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Around 100 million euros is earmarked for the acquisitions.
Preparations for the purchase began after Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Convention took effect in January, Colonel Riku Mikkonen of the Army Command told Finnish news agency STT. He said there are around half a dozen companies in the country able to make mines.
Finland reintroduced landmines due to the worsening security environment. Ahead of the decision, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo called Russia a long-term threat to Finnish and European security.
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That’s just an argument against mines, I was more inquiring about when you would them to remain indefinitely
I don’t know if there’s any case where you’d want them to remain active indefinetly. Only case that comes to my mind are permanent no-acess zones like the DMZ between North and South Korea.