If Finland was ever to face Russian aggression, Janne Ahtoniemi would know exactly what to do. He'd leap into action, but perhaps not in the way one might expect. You might guess that Ahtoniemi is a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Combat has changed dramatically in the 86 years since the Winter War between Finland and Russia. Lessons from the war still apply ...

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 ...

LAPPEENRANTA, Finland (Reuters) -At a shooting range 10 miles from the Russian border, Finnish army reservist Janne Latto opened the trunk of his car and unpacked a small surveillance drone and ...

Finnish soldiers are getting back to the basics — paper maps — to train for scenarios where GPS isn't an option. A Finnish officer told BI that GPS vulnerability is one of the lessons learned from ...

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 ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. PYHTÄÄ, Finland — The young soldiers wear dark camouflage and green and black face paint to blend in ...

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 ...

Aatami Korpi, the hero of the upcoming film “Sisu: Road to Revenge,” fights against both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union—mirroring Finland’s complicated World War II history. Following the ...

Combat has changed in the decades since Finland's Winter War with Russia, but one key lesson still shapes how it thinks about fighting in the Arctic. Dense forests and deep snow force armies onto ...

Finnish soldiers are exploring the most effective way to use mines - Copyright AFP STR Finnish soldiers are exploring the most effective way to use mines - Copyright ...