The entire infantry forces are equipped with skis and most of the artillery with sledges.
The exercises are attended by Crown Prince, Gustav Adolf. The Swedish Army is being severly tested under hard winter conditions in the Boden district of lapland. Swedish army on manoeuvres in snowy wastes of lapland. Photo shows, fur clad Swedish soldiers taking hot drinks as they rest in the snow of the ' battlefield ' at Boden, Lapland. Swedish army on manoeuvres in snowy wastes of lapland.
