After separation from his unit, Finnish soldier Aimo Koivunen made a one-man methamphetamine-fueled odyssey through the Arctic Circle to return home. To Americans who have heard of "Sisu," it is ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. British soldiers in Vusoanka near Kajaani in Finland training during a major exercise on NATO's border with Russia. A company of 3 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...