Nato's Newest Member

Ash Bhardwaj travels to Finland to find out how this northern European country came to abandon nearly 80 years of military non-alignment and become NATO's newest member.

He speaks to conscripted soldiers on Finland's frontline, takes a tour around the home of one of the country's most important artists and visits Helsinki's Centre of Excellence for Countering Hybrid Threats to hear how Finland's “total defence ? mentality keeps it safe.

Presented by Ash Bhardwaj

Produced by Artemis Irvine

A Whistledown production for BBC Radio 4

Ash Bhardwaj travels to Finland to find out how Nato membership has changed the country.

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