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 ...

“We Fins are cool, calm and collected.” Thus characterized, Finland’s President Alexander Stubb encapsulated a national character shaped by geography, history, and now the cutting edge of advanced ...

Finland will deliver military aid amounting to 106 million euros ($116 million), the Finnish Defense Ministry announced on Dec. 21. Details of the delivery were not made public "for operational ...

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 ...

In wartime, the Finnish Border Guard becomes part of the Finnish Defence Forces. Universal male conscription is in place, under which all mentally and physically capable men serve for 165, 255, or 347 ...

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 ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** "The strength of the Finnish ...

SAN ANTONIO — The Utah Jazz didn't make the NBA playoffs last season, so star forward Lauri Markkanen used the time off to get a head start on his civic duties as a Finland native: serving in the ...

An M270 heavy rocket launcher of the Finnish military participates in the Lightning Strike military exercise at the Rovajärvi training grounds on May 23, 2022, near Rovaniemi, Finland. (Photo by Sean ...

HELSINKI, Finland — Finnish investigators probing the damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked ...

After separation from his unit, Finnish soldier Aimo Koivunen made a one-man methamphetamine-fueled odyssey through the Arctic Circle to return home. However, the word “Sisu” actually has a different ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** The Finnish winter warrior shown ...