Keränen, Juha-Pekka
Major General
Position
Commander, Air Force
Date and place of birth
1 May 1968 Valkeala, Finland
Training
- Conscript, Air Force Academy, 1987-1988
- Cadet (Cadet Sergeant), Military Academy and Air Force Academy, 1988-1991
- Flight Instructor Course 1994-1995
- Commander Course, 1979
- Senior Staff Officer Course 2000-2001
- General Staff Officer Course 2003-2004
- Senior Command Course 2008
- National Defence Course 2014
- High Command Course 2015
Career path
- Officer Pilot (BAE Hawk/MiG-21BIS), Fighter Squadron 31, Karelia Air Command, 1991-1994
- F/A-18 flight training, VFA-125 NAS Lemoore, 1995-1996
- Flight Instructor (F/A-18), Fighter Squadron 31, Karelia Air Command, 1996-1998
- Flight Commander (F/A-18), Fighter Squadron 31, Karelia Air Command, 1998-2000
- Flight Commander (F/A-18), Fighter Squadron 31, Karelia Air Command, 2001-2003
- Chief of Operations, Karelia Air Command 2004-2006
- Commanding Officer of the Air Combat Centre, Air Force Command Finland, 2006-2008
- Squadron Commander, Fighter Squadron 21, Satakunta Air Command, 2008-2011
- Assistant Chief of Staff , Air Force Command Finland, 2011-2013
- Representative of the Air Force Commander, Defence Command Finland, 2013-2015
- Commander, Satakunta Air Command 2015-2017
- Deputy Chief of Staff Air Force Operations, Air Force Command Finland 2017-2020
- Chief of Staff, Air Force Command Finland 2021-2022
- Commander, Air Force, 2022-
Promotions
- Second Lieutenant 1988
- Lieutenant 1990
- First Lieutenant 1992
- Captain 1996
- Major 2001
- Lieutenant Colonel 2006
- Colonel 2012
- Brigadier General 2020
- Major General 2022
Decorations
- Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Knight, First Class, of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
- Medal for Military Merits
Languages
Finnish, English, Swedish