Hundreds of foreign soldiers join military exercise in Arctic Finland

A record high 880 Swedish soldiers have crossed the northern border to Finland for a week-long exercise kicking off on Monday. British troopers are also participating.

Finland has invited foreign military forces for a series of military drills in the transition period to NATO membership. In July,

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