Talk:Scenario: World War III (Obama vs. Putin)/@comment-84.248.209.207-20141108213244/@comment-74.116.190.212-20141207180444

Finland has a much smaller population than Sweden, and borders a Russian military zone (that was annexed from Finland by Russia/Soviet Union during the second world war). At 1,2m soldiers, every adult male would be in the military. Sweden, besides having a larger population and presumably a larger standing armed force, and no border with Russia, also has a decent air force designed to resist (potential) Russian aggression. It is not only that. Russia would have to send forces to take Sweden, of no stategic importance, to the detriment of other, critical fronts.