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Welcome to your second Saturday Daily.

Mark Sappenfield, our former editor turned Europe-roaming big thinker, delivers our lean-back read today. Everyday Finns are effectively shoring up an 800-mile border that’s long been a focus but that is of special concern today, given the apparent appetite of the Russian bear next door. It’s about much more than paramilitary prep work. It’s a transformative and deeply felt approach to security, with roots in agency and trust.Ìý

We’ve also got you covered with summer mystery reads and an essayist’s adventure with backyard birds.

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A reminder that some regular Daily features – news briefs, the editorial, the º£½Ç´óÉñ Science Perspective – remain Monday-through-Friday offerings, with a break for the weekend. We welcome your feedback at daily@csmonitor.com.Ìý

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