In Finland, tensions not felt since the Cold War are re-emerging. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine three years ago, Finland, which shares an 800-mile border with Russia, joined the Nato military ...

A new NATO command center began operations in Finland on Sept. 1, situated roughly 250 kilometers (150 miles) from the Russian city of St. Petersburg. The alliance's Multi-Corps Land Component Command ...

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 ...

He pointed to elements like civilian conscription and bunkers, which many NATO members don't have. He said Finland could defend itself without the US if needed but expects support to continue. On NATO ...

GENEVA — The air force of NATO member Finland is still flying swastikas on some flags, but is moving to remove them mostly because of the awkwardness it creates with its Western allies. The history of ...

KOUVOLA, Finland – Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fort Belvoir-based 29th Infantry Division Headquarters participated in the Finnish training exercise Operation Karelian Spear Nov.

HELSINKI — The first snow of the year has already come to parts of Ukraine. It turns the thick, wet mud of autumn — churned by boots, tracks and tires — into a freezing quagmire that seeps inevitably ...

Increased military activity in the Arctic has become a headache for Finland's reindeer herders - Copyright AFP/File Ranu Abhelakh Increased military activity in the ...

A fighter jet roaring through the grey sky breaks the tranquillity of a boreal forest in northern Finland, one more sign of a growing military presence that is challenging the ability of reindeer ...