Yle: Finland among Europe's top buyers of US military equipment
Finland has become one of Europe's largest buyers of United States military equipment, according to Finnish public broadcaster Yle, which analysed procurement data from the Ministry of Defence, the Finnish Defence Forces and the Brussels-based think tank Bruegel.
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