Pekurinen, Tomi Olavi

Brigadier General

Position

Brigade Commander, Karelia Brigade

Date and place of birth

12 August 1974, Hollola

Family

Married

three children

Career

  • Instructor, Karelia Brigade 1995 
  • Student Officer, National Defence University 1995–1999
  • Instructor, Savo Jaeger Battalion 1999 
  • Unit Deputy Commander, Savo Jaeger Battalion 1999–2001
  • Instructor, Army Academy 2001–2004
  • Teacher, Army Academy 2004, 2005
  • Course Director, Army Academy 2005–2007
  • Crisis management in Kosovo 2007–2008
  • Course Director, Army Academy 2008–2009
  • Student Officer, Army Academy 2009–2012
  • Teacher, Army Academy 2012–2013
  • Instructor, Army Academy 2013–2014
  • Staff Officer, Finnish Crisis Management Force in Afghanistan 2013–2014
  • Senior Staff Officer, Army Command 2014–2015
  • Senior Staff Officer, Defence Command 2016–2017
  • Battalion Commander, Kainuu Brigade 2018–2019
  • Chief of Section, Army Academy 2019–2021
  • Senior Staff Officer, Defence Command 2021–2023
  • Chief of Section, Defence Command 2023 
  • Senior Staff Officer, Defence Command 2023–2024
  • Deputy Commander of Kainuu Brigade 2024–2025
  • Commander of Karelia Brigade 2026–

Education

  • Matriculation Examination, Lahden Yhteiskoulun lukio (Upper Secondary School) 1994
  • Reserve Officer Course 1994
  • Officer, National Defence University 1999
  • Peacetime Company Commander Course 2002
  • Battalion Commander Course 2002
  • Senior Staff Officer, land warfare 2010
  • General Staff Officer's Degree 2011
  • Senior Command Course 2018
  • High Command Course 2025

Promotions

  • Second Lieutenant 1995
  • Lieutenant 1997
  • First Lieutenant 1999
  • Captain 2004
  • Major 2011
  • Lieutenant Colonel 2017
  • Colonel 2024
  • Brigadier General 2026 

Decorations

  • Knight, First Class, of the Order of the Lion of Finland
  • Infantry Cross of Merit, with clasp

Languages

Finnish, Swedish, English

Additional information

  • The NORDCAPS Civil - Military CO-operation Course 2007
  • Partnership for Peace Staff Officer Course 2007
  • NATO/PFP STAFF OFFICER ORIENTATION COURSE 2008
  • Regional Defence Course     2012
  • The Finnish Defence Forces’ Superior and Interaction Skills Course 2012
  • ISAF COIN Intelligence Course 2013
  • The regional command north training event 13-02 2013
  • Unit Disclosure Representative Course 2014