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Finnish villager monitors Russia from border tower
Mikko Makkonen, a resident of the Finnish village Juurikka near the Russian border, maintains an old observation post on his property. He purchased the decommissioned tower in 2006 for scrap value and installed it at his home. Now he climbs up almost every week.
With the land border closed due to the conflict in Ukraine, remaining towers are again being considered useful for visual surveillance and patrolling. The distance from Makkonen's tower to the Russian border is approximately 13 kilometers.
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