British soldiers joined a major exercise on Nato's snowy border with Russia as Finnish troops prepare to defend their country if their neighbour invades.Around 50 men from the 3 Rifles, based in Edinburgh, spent six weeks training in the Arctic north of Finland, where they honed their survival skills in temperatures as low as minus 28C.

British soldiers joined a major exercise on Nato's snowy border with Russia as Finnish troops prepare to defend their country if their neighbour invades.Around 50 men from the 3 Rifles, based in Edinburgh, spent six weeks training in the Arctic north of Finland, where they honed their survival skills in temperatures as low as minus 28C.