At the moment, new conscripts receive €6.15 per day when they begin their service. Parliamentary parties in both the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HELSINKI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Finland's military will initiate the acquisition of anti-personnel landmines and start training staff ...

Imagine if the sound of gunfire from a shooting range was audible from the Thames – or if leafy Chiswick was a military base training the UK’s top urban warfare soldiers to defend cities from foreign ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Finnish conscript Iivari Luukari stands in front of the 122-mm howitzer he has spent months training on, at the Rovajärvi ...

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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 ...

Finland’s armed forces on Wednesday said they will begin procuring anti-personnel landmines and training soldiers, conscripts and reservists in their use later this year, following the country’s ...

Finland to Acquire Anti-Personnel Landmines and Start Training Staff HELSINKI, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Finland's military ‌will initiate the acquisition ‌of anti-personnel landmines and start training ...