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