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20.5.2024 | The participation of the Finnish Defence Forces in the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM-M) has ended on 18 May by decision of the EU. The Finnish peacekeepers returned home on Sunday 19 May 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/the-participation-of-the-finnish-defence-forces-in-the-eu-training-mission-in-mali-has-ended
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18.4.2024 | In mid-April 2024, Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command hosted an operational planning meeting of the Movements Coordination Center Europe (MCCE) in Tampere, Finland.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/strategic-military-air-transport-professionals-meet-in-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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22.1.2026 | Military Intelligence Reviews has been published four times in the years 2021, 2023, 2025, and 2026.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-military-intelligence-review-2026-has-been-published
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17.5.2024 | Commander of Joint Force Command Norfolk, Vice Admiral Doug Perry visited Finland during 15 – 17 May 2024. The programme included visits to the Defence Command, the Finnish Army, and the Finnish Navy. During his visit, Vice Admiral Perry also met President of the Republic, Alexander Stubb, and Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Janne Jaakkola.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/commander-of-joint-force-command-norfolk-visited-finland
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15.11.2023 | The autumn’s main exercise Freezing Winds 23 led by the Finnish Navy will be held from 20 November to 1 December 2023. In addition to the Finnish Navy, troops from the Finnish Army and Air Force, the Swedish Navy and several Allies will participate in this international naval exercise. Freezing Winds 23 is the first major naval exercise led by Finland as a member of NATO.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/freezing-winds-23-to-start-in-the-gulf-of-finland-and-off-the-southern-coast-first-finnish-led-major-naval-defence-exercise-with-finland-as-a-member-of-nato
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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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10.1.2024 | 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://maavoimat.fi/en/-/utti-jaeger-regiment-to-exercise-with-the-u.s.-armed-forces-in-january
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29.9.2023 | The Finnish Air Force is set to participate in the Frisian Flag 23 live air exercise in Netherlands with two F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighter jets on September 29 to October 13.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/finnish-air-force-to-participate-in-frisian-flag-23-live-air-exercise-in-netherlands
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10.12.2021 | The Government of Finland has 10 December 2021 authorised the Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command to sign a procurement contract with the Government of the United States on Finland’s next multi-role fighter. The fighter replacing the Hornet fleet’s capability is the Lockheed Martin F-35A Lightning II.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/the-lockheed-martin-f-35a-lightning-ii-is-finland-s-next-multi-role-fighter
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29.4.2024 | The Finnish Defence Forces participated in the international Locked Shields 2024 exercise held between 16 and 26 April and were among the three highest-scoring teams. The NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE) has organised the largest cyber defence exercise in the world since 2010.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finland-s-top-cyber-warfare-experts-in-a-tough-place
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3.11.2025 | The international air defence exercise ADEX Mallet Strike 2/25 will be organized in the Lohtaja Firing Range and Training Area from 11 to 20 November 2025.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/adex-mallet-strike-2-25-will-enhance-finland-s-and-nato-s-air-defence-capabilities
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3.10.2025 | NATO’s Multi-Corps Land Component Command Northwest (MCLCC-NW) celebrates its official inauguration on the 3rd of October, 2025, in Mikkeli. The flags of the current nations for the Core Staff Element are raised together with the NATO flag.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/nato-s-multi-corps-land-component-command-northwest-official-inauguration-holds-in-mikkeli
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22.1.2024 | The Finnish Navy’s Coastal Fleet is to participate in the international mine countermeasures exercise Dynamic Move 2024 in Belgium from 22 January to 2 February. Dynamic Move is an annual, command-post exercise, which is led by NATO Allied Maritime Command.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/coastal-fleet-to-participate-in-exercise-dynamic-move-2024
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4.3.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces will participate in the most important series of Arctic exercises on 9-20 March 2026. Exercise Cold Response 26, led by Norway, will bring 25,000 soldiers from 14 countries to Northern parts of Finland, Norway and Sweden. The exercise is part of NATO’s enhanced presence, Arctic Sentry, which strengthens the Alliance's capability and permanent presence in the Nordic area.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/exercise-cold-response-26-with-7-500-soldiers-will-affect-traffic-in-finland
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12.4.2024 | Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) will conduct a scheduled port visit in Helsinki arriving on 12 April with its flagship, the Spanish frigate ESPS Almirante Juan de Borbón and the German supply ship FGS Rhoen.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/nato-maritime-forces-visit-helsinki
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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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25.4.2024 | Air Force Academy will host a visit of Royal Air Force's Eurofighter Typhoon jets at Tikkakoski Air Base on 29 April‒3 May 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/royal-air-force-typhoon-fighter-jets-to-visit-tikkakoski-air-base
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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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5.6.2024 | The Finnish Navy will participate in exercise BALTOPS24 organized in the Baltic Sea from 5 to 20 June with vessels, coastal troops and staff officers on different command echelons. Troops from 17 countries will be involved in the exercise the total strength being some 6600 soldiers. Of these, the number of Finnish soldiers will be 330 at most.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/navy-to-participate-in-exercise-baltops24-with-vessels-and-coastal-troops
