How Finnish supermarkets are central to the country's defence (www.bbc.com)
from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 19 Mar 10:15
https://sh.itjust.works/post/57055350

If Finland was ever to face Russian aggression, Janne Ahtoniemi would know exactly what to do.

He’d leap into action, but perhaps not in the way one might expect.

You might guess that Ahtoniemi is a soldier in the Finnish army, but his preparedness is instead related to his work at nationwide supermarket business S Group.

And in the event of Finland being invaded or attacked in some other way, such as a substantial countrywide cyber breach, S Group has a detailed plan for how it would help the national cause. It would need to ensure that the nation of some 5.6 million people maintained sufficient food supplies.

Other major businesses across the country also deemed as critical, such defence firms, transport companies, and cyber security companies, have their own detailed contingency plans to follow in the event of crisis, both as a result of conflict with other countries, and challenges such as natural disasters.

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