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19.3.2024 | The Commander of the Czech Armed Forces, Lieutenant General Karel Řehka, visited Finland on 18–19 March 2024. The visit was hosted by the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chief-of-defence-of-the-czech-republic-visited-finland
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15.2.2022 | The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will conduct a routine inspection at the Finnish Defence Research Agency on 14-17 February 2022.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chemical-weapons-ban-organisation-conducts-an-inspection-in-finland
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9.4.2025 | The training exercise entity of the Army will start at the end of April to continue until early June in all of Finland. The exercises will strengthen the alliance’s ability for joint operating, build-up of combat power, and its concentration across Finland.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/army-training-exercises-this-spring-to-focus-on-strengthening-joint-operating
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2.2.2022 | In accordance with the OSCE Vienna Document 2011, Canada is leading a multinational evaluation visit to the Karelia Air Command 1 - 3 February 2022. The evaluation team also includes a person from the Czech Republic and the members of the group have diplomatic status.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/canada-leads-multinational-evaluation-visit-to-the-karelia-air-command
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15.10.2023 | General Daniel Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau visited Finland 12-15 October 2023. The visit was hosted by the Chief of the Defence Command, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chief-of-the-united-states-national-guard-bureau-visited-finland
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28.11.2023 | The Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General, Timo Kivinen hosted the visit of the Commander of the Allied Joint Force Command Brunssum, General Guglielmo Luigi Miglietta, to Finland on 27–28 November 2023.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/commander-of-the-allied-joint-force-command-brunssum-visited-finland
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26.1.2024 | Commander of Joint Force Command Naples (JFC Naples), Admiral Stuart B. Munsch, visited Finland 24–26 January 2024. Admiral Munsch is also the commander of U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa. The visit was hosted by the Chief of Defence Command Finland, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen. The visit program included a meeting with the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen, and the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Defence Finland, Esa Pulkkinen.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/commander-of-joint-force-command-naples-visited-finland
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10.1.2024 | The Utti Jaeger Regiment’s international exercise activity in 2024 is to start with a joint exercise conducted with the U.S. Armed Forces. The bilateral exercise will be held in Finland during 15 – 26 January 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/utti-jaeger-regiment-to-exercise-with-the-u.s.-armed-forces-in-january
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11.3.2024 | The Finnish, French and Swedish navies will rehearse countering subsurface threats off the Swedish west coast from 13 to 20 March 2024. The Coastal Fleet will participate in the Marex Spring 24 exercise with Hamina-class missile boat Pori. In addition, two Finnish officers will be deployed on board Swedish corvettes for the duration of the exercise.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/navy-to-rehearse-antisubmarine-warfare-with-swedes
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15.2.2022 | The Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) will conduct a routine inspection at the Finnish Defence Research Agency on 14-17 February 2022.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/-/kemiallisten-aseiden-kieltojarjesto-tekee-tarkastuksen-suomeen
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8.11.2024 | The exercise will affect the traffic especially in the surroundings of the Rovajärvi training area and the main roads as the troops and equipment are being transported to the exercise sites. Lightning Strike 24 is a part of the exercise series Dynamic Front 25, which is the largest NATO artillery exercise series ever conducted in Europe.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/international-artillery-exercise-lightning-strike-24-has-begun-in-lapland
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2.4.2026 | Finnish Defence Research Agency Research Bulletin 04–2026 5.3.2026 The Finnish Defence Research Agency (FDRA) is a multidisciplinary research organization, conducting defence-related research, development and testing in the fields of strategy and ...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/documents/1951253/2815786/2026_Research_Bulletin_Four_Russias_at_War.pdf/ac1080e7-2f26-d07a-11f0-28fa77ce8d0a?t=1775107955324
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29.5.2024 | The NATO Military Committee meeting was held for the first time in Finland from May 27–29, 2024. The meeting was hosted by the Chief of Defence Command Finland, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen. In attendance for the visit were Admiral Rob Bauer, the Chair of the Military Committee of NATO, military representatives from member countries with their assistants, and international military staff. The Ch...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/the-nato-military-committee-visited-finland
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10.7.2024 | The Commander of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), Lieutenant General Ralph Wooddisse, visited Finland at the invitation of the Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki, from 2-3 July 2024.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/lieutenant-general-ralph-wooddisse-visits-finland-as-a-guest-of-the-commander-of-the-finnish-army
