More than 2,000 people took part in a civil defence exercise in Kuopio this week, testing how authorities and residents would respond to cyberattacks, infrastructure failures and the threat of missile strikes. Organisers described Shelter 2026 as Europe’s largest civil defence exercise since the Second World War. The exercise centred on Luola, an underground sports and events complex in the Savilahti district.

More than 2,000 people in Finland are participating in the largest civil defense drill in Europe since the end of World War II

More than 2,000 people in Finland are participating in the largest civil defense drill in Europe since the end of World War II