Canada is strengthening defence ties with Finland and Sweden. What can they train us?

To search out Western Europe’s largest artillery apply vary, it’s a must to head north — far north. 

Rovajärvi lies simply above the Arctic Circle, outdoors the city of Rovaniemi, in Finnish Lapland. And in late Might, as younger conscripts full their closing weeks of coaching on firing artillery cannons, it is chilly sufficient for the troopers to bundle up in thick gloves and neck heaters.