Finnish military reaches out to reservists, denies Russia link

HELSINKI (Reuters) - The Finnish military began sending letters to some 900,000 reservists on Monday in the largest campaign of its kind, amid increased tensions between the Nordic states and Russia over the Ukraine crisis.

The military said the letter campaign, which aims to improve communication with former army conscripts, was prompted mainly by cuts in the defence budget and was not a response to a more assertive Russia, with which Finland shares an 833 mile (1,340 km) land border.