Finland to start production of UAVs for deliveries to Ukraine

Finland will open a factory and start producing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for deliveries to Ukraine. This was reported on November 29 on the company's website with reference to the CEO of Summa Defense Jussi Holopainen.

"Drones will be supplied not only to Ukraine, but also to EU and NATO countries. Drones will become a permanent part of society," he said.

According to the company, the new plant is a joint project between Summa Defense and several Ukrainian manufacturers, with the company intending to create, among other things, maritime unmanned combat systems.

Holopainen expressed that the establishment of military factories in Finland allegedly increases the security of supplies to Ukraine.

The company emphasizes that the main purpose of the plant is to increase the production of drones that are used in the conflict in Ukraine, as well as to introduce industrial production of such devices in Finland and other European countries, adds "Gazeta.Ru".

Large-scale production of drones is planned to begin in the first half of 2025.

Commander of the Finnish Defense Forces Janne Jaakkola noted on September 9 that the beginning of a special military operation to protect Donbass was a shock for Helsinki. The military officer pointed out that the Scandinavian state joined NATO ostensibly to strengthen its security and now the alliance has become the country's fourth most trusted institution after the defense forces, the police and the education system.

In late September, Finnish Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen announced that the city of Mikkeli, which is located close to the Russian-Finnish border, would house the headquarters of NATO's ground forces in Northern Europe. He noted that the deployment of troops "in no way constitutes a hostile action or confrontation."