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1.8.2025 | The Defence Force's arrangement of the military music tour MILjazz continues in Northern Finland this Saturday. This year, the tour will be visited by international military music from allied countries. Among the participants is the NATO Jazz Orchestra, which consists of the SHAPE (Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe) International Band under NATO's European command. The band is arriving in Finland from Mons in Belgium.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-defence-force-s-miljazz-tour-is-continuing-among-the-artists-representatives-from-allied-countries-1
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17.10.2024 | A detachment from the United States Marine Corps, Marine Rotational Force unit, led by Combat Logistics Battalion 8, has arrived in Finland and will train together with Nyland Brigade until the end of December. The detachment with a strength of 200 Marines will be stationed in Nyland Brigade and it will mainly operate within the Brigade´s training areas.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/the-experience-and-the-skills-of-the-united-states-marine-corps-will-be-integrated-to-the-costal-defence
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20.5.2024 | The Finnish Defence Forces participated together with the Swedish Armed Forces in the top-tier multinational Cyber Defence Exercise Cyber Flag 24-1 from 12 to 18 May. The exercise was organized by United States Cyber Command in Joint Base Suffolk, Virginia. In addition to training US cyber protection teams, cyber operators from 18 NATO allies and partners trained their skills and improved their knowledge in detecting cyber threats and identifying solutions to protect networks.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/us-cyber-flag-exercise-bolsters-finland-sweden-joint-team-s-cyber-defence-skills
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23.3.2022 | National defence is everybody’s business FACTS ABOUT THE FINNISH DEFENCE FORCES 2022 We develop our defence capability comprehensively The objective of defence capability is to prevent and deter the use of military force against Finland or the thr...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/documents/1948673/2267766/SST_PV_Maanpuolustus_taskuesite_0122_EN.pdf/66aed18d-871e-3f99-d347-ec16e37e94e2?t=1648036441945
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4.3.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces will participate in the most important series of Arctic exercises on 9-20 March 2026. Exercise Cold Response 26, led by Norway, will bring 25,000 soldiers from 14 countries to Northern parts of Finland, Norway and Sweden. The exercise is part of NATO’s enhanced presence, Arctic Sentry, which strengthens the Alliance's capability and permanent presence in the Nordic area.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/exercise-cold-response-26-with-7-500-soldiers-will-affect-traffic-in-finland
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17.10.2023 | The Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Timo Kivinen, will attend the meeting of the European Union Military Committee in Seville, Spain, on 17–18 October.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/commander-of-the-finnish-defence-forces-to-attend-the-meeting-of-the-eu-military-committee-in-spain
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18.12.2025 | The Commander of NATO’s Allied Command Transformation, Admiral Pierre Vandier, visited Finland on 17-18 December 2025. The visit was hosted by the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Janne Jaakkola.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/supreme-allied-commander-transformation-visited-finland
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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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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://maavoimat.fi/en/-/hammer-23-to-enhance-the-know-how-of-mechanized-troops-in-niinisalo-1
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16.4.2024 | Army training and exercise activity will be conducted across Finland between the end of April and the beginning of June. The Army will be training in extensive force entities and developing the capacity for bilateral and multilateral joint operations with the Allies.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/army-to-train-nearly-20-000-soldiers-this-spring
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10.10.2023 | The Finnish Defence Forces will conduct a surveillance flight in the in the Baltics – in the airspace of Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia on 10 October 2023.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/the-finnish-defence-forces-will-conduct-a-surveillance-flight-in-the-baltics
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10.11.2023 | Three Elbe class command and supply vessels of the German Navy, FGS Rhein, FGS Donau and FGS Werra, will arrive in Turku for a scheduled port visit on November 10-13 2023.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/german-navy-vessels-to-visit-turku
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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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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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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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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://maavoimat.fi/en/-/local-defence-exercises-will-focus-on-finland-s-comprehensive-security
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16.4.2024 | Army training and exercise activity will be conducted across Finland between the end of April and the beginning of June. The Army will be training in extensive force entities and developing the capacity for bilateral and multilateral joint operations with the Allies.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/army-to-train-nearly-20-000-soldiers-this-spring
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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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13.9.2023 | The Air Force road base exercise Baana 23 is organised in Tervo, North-Savo, on 18-22 September 2023. Aircraft from allied nations will also take part in the exercise.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/air-force-exercise-baana-23-in-tervo
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12.5.2023 | The Finnish Air Force will deploy four F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters to the multinational Air Defender 23 exercise in Germany on 12‒23 June 2023.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/air-defender-23-en