Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command has received the green light from defence minister Antti Kaikkonen to acquire new rifles. ‘The new rifle system to be procured for the infantry increases the ...

A sniper has shot dead a local council official and two journalists outside a restaurant in ... About 650,00 people in Finland, which is home to 5.4 million, own a gun, but firearm deaths are ...

One Finnish sniper known as "The White Death" is credited with killing over 500 Soviet soldiers during the short Winter War over 80 years ago.

The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) will purchase TRG M10 precision rifle systems, their spare parts and sniper equipment in a deal worth 11 million euros, the Ministry of Defence announced on Monday.

Finland Defence Minister Antti Kaikkonen approved the adoption of the new semi-automatic Sniper Rifle 23 and the Designated Marksman Rifle 23, which will be employed as a section support weapon.

Staff Sgt. John Poitras, a 33-year-old squad leader with the 2nd Cavalry Regiment, partnered with Finnish Maj. Matti Finnila, 43, a researcher and sniper instructor, for the arduous six-day ...

OTTAWA–It was only a matter of time before Russian sniper Nikita Filatov started filling the net at the world junior hockey championship. Filatov scored his first two goals of the tournament ...

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 ...

Staff Sgt. Joshua Johnson, Sgt. James O’Connell, and Spc. Jonathan Farrar at the HÄYHÄ 2024 Sniper Shooting Championship Sept. 20-22, 2024, in Finland.

But the former farmer from Rautjärvi, southern Finland, was just that - racking up 505 confirmed sniper kills for his country in its battle against the Soviet Union during the ...