Jäämeri, Kim Erkki Akseli
Lieutenant General
Position
Military Representative to the EU and NATO
Date and place of birth
5 June 1964, Helsinki
Family
Married
Three children
Military education and career
- Pilot Reserve Officer 1982 – 1983
- Air Force Academy 1984 – 1987
- Fighter Pilot and Fighter Weapons Instructor, Fighter Squadron 21, Satakunta Air Wing, 1988 – 1992
- Test Pilot School 1992 – 1993
- Flight Commander and Squadron Test Pilot, Fighter Squadron 21, Satakunta Air Wing, 1993 – 1997
- F/A-18 Strike Fighter Pilot and Instructor, US Navy, Lemoore, USA 1995
- Collège Interarmées de Défense, Paris, France 1998 – 1999
- Commander, Fighter Squadron 21, Satakunta Air Wing, 1999 – 2001
- Military Assistant 1 to the Chairman of the European Union Military Committee, Brussels, Belgium 2001 – 2004
- Chief of Air Warfare Branch, Defence Command Finland 2004 – 2006
- Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff, Defence Command Finland 2006
- Operational Planning, Defence Command Finland 2007
- Senior International Defence Management Course, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, USA 2007
- Director, National Defence Courses, National Defence University, Finland 2007 – 2010
- Commander, Satakunta Air Wing, 2011 – 2012
- DCOS Air Force Operations, Air Force Command Finland 2012 – 2014
- Commander of the Finnish Air Force 1.4.2014 – 31.5.2017
- Deputy chief of staff, strategy 31.5.2017 - 2022
- Military Representative to the EU and NATO 2023-
Promotions
- Second Lieutenant 1983
- Lieutenant 1987
- Senior Lieutenant 1989
- Captain 1992
- Major 1997
- Lieutenant Colonel 1999
- Colonel 2006
- Brigadier General 2013
- Major General 2014
- Lieutnant General 2017
Decorations
- Commander First Class of the Order of the White Rose of Finland (FWR C I)
- Cross of Liberty, 2nd Class, of the Order of the Cross of Liberty
- Commander of the first class of the Royal Order of the North Star (2019)
- French Honorary Legion Officer Badge (2018)
Languages
Finnish, Swedish, English, French
