Sodankylä, Finland, Feb 25, 2025 (AFP) - Arctic military build-up brings foreign troops to northern Finland

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Finnish conscripts in white and grey winter fatigues ski through a snowy forest near the border with Russia, dragging small pine trees behind them to camouflage tanks. The troops blend in well with their surroundings as they prepare for battle, in a US-led military exercise designed to hone tactics and a rapid response in case of conflict in the Arctic region. Some 900 troops from Finland, the United States and Canada are all involved in "Arctic......

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