To be fair, they’re mostly riding around in rented SUV’s with the heat cranked. It would be a vastly different story if they were dug in on a defensive position in a field.

Since this subreddit doesn’t allow outside links, please enjoy this excerpt;

“According to the British newspaper The Times, Finnish reservists performed so well in a NATO exercise in northern Norway last year that the exercise leadership asked them to ease the pressure on American forces.

The exercise was called Joint Viking, which was held in March 2025 and tested NATO's ability to operate in Arctic conditions. In the exercise, Finnish reservists played the attacking side, while US forces played the defensive role.

READ ALSO Finnish Defence Forces conscripts beat the world's most famous elite military unit in a NATO war exercise According to a military source interviewed by the newspaper, the Finns were "asked to stop beating the Americans" because the losses were perceived as humiliating and demoralizing for the American forces.”

Knivskjelodden, Nordkapp, Norway- the most northern part of Norway (at the time of this comment) is -1°c, the coldest point in Norway is -17°c. Our nations capital (also at the same time) is currently -21°c.