{"id":65583,"date":"2023-10-13T17:20:49","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T17:20:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/10\/13\/finlands-2024-defense-budget-targets-arms-restocking-border-security\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:59:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:59:15","slug":"finlands-2024-defense-budget-targets-arms-restocking-border-security","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/europe\/2023\/10\/13\/finlands-2024-defense-budget-targets-arms-restocking-border-security\/","title":{"rendered":"Finland\u2019s 2024 defense budget targets arms restocking, border security"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">HELSINKI \u2014 Finland\u2019s 2024 defense budget is primed to include funds meant to strengthen the country\u2019s 830-mile-long border with Russia as well as replenish military equipment and weapons supplied to Ukraine over the last two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The budget, which is on course to be ratified by the end of October, puts defense spending at about \u20ac6.2 billion (U.S. $6.6 billion) \u2014 a nearly 5% rise from 2023. The Defence Ministry approved the draft budget with amendments in September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The elevated level of spending is directly linked to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2023\/04\/04\/finland-joins-nato-dealing-blow-to-russia-for-ukraine-war\/\" target=\"_blank\">Finland\u2019s accession to NATO<\/a> as well as heightened tension in the region following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\">Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine<\/a> in February 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The expected budget increases Finland\u2019s defense spending to 2.3% of its gross domestic product, lifting it above NATO\u2019s 2% goal for member states.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A border-reinforcement plan embedded in the 2024 budget includes the construction of 125 miles of so-called smart fencing supported by advanced sensors and drones operated by the Finnish Border Guard. The smart fence, erected at strategic points along the Finnish-Russian border, costs between $400 million and $500 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The budget also includes a $272 million reimbursement to the ministry to cover the cost of replacing military equipment and weapons donated to Ukraine. The formalized budget will provide the Finnish military with $1.6 billion to spend on materiel procurement in 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finnish Defence Minister Antti H\u00e4kk\u00e4nen described the budget increase as \u201cfundamental to national security and enhancing defense capability.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe cannot ignore how the war instigated by Russia has changed the security landscape in our Nordic region and in the wider neighborhood. The world around Finland is becoming an increasingly dangerous place. Despite Finland\u2019s economic challenges, we are now part of NATO and with membership comes added costs and responsibilities,\u201d H\u00e4kk\u00e4nen said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Although Russia\u2019s defense-industrial base is in overdrive and the country is expanding its military bases along Finland\u2019s border, H\u00e4kk\u00e4nen said the government does not feel under threat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia\u2019s Alakurtti base, which is east of the Finnish border region of Lapland, houses the Russian Army\u2019s arctic motor rifle brigade. And construction efforts at the Petrozavodsk base, south of Alakurtti, include work on a large military storage site and new buildings to house tanks, armored transport vehicles and mobile artillery pieces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Based on Finnish Army intelligence, movements to and from Petrozavodsk suggest the base is being used as a regional depot to deliver equipment to Russian front-line motorized brigade forces attacking Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRussia repeatedly warned us that it would strengthen its near-border bases if Finland joined NATO. We are not surprised by these activities. Our intelligence is that these new structural works at military bases are part of normal Russian operations. 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