Finland enhances military readiness as tension rises over Ukraine

Finnish military police officers take part in a security drill at a former school building in Vanhankaupunginkoski, in Helsinki, Finland January 25, 2022. REUTERS/Essi Lehto

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland has enhanced its military readiness as international tensions rise over Russia's military build-up near Ukraine.

Finland, which is not a member of NATO and has a long border and a difficult history with Russia, has provided no details of how its military readiness has changed.