Finland will host Rescue Borealis 2025, a Nordic exercise focusing on the Euro-Arctic cross-border cooperation involving rescue services in Finland, Sweden and Norway. Rescue Borealis 2025 includes a field training exercise that will take place near Oulu between 29 September and 3 October 2025.
The exercise will focus on responding to CBRN threat scenarios. CBRN refers to incidents or strikes involving chemical (C), biological (B), radiological (R) or nuclear (N) elements.
Two strategic stockpiles maintained by the European Union are located in Finland: rescEU CBRN and rescEU Medical. Rescue Borealis 2025 will therefore focus on responding to CBRN threats that require a joint effort by rescue services, health and social services, other authorities and partners.
Read more on Ministry of the Interior´s press release.