NATO forces with an M270 A2 mobile rocket system near Heinu, Finland, November 2024. (Leon Neal/Getty Images) MILAN – Finland has planned a live-firing event to assess the potential of laser-guided ...

The Soviet soldier never saw him. Neither did the one after that, or the next, or the hundreds who followed. Simo Häyhä killed more enemy combatants than any sniper in recorded military history, and ...

ROVAJÄRVI, Finland — Roughly 100 kilometers from the Finnish-Russian border, on a snowy November day, a soldier’s command rips through the frigid air: “Avfyra!” That’s the Swedish call to fire the ...

The FDF is procuring 155 mm artillery rounds for howitzers including the K9 SPH seen here undergoing trials in Finland in November 2016. (Janes/Peter Felstead) Finnish Minister of Defence Antti ...

Finnish President Alexander Stubb said Europe is “unequivocally” able to defend itself if attacked, even without direct U.S.

Finland's defence budget for 2022 equals approximately €5.8 billion. The voluntary overseas service is highly popular and troops serve around the world in UN, NATO, and EU missions. With an arsenal of ...

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 ...

Pointing to Finland’s defence posture, Stubb said the country operates a system of conscription, with around one million people trained, and can mobilise 280,000 soldiers within weeks.