As the EU Commission implements its Preparedness Union Strategy announced in March 2025, Finland stands among the very few member states that have already operationalised what Brussels is still designing.
Article paints a slightly optimistic image on what we’re doing here, but for the most parts it’s pretty accurate. Specially after Russia started an open war in Ukraine we’ve had programs to verify that the shelters are in good condition and specially on the 3rd sector there’s a ton of work going on so that we as a society can be more resilient against all kinds of disturptions.
But what wasn’t mentioned on the article is that nearly all of this stuff is not only for war or anything that extreme. People need shelter, warmth, water and other stuff taken care of even if there’s a storm cutting power or floods forcing people to leave their houses. Managing those kind of situations isn’t that different regardless of what is causing it and as there’s more opportunities to test the system (gladly still not too frequently) it’s easier to train people and learn from real world situations.
Article paints a slightly optimistic image on what we’re doing here, but for the most parts it’s pretty accurate. Specially after Russia started an open war in Ukraine we’ve had programs to verify that the shelters are in good condition and specially on the 3rd sector there’s a ton of work going on so that we as a society can be more resilient against all kinds of disturptions.
But what wasn’t mentioned on the article is that nearly all of this stuff is not only for war or anything that extreme. People need shelter, warmth, water and other stuff taken care of even if there’s a storm cutting power or floods forcing people to leave their houses. Managing those kind of situations isn’t that different regardless of what is causing it and as there’s more opportunities to test the system (gladly still not too frequently) it’s easier to train people and learn from real world situations.