Vauhkonen, Juha Sakari
Rear Admiral
Position
Defence Command Chief of Intelligence
Date and place of birth
30 July 1962, Helsinki
Family
Married
Two daughters
Career
- Matriculation examination, Deutsche Schule Helsinki
- Conscript Service 1982-1983
- Military Academy 1983-1986
- Instructor, Suomenlinna Coastal Regiment 1986-1989
- Mortar Officer Course 1988
- Cadet Course Instructor, Coastal Artillery School 1989–1990
- Captain's Course 1990-1991
- Instructor, Military Academy 1991-1992
- Senior Staff Officer, Intelligence Division, Defence Staff 1992-1993
- General Staff Officer Course 1993-1995
- Senior Staff Officer, Coastal Artillery Division, Defence Staff 1995-1997
- Scholarship Student, Switzerland 1998
- Senior Staff Officer, Operations Division Navy Command 1998-2002
- Deputy Military Attaché, Berlin
- Military Attaché, Prague and Bratislava 2002–2005
- Commanding Officer, Vaasa Coastal Jaeger Battalion, Nyland Brigade 2005–2007
- Senior Command Course 2006
- Commander, FINCON and Deputy Commander PRT Mazar e Sharif, ISAF, Afghanistan 2007–2008
- Chief of Operations Division, Navy Command 2008-2010
- Battle Group Deputy Commander EU Nordic Battle Group 2009–2011
- Chief of Staff, Nyland Brigade 2010-2011
- National Defence Course 2011
- Brigade Commander, Nyland Brigade 2011-2012
- Chief of Staff, Navy Command, January 2013–2016
- High Command Course 22 2013
- European Union Senior Mission Leader Course (EUSMLC) 2013
- Special Assignment, Defence Command 2016
- Finland's Military Representative to the EU and NATO, 1 September 2016–31 December 2020
- Chief of Intelligence 1 January 2021 -
Promotions
- Second Lieutenant 1983
- Lieutenant 1986
- First Lieutenant 1988
- Captain 1991
- Major 1995
- Lieutenant Commander 1998
- Commander 2003
- Captain (N) 2010
- Commodore 2013
- Rear Admiral 2016
Decorations
- National Defence Medal 1993
- Coastal Defender Medal 1997
- Medal for Military Merits 2000
- Knight, First Class, Order of the Lion of Finland 2002
- Coastal Jaeger Medal in gold 2006
- NATO Non-article 5 medal 2007
- The Infantry Cross for Merit, with Swords 2008
- Cross of Liberty, Third Class 2008
- Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland 2015
- Commander First Class, Order of the Lion of Finland 2023
Languages
Finnish, Swedish, German, English