The Finnish Defence Forces secures Finland’s territorial integrity, the livelihood and basic rights of its population and the freedom of action of the government, as well as defends the rule of law.
Birmingham, Oregon, Arizona. These three conscripts with foreign backgrounds all serve in the Guard Jaeger Regiment and have another thing in common: COVID-19 got them enlisted.
Military crisis management is one of the Defence Forces' statutory tasks.
General information about the effects of the coronavirus on the Defence Forces and conscript service.
General Timo Kivinen is the commander of the FDF. The commander takes the strategic decisions on national military defence and commands the activities of the services and the National Defence University.
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