In the most recent example of declining relations between Russia and Finland (and other neighboring states), Russia staged an island invasion drill on an island within 24 miles from a Finnish city. These public drills have pushed Finland to increase defense spending and preparedness, with a 2017 defense reporting writing that “military activity and military tensions have increased in the Baltic Sea region. The early-warning period for military crisis has become shorter and the threshold for using force has lowered.”
Source: Russian Special Forces Just Practiced Invading an Island Near Finland – Defense One
