Finland will close down a stretch of one of its main highways for a week in September to allow its Air Force to practise takeoffs and landings on a road designed to serve as a reserve runway in wartime, local authorities said on Tuesday.
In recent months, the Nordic country has significantly increased its military training as it applies for membership of the NATO alliance as a result of its eastern neighbour Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Finland, which fought back an invasion attempt by the Soviet Union during WW2, has been preparing its military for possible aggression by Russia for decades.
