National Parade on the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces
The national parade on the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces will be held in Jyväskylä on 4 June 2023. Along the review of troops and pass in review, the programme will also include an equipment display and the Finnish Defence Forces’ MILjazz tour concert, among others. Admission to all events is free.
The parade will be participated by units from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, National Defence University, Finnish Border Guard, as well as representatives from national veterans’ and national defence associations. Altogether, the parade will be attended by up to 1,200 personnel, over 40 vehicles and 15 aircraft.
The parade will be reviewed by Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Major General Juha-Pekka Keränen and the parade troops will be commanded by Chief of Staff, Air Force Command Finland, Brigadier General Timo Herranen.
Programme for the day
The celebrating of the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces will begin by a flag raising ceremony.
On the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces, a Lutheran Service will be held at Jyväskylä Taulumäki Church at 10
The guests of honour attending the Lutheran Service will be veterans and lottas.
The equipment and activity field will be available for visitors at Lutakonaukio at 10-16.
With opportunity for familarisation with the Finnish Defence Forces’ equipment featured in the pass in review, the equipment display will also include equipment by other agencies, the Police and Rescue Department.
Find out more about our equipment in the Finnish Defence Forces Materiel and Equipment Gallery.
The review of troops will be arranged at Harjun Stadion at 12. The troops will be aligning to position starting at 11:35.
The pass in review conducted on Yliopistonkatu will start at 13:15. The review site for the pass in review will be located at Harjun portaat on Yliopistonkatu.
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