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