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4.9.2023 | The Finnish Defense Forces and the Swedish Armed Forces are training together in Sweden from 4 to 6 September 2023. The exercise is part of the deepening defense cooperation between Finland and Sweden. The main purpose of the exercise is to develop the cooperation ability of the troops and to train the quick executive ability.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-defence-forces-participate-in-an-exercise-in-sweden
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25.4.2024 | Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk visited Finland on the 22-23 April at the invitation of the Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/commander-of-the-ukrainian-ground-forces-visited-finland
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12.2.2024 | The Finnish Air Force's F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters will fly training missions with a United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft on 12–15 February 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/air-to-air-refueling-training-missions-with-the-united-states-air-force
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26.7.2024 | A detachment from the United States Marine Corps, a combination of subordinate units from II Marine Expeditionary Force (II MEF) has arrived in Finland and will train together with Nyland Brigade until the end of August. The detachment with a strength of approximately 60 Marines will be deployed in Nyland Brigade, Dragsvik and it will operate mainly within the Brigade´s training areas.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/united-states-marine-corps-continue-its-co-operation-with-nyland-brigade
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14.12.2023 | The Finnish Defence Forces International Centre, FINCENT gets a new Commandant: Colonel Esapekka Vehkaoja will take up the duties on 21 December 2023. Vehkaoja is currently serving as Director of FINCENT’s Development Section.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951210/fincent-gets-a-new-commandant
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6.9.2023 | The meeting will discuss the Nordic Defence Cooperation, NORDEFCO, and it will be hosted by the Supreme Commander of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Micael Bydén. The event will be held on September 6, 2023.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/commander-of-the-finnish-defence-forces-general-timo-kivinen-to-attend-the-annual-meeting-of-nordic-chiefs-of-defence-and-national-directors-of-armaments-in-sweden
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30.4.2024 | Italian Navy’s frigate ITS Luigi Rizzo will conduct a port visit in Helsinki from 30 Apr to 6 May 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/italian-frigate-visits-helsinki
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10.7.2024 | The Commander of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), Lieutenant General Ralph Wooddisse, visited Finland at the invitation of the Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki, from 2-3 July 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/lieutenant-general-ralph-wooddisse-visits-finland-as-a-guest-of-the-commander-of-the-finnish-army
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8.11.2024 | The exercise will affect the traffic especially in the surroundings of the Rovajärvi training area and the main roads as the troops and equipment are being transported to the exercise sites. Lightning Strike 24 is a part of the exercise series Dynamic Front 25, which is the largest NATO artillery exercise series ever conducted in Europe.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/international-artillery-exercise-lightning-strike-24-has-begun-in-lapland
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17.1.2024 | The Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen will attend the meeting of the NATO Military Committee in Brussels from 17 to 18 January 2024. During his visit, he will also attend the meeting of the Chiefs of Defence of the countries members of the Joint Expeditionary Forces, JEF.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/commander-of-the-finnish-defence-forces-to-brussels-1
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25.4.2024 | Commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces, Lieutenant General Oleksandr Pavliuk visited Finland on the 22-23 April at the invitation of the Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/commander-of-the-ukrainian-ground-forces-visited-finland
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14.9.2023 | The Finnish Defence Forces and Swedish Armed Forces organized a combined exercise on the Northern Baltic Sea on 13th of September, with units from both countries’ Navies and Air Forces. The units in the exercise carried out an Anti-Surface Warfare task on a short notice.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finland-and-sweden-trained-together-on-the-baltic-sea-threat-from-the-sea-was-repelled-together
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10.6.2024 | The Utti Jaeger Regiment’s Helicopter Battalion has two of its MD500 helicopters participate in a training exercise event in Denmark.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/utti-jaeger-regiment-s-helicopters-in-denmark
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7.2.2024 | Deputy Commander of Joint Force Command Norfolk, Rear Admiral Tim Henry visited Finland from 5 to 6 February 2024. The programme included visits in Defence Command Finland and the Army Command. In the Defence Command, the visit was hosted by the Chief of the Defence Command, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen. In the Army Command, the visit was hosted by the Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/deputy-commander-of-joint-force-command-norfolk-visited-finland
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25.8.2023 | Chief of the French Army, General Pierre Schill, visited Finland on 24 August 2023.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/chief-of-the-french-army-gained-knowledge-on-the-finnish-army
