Mattsson, Kim Jouni Ilari
Major General
Position
Chief of Staff, Army
Date and place of birth
29 November 1962, Helsinki
Family
Two children
Military education and career
- Conscript, Häme Cavalry Battalion 1981–82
- Platoon leader, Uusimaa Jaeger Battalion 1985–89
- Instructor, Military Academy 1989–93
- Observer, UNTSO 1992–93
- Chief of Operation Office, Häme Regiment 1995–96
- Staff officer, Operational Division 1996–97
- Military Assistant to the Chief of the Defence Staff 1997–2000
- Third aide-de-camp to the President 2000–2001
- Second aide-de-camp to the President 2001–2003
- First aide-de-camp to the President 2003–2006
- Fellow, Harvard University 2006–2007
- Special Task, Staff Officer, Defence Staff 2007–2008
- Commanding Officer, UtJR 2008–2011
- Director of National Defence Courses 2011–2013
- Deputy Chief J5, Defence Command 2013–15
- Adjutant General, Defence Command 2015–2021
- Chief of Staff, Army 1.8.2021-
Promotions
- Second lieutenant 1982
- Lieutenant 1985
- Senior lieutenant 1987
- Captain 1990
- Major 1995
- Lieutenant colonel 2001
- Colonel 2007
- Brigadier General 2015
- Major General 2021
Decorations
- Commander, Order of the Lion of Finland
- Medal for Military Merits
- Medal for Police Merits
- Medal of United Nations
- Several foreign decorations