Virta, Jami
Brigadier General
Position Commander of
Pori Brigade
Date and place of birth
19 September 1973, Haapavesi
Family
Married to Heli Virta, four children
Career
- Instructor Pohja Brigade 1994
- Instructor, Guard Jaeger Regiment 1998 - 2002
- Unit Commander, Guard Jaeger Regiment 2002 - 2005
- Teacher (Leadership), National Defence University 2005 - 2008
- Teacher, National Defence University 2009 - 2010
- Deputy Chief of Operations Section, Guard Jaeger Regiment 2011 - 2012
- Senior Staff Officer (activities and resource planning), Defence Command 2012 - 2013
- Special assignment (Assistant of Deputy Chief of Staff Operations) Defence Command 2013 - 2015
- Senior Staff Officer (development of administration), Defence Command 2015 - 2016
- Battalion Commander, Karelia Brigade 2016 - 2017
- Senior Staff Officer, Defence Command 2018 - 2019
- Chief of Section (Operations), Defence Command 2019 - 2022
- Assistant Chief of Staff, Operations Division, Defence Command 2023
- Commander of Pori Brigade 2024 -
Education
- Matriculation examination, Haapavesi High School 1992
- Officer's Degree, Military Academy 1994 - 1998
- Battalion Commander Course 2002
- Senior Staff Officer Course 2008 - 2009
- General Staff Officer Course 2010 – 2011
- Doctor of Social Sciences, 2012
- Senior Command Course 2018
- Royal College of Defence Studies (Great Britain) 2022 – 2023
- 245th National Defence Course 2023
Promotions
- 1993 Second Lieutenant
- 1996 Lieutenant
- 1998 First Lieutenant
- 2004 Captain
- 2011 Major
- 2015 Lieutenant Colonel
- 2022 Colonel
- 2024 Brigadier General
Decorations
- Knight, First Class, of the Order of the Lion of Finland
- Cross of Merit of the Infantry
- Medal for Military Merits