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In early September, Finland’s marine will host the multinational crisis management exercise Northern Coasts 2014 (NOCO), in the surrounding area of \u00c5land. This means that the status of \u00c5land as a demilitarized and neutralized zone is again brought to the fore.<\/p>\n