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27.6.2024 | The French amphibious assault ship FS Mistral will arrive in Helsinki for a scheduled port visit from 27 to 30 June 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/french-amphibious-assault-ship-to-visit-helsinki
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21.8.2023 | The Finnish Defence Forces' Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel, Major General Rami Saari, will host a meeting of chiefs of personnel from the Nordic countries' defence forces in Tuusula on 23–24 August.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/heads-of-personnel-of-the-nordic-countries-defence-forces-meet-in-tuusula
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20.9.2023 | Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen will participate during 20.–21.9.2023 in the meeting of Nordic Chiefs of Defence Command to be held in Stockholm.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chiefs-of-defence-command-of-the-nordic-countries-to-convene-in-stockholm
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22.7.2024 | Nordic Cadet Meeting (NOCA) will be held in Turku on 7-11 August 2024. NOCA is an annual sports and seminar event for naval cadets, organized by each Nordic country in alternate years.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/nordic-cadet-meeting-in-turku-next-month
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13.12.2021 | By the decision of the President of the Republic on 3. December 2021, Finland will participate in the European Union military training mission in Mozambique. Finland’s participation will start in practice at the beginning of December when the personnel selected and trained will be deployed to the area of operation.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/kansainvalinen-kriisinhallinta/-/1948673/the-finnish-defence-forces-participation-in-the-european-union-military-training-mission-in-mozambique-will-start-in-december
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14.3.2024 | Finland, the United Kingdom, Norway, Sweden and the United States organized a cyber defence training event in Rovaniemi during Exercise Nordic Response 24, from 5 to 14 March. The objective of the event was to provide training for participating countries’ armed forces in the protection of information systems and networks.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/international-cyber-defence-in-the-north
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7.9.2023 | The CBRN reconnaissance exercise Reccex 23 will end on Friday 8 September as the exercise-participating reservists are mustered out and Nordic troops start their return marches. The two-week exercise focused on preventing and containing chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear and explosive (CBRNE) threats in an international framework.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/reccex-23-to-end-on-friday
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11.12.2023 | Skills required in winter circumstances will be trained again at the Jaeger Brigade on the Winter Combat Course from 6 to 19 January 2024. In addition to Finnish soldiers, 17 foreign soldiers from the USA, Estonia, France, Belgium and Great Britain will take part on the course.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/winter-combat-course-in-sodankyla-6-19-january-2024
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15.3.2024 | In Nordic Response 24, Finland trained and exercised for the first time defending the northern areas of NATO in a situation framework in accordance with Article 5.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/nordic-response-24-demonstrated-nato-s-ability-to-defend-the-nordic-countries
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Finnish Defence Studies -kirjasarjan tekstit kuvastavat Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulun tutkimusta ja opetusta. Teokset esittelevät Suomen turvallisuuspolitiikkaa.https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/finnish-defence-studies
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Finnish Defence Studies Syftet med serien Finnish Defence Studies är att publicera högklassig militärvetenskaplig forskning som är betydelsefull för Försvarsmakten och även av internationellt intresse. Serien utges av Försvarshögskolan. Texterna i...https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/sv/finnish-defence-studies1
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1.3.2020 | Commemorative speech by Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces at the 105th Anniversary of the Jaeger Training in Germanyhttps://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/puolustusvoimain-komentajan-juhlapuhe-jaakarien-koulutuksen-105-vuotisjuhlassa-saksassa
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15.5.2024 | The Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Janne Jaakkola is taking part in the meetings of the Military Committees of the European Union and NATO in Brussels from 15 to 16 May 2024. The meetings are attended by the chiefs of defence of EU and NATO countries.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/commander-of-the-finnish-defence-forces-to-brussels-2
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24.6.2024 | Finland is honored to receive international allies for a port visit at the end of the month. Spanish Navy’s guided missile frigate Blas de Lezo and landing helicopter dock Juan Carlos I will moor at Hernesaari port in Helsinki Jun 24 2024. The vessels will not be open to the public.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/spanish-navy-vessels-visit-helsinki
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11.10.2023 | The Chief of the Defence Command, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen attended the meeting of the Northern Group countries’ vice chiefs of defence in the Netherlands from 10 to 11 October.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chief-of-defence-command-attended-the-meeting-of-the-northern-group-s-vice-chiefs-of-defence
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3.6.2024 | The Finnish Industry Day took place at the NATO Support and Procurement Agency (NSPA) in Luxembourg on 30 May 2024, the first Finnish Industry Day at NSPA as a full member state of NATO. A total of 30 domestic companies participated in the Industry Day.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-industry-showcased-at-nspa-s-industry-day
