The Finnish Defence Forces

General Janne Jaakkola
Chief of Defence
General Janne Jaakkola

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Defence Command

Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen
Chief of Defence Command Finland
Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen

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Lieutenant General Jari Mikkonen
Deputy Chief of Staff, Armaments and Logistics
Lieutenant General Jari Mikkonen

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Lieutenant General Kari Nisula
Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations
Lieutenant General Kari Nisula

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Major General Sami Nurmi
Deputy Chief of Staff, Strategy
Major General Sami Nurmi

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Major General Rami Saari
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel
Major General Rami Saari

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Commodore Jukka Anteroinen
Chief of Planning
Commodore Jukka Anteroinen

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Brigadier General Aki Heikkinen
Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations
Brigadier General Aki Heikkinen

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Major General Jarmo Vähätiitto
Defence Command Chief of C5
Major General Jarmo Vähätiitto

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Brigadier General Timo Saarinen
Chief of Logistics
Brigadier General Timo Saarinen

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Brigadier General Vesa Valtonen
Chief of Personnel (J1)
Brigadier General Vesa Valtonen

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Commodore Medical Juha-Petri Ruohola
Chief Surgeon
Commodore Medical Juha-Petri Ruohola

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Jukka Pekka Asikainen
Field Bishop
Jukka Pekka Asikainen

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Brigadier General Manu Tuominen
Assistant Chief of Staff J7 Training
Brigadier General Manu Tuominen

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Brigadier General Pekka Turunen
Defence Command Chief of Intelligence
Brigadier General Pekka Turunen

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Army

Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki
Commander of the Finnish Army
Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki

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Major General Jukka Jokinen
Chief of Staff, Army Command
Major General Jukka Jokinen

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Brigadier General Sami-Antti Takamaa
Chief of Operations, Army Command
Brigadier General Sami-Antti Takamaa

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Brigadier General Jyri Raitasalo
Commander, Karjala Brigade
Brigadier General Jyri Raitasalo

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Brigadier General Ari Laaksonen
Commander, Kainuu Brigade
Brigadier General Ari Laaksonen

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Brigadier General Jami Virta
Commander, Pori Brigade
Brigadier General Jami Virta

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Navy

Rear Admiral Tuomas Tiilikainen
Commander of the Finnish Navy
Rear Admiral Tuomas Tiilikainen

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Commodore Janne Huusko
Chief of Staff, Navy Command Finland
Commodore Janne Huusko

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Air Force

Major General Timo Herranen
Commander, Air Force
Major General Timo Herranen

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Brigadier General Aki Puustinen
Chief of Staff Finnish Air Force
Brigadier General Aki Puustinen

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National Defence University

Major General Mika Kalliomaa
Rector of the National Defence University
Major General Mika Kalliomaa

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Special Assignments

Lieutenant General Kim Jäämeri
Military Representative to the EU and NATO
Lieutenant General Kim Jäämeri

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Brigadier General Markku Viitasaari
Director of the National Defence Unit, Ministry of Defence
Brigadier General Markku Viitasaari

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Brigadier General Jarkko Karsikas
Chief of Staff NATO’s Communication & Information Systems Group
Brigadier General Jarkko Karsikas

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Brigadier General Mikael Salo
Assistant Chief of Staff J7, Joint Force Command Norfolk
Brigadier General Mikael Salo

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Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command

Major General Tero Ylitalo
Chief of Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command
Major General Tero Ylitalo

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Brigadier General Engineering Juha-Matti Ylitalo
Deputy Manager of Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command
Brigadier General Engineering Juha-Matti Ylitalo

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