Watch as new Nato member Finland hosts large-scale land and air exercises

Finland has hosted large-scale land and air exercises with Nato allies as it gets accustomed to its new status as a member of the alliance.

The new Nato member nation played host to exercises Lightning Strike and Northern Forest at the Rovajärvi exercise area in the north of the country.

They tested joint fire and combat operations between Finnish Defence Forces, allied troops, and Sweden.

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Around 8,000 troops participated, with 7,000 from Finland and 1,000 from other Nato countries and Sweden.

Finland also hosted part of Exercise Arctic Challenge at Rovaniemi Air Base – one of Europe's largest air exercises.

The exercise involves 3,000 troops and 150 aircraft, making it one of the biggest air exercises in Europe.

Unhampered by civilian planes, each afternoon, around 100 aircraft simultaneously take to the Nordic skies.

The British are based out of Lulea, Sweden – with 11 Fighter Squadron over from RAF Coningsby, some days playing the allies, some days the enemy.

Two hours north of Lulea, the threat emitter team from RAF Spadeadam in Cumbria sits with Soviet ground-to-air missile systems.

Watch our video above to see artillery units firing Howitzers, live-fire exercises, planners working together and drills taking place at Rovaniemi Air Base.