that have occurred in recent weeks.

However, according to Jokela, the burglaries against the Tampere Water facilities have shown that the facilities' security arrangements are in order and they were able to be intervened immediately.


"In Tampere Vede, emphasis has been placed on safety for several years. Staff training and technical security arrangements," says Petri Jokela, CEO of Tampere water. Photo: Juha Kokkala / Yle
Jokela says that water plants have a strong safety culture and that safety has become more important since Russia attacked Ukraine a couple of years ago.

- Everywhere in Finland, vigilance has been raised in these security matters. In the whole kingdom, more and more has been invested in safety.
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Tampereen Vede CEO Petri Jokela explains in a video what is known about the burglaries that happened in June. Jokela was interviewed at the Kaupinoja water treatment plant. Video: Juha Kokkala and Jani Aarnio / Yle
The motive for the burglaries in June is unclear to Tampereen Ved, but various suspicions have arisen.

- Nothing was lost from the targets. Of course, that gives rise to various doubts as to whether the intention was to rob anything, or whether there were other goals
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MrCurry said:
This is not necessarily related to Finland joining NATO, but in the absence of somewhere more relevant to add this, I’ll post a couple of links from the Finnish state broadcaster YLE.

The stories detail a spate of break ins and “knocking attempts” (unauthorised access) to water system and other infrastructure facilities around Finland.

Russia is not mentioned, just that when unauthorised persons were detected within some facilities, they could not be identified and could apparently not speak any language the authorities tried to use to communicate.

More recently, after the water system break ins in June, critical infrastructure facilities on the eastern (Russian) border have been targeted.

yle.fi

Imatran tärkeisiin laitoksiin on pyrkinyt tuntemattomia, jotka âetsivät olematonta Penaaâ

Yle on uutisoinut epäilyttävistä murroista vesihuollon rakennuksiin eri puolilla Suomea. Muunlaisia epäiltyjä tiedusteluyrityksiä on huomattu esimerkiksi Imatralla.
yle.fi yle.fi



yle.fi

Vesihuoltolaitoksiin murtauduttu kesän aikana eri puolilla Suomea â tämä murroista tiedetään nyt

Pirkanmaalla on murtauduttu kahteen vesihuoltolaitoksen kohteeseen ja Itä-Uudellamaalla kahteen. Poliisi ei kommentoi, liittyvätkö tapaukset toisiinsa.
yle.fi yle.fi
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After nordstream 2 it’s a whole new world of sabotage.
 
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