Finland, Sweden to launch submarine exercise despite legislative barriers

Finland, a Nordic country forbidden to own any submarine in active duty, is planning to launch a joint submarine exercise together with Sweden.

Finnish Defense Minister Carl Haglund said he believed it will not draw Russia's abnormal reaction, Finnish national broadcaster Yle reported on Tuesday.

Haglung and his Swedish counterpart Peter Hultqvist revealed the plan at a security policy conference held in Sweden on Monday.

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