British troops train in Finland for major NATO exercise

British troops train in Finland for major NATO exercise

British Army soldiers have been operating deep inside Finland’s frozen forests as part of a large-scale Arctic warfare exercise with one of NATO’s newest members, testing their ability to fight, survive and integrate with allied forces close to Russia’s border. According to a British Army news update here, troops from C Company, 3 Rifles have joined Finland’s Kainuu Brigade for Exercise Northern Axe, one of the first major multinational training…