Ylitalo, Juha-Matti
Brigadier General Engineering
Position
Deputy Chief of Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command
Date and place of birth
13 July 1966 Hollola, Finland
Training
- Conscript, Air Force Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing / Transport Squadron 1986
- Student, Basic Studies I, Aircraft Maintenance Programme, Warrant Officer Institute / Air Force Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing 1987-1988
- Student, Basic Studies II, Aircraft Maintenance Programme, Warrant Officer Institute / Air Force Aircraft and Weapon Systems Training Wing 1992
- Engineer, YAMK, 1998
- Commander Course, 2004
- Master of Science (Engineering), 2004
- Comprehensive National Defence Studies 2, 2005
- Chief of Branch Course, 2009
- Senior Command Course 2015
- 244. National Defence Course 2023
- High Command Course 2023
Career path
- Aircraft maintenance officer (BAE Hawk/MiG-21BIS, F/A-18, liaison aircraft), Karelia Air Wing, 1988-1999
- F/A-18 type training, VFA-125 NAS Lemoore, 1995
- Aircraft maintenance officer (F/A-18 engineer), Air Force Depot, 1999-2001
- Commander of Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Karelia Air Wing 2001-2006
- Chief of Aircraft Technology, Karelia Air Wing, 2006-2008
- Chief of Section, Air Materiel Command / Air Force Materiel Command 2008-2014
- Chief of Branch, Joint Systems Centre, 2015-2017
- Chief of Section, Joint Systems Centre, 2017
- Director of HX Materiel Project, Joint Systems Centre, 2017-2022
- Deputy Manager of Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command, 2022-
Promotions
- Sergeant, 1986
- Staff Sergeant, 1989
- Sergeant First Class, 1989
- Second Lieutenant 1991
- Lieutenant 1994
- First Lieutenant (Eng.)
- Captain (Eng.), 2002
- Major (Eng.), 2007
- Lieutenant Colonel (Eng.), 2012
- Colonel (Eng.), 2016
- Brigadier General (Eng.), 2022
Decorations
- Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Knight of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Medal for Military Merits
- Medal of Merit for Public Service
Languages
- Finnish, English, Swedish