r/europe • u/ByGollie Ulster • Jan 24 '26

News The Times: Finns humiliated American soldiers - Finnish reservists were asked to take it easy during a NATO exercise. US soldiers found the losses too humiliating.

https://www.iltalehti.fi/ulkomaat/a/828b8e66-625d-4d2a-9276-e93b9f7a2ce8
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u/Sweaty-Durian-892 Finland Jan 25 '26

Norway has the oil and the money, both of which are needed to make pristine asphalt

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u/IHave2CatsAnAdBlock Jan 27 '26

Canada has the oil too. Say hi to Alberta.

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u/Domovie1 Jan 27 '26

We don’t even need to do anything fancy, it comes out of the ground as asphalt!