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: ...

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. A powerful drill is ...

Starting in January 2026, the Finnish army plans to return to the use of anti-personnel mines, which were removed from service in 2012 in accordance with the Ottawa Treaty, said Inspector of the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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.