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 ...

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.