Arthur Williams looks at provisions in the Merihaka civil defense shelter, a nuclear bunker in Helsinki's city center that can accommodate 6,000 people in emergency. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0021.jpg
The Merihaka civil defense shelter, a nuclear bunker in Helsinki's city center that can accommodate 6,000 people in emergency. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0022.jpg
Members of Finland's MPK voluntary defense training course. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0036.jpg
Alex Churchill with a T-26 tank. The Soviet army used thousands of t-26 tanks against Finland between 1939-'44. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0033.jpg
Alex Churchill with a T-26 tank. The Soviet army used thousands of t-26 tanks against Finland between 1939-'44. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0025.jpg
Finnish historian Mika Kulju at Raate Rd, where a vastly outnumbered Finnish force successfully defended against thousands of Soviet troops during the Winter War 1939. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0018.jpg
Arthur Williams investigates the dual use of the Merihaka civil defense shelter. A nuclear bunker in Helsinki's city center that can accommodate 6,000 people in emergency, that doubles as a sports hall. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0024.jpg
Andy Torbet and Minna Koivikkoafter diving on one of Suomenlinna's shipwrecks. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0055.jpg
Andy Torbet explores Helsinki's Suomenlinna. An island fortress built to protect Helsinki in the Baltic Sea. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0045.jpg
Andy Torbet explores Helsinki's Suomenlinna. An island fortress built to protect Helsinki in the Baltic Sea. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0044.jpg
Dr Minna Koivikko, a Finnish Maritime Archaeologist who researches Suomenlinna's violent past. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0050.jpg
Dr Minna Koivikko, a Finnish Maritime Archaeologist who researches Suomenlinna's violent past. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0052.jpg
Andy Torbet explores Helsinki's Suomenlinna. An island fortress built to protect Helsinki in the Baltic Sea. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0047.jpg
Andy Torbet explores Helsinki's Suomenlinna. An island fortress built to protect Helsinki in the Baltic Sea. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0049.jpg
Andy Torbet arrives at Helsinki's Suomenlinna sea fort. A fortress built to protect Helsinki in the Baltic Sea. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0058.jpg
Alex Churchill with a T-26 tank. The Soviet army used thousands of t-26 tanks against Finland between 1939-'44. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0029.jpg
The border post at Raate Rd, where a vastly outnumbered Finnish force successfully defended against thousands of Soviet troops during the Winter War 1939. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0002.jpg
Finnish historian Mika Kulju at Raate Rd, where a vastly outnumbered Finnish force successfully defended against thousands of Soviet troops during the Winter War 1939. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0013.jpg
Finnish historian Mika Kulju at Raate Rd, where a vastly outnumbered Finnish force successfully defended against thousands of Soviet troops during the Winter War 1939. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0007.jpg
Finnish historian Mika Kulju at Raate Rd, where a vastly outnumbered Finnish force successfully defended against thousands of Soviet troops during the Winter War 1939. (National Geographic/Ciaran Henry)Episode: #1 "Finland"Air Date 09/05/2024101_DefendingEurope_0004.jpg
