Bunker mentality: the Nordics’ cold war shelters being given a new lease of life

Finland, Sweden and Norway modernise underground infrastructure as Russia’s war in Ukraine revives fears of conflict on their soil Across Finland, Sweden and Norway, cold war bunkers are being given a new lease of life as Russia’s war in Ukraine revives fears of conflict in northern Europe. In the three countries, the work brings together multiple eras.

The traces of the second world war and the cold war now coexist with contemporary infrastructures, revealing how these societies have adapted their protective measures over the decades. The underground levels of a hotel in Helsinki.

Read the original report at The Guardian.