Saari, Rami Kalervo
Major General
Position
Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel
Date and place of birth
31 May 1966, Tarvasjoki
Family
Spouse: Tiina Puhakka
One child
Career
- Matriculation examination, Lieto Upper Secondary School 1985
- Military Academy 1987-1990
- Instructor, Training Programme Leader and Company Second-in-Command, Pori Brigade 1990-1995
- Captain’s Career Course 1994
- Instructor and Cadet Course Leader, National Defence University 1995-1998
- Senior Staff Officer Course 1998-1999
- General Staff Officer 1999 - 2000
- Staff Officer, Häme Regiment 2000-2002
- Senior Staff Officer, Defence Staff, Army Staff 2003-2007
- Reserve Officer Course Leader, Reserve Officer School 2007 - -2010
- Member of the Defence Reform Planning Team (TR15), Defence Command Finland, 2010- 2013
- Chief of Staff, Karelia Brigade 2013-2015
- Royal College of Defence Studies, Great Britain 2015- 2016
- Special Assignment, Army Command Finland 2016
- Commander of Brigade, Pori Brigade 2017-2018
- National Defence Course 2017
- Deputy Chief of Staff Army Operations 1 July 2018 -
- Promotions
- Lieutenant 1989
- First Lieutenant 1991
- Captain 1994
- Major 2000
- Lieutenant Colonel 2007
- Colonel 2014
- Brigadier General 2018
- Adjutant General 1.8.2021-1.7.2022
- Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel 1.7.2022 -
Decorations
- Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Medal for Military Merits
- Cross of Merit of the Infantry
Languages
Finnish, Swedish, English