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A NATO ground forces headquarters will appear in Northern Europe. It is planned to be located in Finland near the border with Russia, according to the Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen. The decision to establish the new NATO ground forces headquarters is expected to be made by the defense ministers of the Alliance countries next year.

On Friday, the head of Finland's defense ministry announced that a new NATO land command will be established at the General Staff of the Finnish Armed Forces in Mikkeli. According to Hakkinen, this decision aims to strengthen the defense of Finland and the entire Northern European region.

HELSINKI (Reuters) - NATO will set up a new land command in Finland near the Russian border next year, tasked with leading the alliance's land force operations in northern Europe in the event of a military conflict, the Finnish defence minister said on Friday.

HELSINKI: The Finish city of Mikkeli has been picked to host the Multi Corps Land Component Command (MCLCC) of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), Finish Minister of Defense Antti Hakkanen said in a press release.

Nato’s new unit, known as the Multi Corps Land Component Command, will operate under the alliance’s US-based Norfolk Joint Force Command and work closely with Finland’s land force command, already sit

Finland has proposed to locate a new NATO land command unit in the southeastern town of Mikkeli, Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said on Friday.

On Friday, the head of Finland's defence ministry announced that a new NATO land command would be established at the General Staff of the Finnish Armed Forces in Mikkeli. According to Hakkinen, this decision aims to strengthen the defence of Finland and the entire Northern European region.