Jaakkola, Janne Alpertti

General

Position Assistant

Chief of Defence

Date and place of birth

17 July 1967 Vehmaa

Family

Spouse M.Sc. (Eng) Marjo Jaakkola, neé Hiltunen

One child

Career

Matriculation examination, Tuurepori Upper Secondary School 1986
Military Academy 1987-90
Instructor, Paratrooper School 1990-93
Captain’s Career Course 1994
Company Commander, Paratrooper School 1994-96
Chief of Office, Paratrooper School 1996-97
Senior Staff Officer Course 1997-98
Staff Officer, Utti Jaeger Regiment 1998-2000
General Staff Officer Course, Forsvarets Stabsskole, Norway 2000-2001
Chief of Office, Utti Jaeger Regiment 2001-2002
Senior Staff Officer, Western Command Headquarters 2002-2004
Crisis Management Duties, KFOR/Kosovo 2003
Senior Staff Officer, Defence Staff Intelligence Division 2004
Aide de Camp to the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces 2004-2007
Battalion Commander, Utti Jaeger Regiment 2007-2010
Crisis Management Duties, ISAF/Afganistan 2009
Commander of the Special Operations Detachment (EUBG), Utti Jaeger Regiment 2010-2011
Senior Staff Officer, Ministry of Defence 2011-2013
Chief of Staff, Pori Brigade 2013-2015
Chief of Branch, Defence Command Plans and Policy Division 2015-2017
Special Assignment, Defence Command Logistics Division 2017
Assistant Chief of Staff Logistics, Defence Command 2018 - 2020
Chief of Planning 2021 - 2022
Deputy chief of staff, strategy 2023 - 2024
Chief of Defence 1.4.2024