Joint investigation maps Russia’s military buildup along its NATO border. Finland could now face 80,000 Russian troops.

Russia has been expanding its military infrastructure along its entire western border throughout the winter of 2025–2026, including along the borders with Finland and Norway, according to a joint investigation by Norwegian broadcaster NRK, Swedish broadcaster SVT, Danish broadcaster DR, and the Estonian news website Delfi. The journalists based their findings on satellite imagery from Planet Labs.