Finland officially became the 31st member of the NATO military alliance on Tuesday. To mark the occasion, a US embassy posted a meme to Twitter about Finnish snipers. These snipers are a legendary ...

HOHENFELS, Germany – A U.S. Army soldier was paired with a NATO ally for the first time to compete in the eighth annual European Best Sniper Team Competition that concluded over the weekend at the ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email On a rainy morning in the Taipalsaari Live Fire Area, Soldiers of the 2-22, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain ...

TAIPALSAARI, Finland - Three Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, 116th Infantry Regiment, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, competed in the Finnish Sniper Championship ...

When the Soviet Union invaded Finland in the winter of 1939, one Finnish sniper truly distinguished himself. His name was Simo Häyhä. The Red Army referred to him as the White Death, and for good ...

While the Montreal Canadiens have been out of the playoffs since April, 30, one Hab has been keeping a close eye on the Stanley Cup Final. 27-year-old Finnish sniper Patrik Laine attended Game 6 of ...

Aatami Korpi, the hero of the upcoming film “Sisu: Road to Revenge,” fights against both Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union—mirroring Finland’s complicated World War II history. Following the ...

The French author travelled to Finland’s icy forests to get closer to his subject – sniper Simo Häyhä and the Finnish soldiers whose bravery helped to change the course of the Second World War. The ...

At this point, Finland was less than a month into the Winter War, which was fought from November 1939 to March 1940. Häyhä – a diminutive, humble, unassuming farmer – served just 98 days before he was ...

Finland and Sweden are jointly procuring assault and sniper rifles from Finnish company Sako. The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) and the logistics department of the Finnish Defence ...

The Finnish Defence Forces Logistic Command has greenlit a new rifle for its infantry forces. Finland Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen approved the adoption of the new semi-automatic Sniper Rifle 23..