HELSINKI, April 6 — Swimming pools, playgrounds and amusement parks: Finland’s underground facilities, which can double as bomb shelters, have emerged as an inspiring approach as Europe ramps up ...

Helsinki (AFP) – Swimming pools, playgrounds and amusement parks: Finland's underground facilities, which can double as bomb shelters, have emerged as an inspiring approach as Europe ramps up ...

The Nordic country now has bomb shelters to protect almost all its citizens, with Helsinki providing space for 900,000 persons -- enough to host all the capital's residents and thousands more.

Swimming pools, playgrounds and amusement parks: Finland's underground facilities, which can double as bomb shelters, have emerged as an inspiring approach as Europe ramps up preparedness after Russia ...

The complex is one of Finland's 50,500 civil defence shelters which have space for around 4.8 million of its 5.6 million population. Intended to accommodate up to 3,800 people, the pools can be ...