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23.11.2023 | Kaartin jääkärirykmentin johtama taisteluharjoitus Sapeli 23 alkaa sunnuntaina 26.11.2023 Niinisalon ampuma- ja harjoitusalueella. Harjoitukseen liittyvät moottorimarssit voivat vaikuttaa liikenteeseen sunnuntain 26.11. ja maanantain 27.11. välisenä aikana.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/Harjoitusjoukkojen%20siirtyminen%20Sapeli%2023%20-taisteluharjoitukseen
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15.2.2024 | The Army will organize this spring’s local defence exercises from 1 to 8 March. Conscripts, reservists, Defence Forces salaried personnel and a considerable number of representatives of other authorities will take part in the exercises.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/local-defence-exercises-will-focus-on-finland-s-comprehensive-security
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9.1.2025 | Finnish F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets will surveil and protect Icelandic airspace for the first time as a NATO member in February 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/finnish-air-force-to-participate-in-the-nato-icelandic-air-policing-mission
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25.8.2023 | Chief of the French Army, General Pierre Schill, visited Finland on 24 August 2023.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/chief-of-the-french-army-gained-knowledge-on-the-finnish-army
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19.10.2023 | The Army mechanized exercise Hammer 23 will be organized at the Pohjankangas shooting and training area in Niinisalo from 27 October to 7 November 2023. The exercise enhances the rapid execution capability of the battle group and battalion, cooperation between the branches, provision of host nation support as well as cooperation with Allies. Approximately 2600 soldiers, over half of them reservists, will participate in the exercise led by the Armoured Brigade.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/hammer-23-to-enhance-the-know-how-of-mechanized-troops-in-niinisalo-1
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8.3.2024 | The Chief of Staff (COS) of the NATO Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe (SHAPE), Admiral Joachim Rühle, visited Finland from 6 to 7 March 2024. The programme included visits to the Defence Command and to the National Defence University, as well as to a local defence exercise led by the Guard Jaeger Regiment.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chief-of-staff-of-nato-supreme-headquarters-allied-powers-europe-admiral-joachim-ruhle-visited-finland
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1.12.2023 | The Chief of the Defence Command, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen hosted the visit of NATO's Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe (DSACEUR), Admiral Sir Keith Blount, to Finland on 29 November–1 December 2023.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/deputy-supreme-allied-commander-europe-visited-finland
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18.9.2023 | Chief of Defence Command, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen will participate as deputy to CHOD in a meeting of commanders of the armed forces in the Arctic region in Oslo on Monday 18 September 2023.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chief-of-defence-command-to-a-meeting-of-commanders-in-the-arctic-region
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5.9.2023 | The Utti Jaeger Regiment’s Helicopter Battalion will participate in a flight training event held by the Swedish Air Force during 11 - 15 September 2023.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-defence-forces-helicopters-to-sweden-s-fell-area
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27.6.2024 | The training exercise RYSKE of the Jaeger Brigade’s readiness unit will be held in the area of Kaamanen–Näätämö on 22.−26.7.2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/ryske-of-the-jaeger-brigade-s-readiness-unit
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23.8.2023 | The exercise Reccex 23 will start at Huovinrinne on Monday 28 August. The motorised marches relating to the exercise may affect traffic already over the previous weekend.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/reccex-23-training-audience-units-on-the-move
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16.4.2024 | Thierry Breton, the European Commissioner for Internal Market visited Logistics Command Explosives Centre in Haapajärvi on 15 April 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/european-commissioner-for-internal-market-visits-finnish-defence-forces-logistics-command-explosives-centre-1
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1.3.2024 | French Navy's Aquitaine-class frigate FS Aquitaine arrives in Helsinki for a scheduled port visit on March 1.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/french-frigate-to-visit-helsinki-1
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16.11.2023 | Almost 3300 persons comprising conscripts, reservists and Defence Forces service personnel will participate in this military exercise stretching from Helsinki to Niinisalo in Kankaanpää in late November- early December. Troops from the Army, Navy, Defence Forces Logistics Command and the Finnish Defence Forces C5 Agency subordinate to the Defence Command will take part in the exercise.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/field-training-exercise-sapeli-23-in-the-capital-region-western-uusimaa-and-satakunta
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Winter Combat Course in Sodankylä 6 – 19 January 2024 - Puolustusvoimat - The Finnish Defence Forces
11.12.2023 | Skills required in winter circumstances will be trained again at the Jaeger Brigade on the Winter Combat Course from 6 to 19 January 2024. In addition to Finnish soldiers, 17 foreign soldiers from the USA, Estonia, France, Belgium and Great Britain will take part on the course.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/winter-combat-course-in-sodankyla-6-19-january-2024