[davissorenson]

Finland and Denmark have mandatory military service for males. Sweden got rid of mandatory military service in 2010, then reinstated it in 2016. Norway currently has "weak conscription" in that recruits are not forced to serve. Latvia was a part of the Soviet Union a generation ago, and had conscription until 2005.

So what all those countries have in common is that a large portion of the male population has actual military training.

[notfromhere]

And are next to Russia (except Denmark)