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 Wing, 1991-1994
  • F/A-18 flight training, VFA-125 NAS Lemoore, 1995-1996
  • Flight Instructor (F/A-18), Fighter Squadron 31, Karelia Air Wing, 1996-1998
  • Flight Commander (F/A-18), Fighter Squadron 31, Karelia Air Wing, 1998-2000
  • Flight Commander (F/A-18), Fighter Squadron 31, Karelia Air Wing, 2001-2003
  • Chief of Operations, Karelia Air Wing, 2004-2006
  • Commanding Officer of the Air Combat Centre, Air Force Command Finland, 2006-2008
  • Squadron Commander, Fighter Squadron 21, Satakunta Air Wing, 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 Wing, 2015-2017
  • Deputy Chief of Staff, 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

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