Hirvonen, Timo

Commodore

Assignment

Special Assignment

Date and place of birth

29th January 1963, Helsinki, Finland

Family

Married
Two children

Career

Conscript Service and Reserve Officer Course, Finnish Navy
Officer´s Examination, Naval Academy, 1984-87
Platoon Leader and Company Commander, Helsinki Naval Base 1987-88
Gunnery, Principal Warfare and Executive Officer, Corvette FNS Turunmaa, Coastal Fleet 1988-92
Lieutenant Sr. Grade Course 1992
Chief, Naval Cadet Course, Naval Academy 1992-95
General Staff Officer’s Examination, National Defence University 1995-97
Commanding Officer, FNS Karjala, Turunmaa Class corvette, Archipelago Sea Naval Command 1997-99
Regional National Defence Course 2000
Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff (M3/5), Operations Division, Gulf of Finland Naval Command 2000-02
Branch Head (M5), Finnish Naval Headquarters 2002-04
Senior Command Course 2004
Commander 5th Mine Warfare Squadron, Gulf of Finland Naval Command 2004-08
Partner National Liaison Representative (PNLR), NATO Allied Command Transformation 2008-10
Senior Staff Officer and Branch Head, Plans & Policy Division (J5), Defence Command Finland 2010-13
National Defence Course 2011
High Command Course 2011
Commander, Archipelago Sea Naval Command 2013-14
Commander, Coastal Fleet 2015-16
Combined Force Maritime Component Commander Course, US Naval War College 2016
Generals, Flag Officers and Ambassadors Course, NATO Defense College 2018
Chief of Staff, Navy Command Finland 2016-18
Special Assignment, Defence Command Finland 2019-

Promotions

Sub-Lieutenant 1984
Lieutenant Jr. Grade 1987
Lieutenant 1989
Lieutenant Sr. Grade 1992
Lieutenant Commander (GS) 1997
Commander (GS) 2004
Captain (Navy, GS) 2010
Commodore 2016

Decorations

Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Medal for Military Merits
Cross of Merit of the Frontier Guards
Cross of Merit, in gold, of the Finnish Sports