Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finnish soldiers are exploring the most effective way to use mines (Alessandro RAMPAZZO) (Alessandro RAMPAZZO/AFP/AFP) Finland is ...

In late 1939, the Soviet Union – a country with more than 170 million people and the world’s biggest army – went to war with Finland, a country with a population of less than four million and an ...

Lessons from the conflict are still important to the Finnish Army, especially the Jaeger Brigade, which specializes in Arctic ...

In the unforgiving expanse of the Arctic Circle, U.S., Finnish and other allied forces are transforming this frozen landscape into a proving ground for one of the most challenging combat environments ...

ROVANIEMI, Finland — The U.S. Army’s 1st Battalion, 6th Field Artillery Regiment is no stranger to the High North, but this time its soldiers brought an attention-getting newcomer with them. The ...

SODANKYLÄ, Finland — The Arctic Circle is known for its harsh and unforgiving environment where temperatures drop far below freezing for months. In this northern part of the world, 100 Soldiers ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO: Finland hosts its first military exercise as a NATO member in the High North above the Arctic Circle FILE PHOTO: ...

NATO has commenced its largest artillery drills, named Lightning Strike 24, in Finland's northernmost region, Lapland. Over 5,000 troops from 29 nations are participating, with the US Army as the ...

KOUVOLA, Finland - A platoon of Virginia Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 237th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, participated in cold-weather ...

Finland is barely out of the treaty banning them but the country's armed forces are already training soldiers to lay anti-personnel mines, citing a threat from neighbouring Russia. Trudging through ...

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