Ludwig cut questions short after enemy troops, played by Finland’s Jaeger Brigade ... sleeping outside in bone-chilling weather, ski practice and shooting in the snow — the task force flew ...

Finnish conscripts in white and grey winter fatigues ski through a snowy forest near the border with Russia, dragging small pine trees behind them to camouflage tanks. The troops blend in well ...

"Cuckoo" snipers hidden in trees and skilful ski-mounted troops were particularly deadly. Toveri said: “If the Russians decide to make an operation up north, I'm sure that in Finnish Command ...

For example, Supo began monitoring the Port of Kemi, where Nato troops and equipment have arrived for major international drills in Finnish Lapland. That northern Bothnian Bay port is also used by ...

The troops blend in well with their surroundings as they prepare for battle, in a US-led military exercise designed to hone tactics and a rapid response in case of conflict in the Arctic region.