Aha yeh - sorta got the thought you might be bit old for the mandatory part of the army service at the age of 30
Yes, we've been using them laser gear stuff aswell in some of the exercises, especialy war scenarios in city/towns. That is simply exhausting, but incredible fun.
And yes, my dealings with the Finish armed forces has been during the Nato Exercise "Cold Response" which is held annualy here in norway every year. 3 weeks of the winter year where the northern parts of Norway is at war. Think there is like 20 different nations partaking in it and some 500.000++ troops all in all. Quite the event