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-