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17.11.2025 | Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki made a working visit to the Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) of NATO in Izmir, Turkey, on 13 November 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/commander-of-the-finnish-army-lieutenant-general-pasi-valimaki-on-a-working-visit-at-landcom
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1.3.2024 | Nordic Response 24, hosted by Norway on 4‒15 March 2024, is the Finnish Defence Forces’ most important international exercise of the year. Twelve Finnish Air Force F/A-18 Hornet multi-role fighters and approximately 250 airmen will take part in the exercise.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-air-force-to-participate-in-nordic-response-24-in-norway
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31.5.2024 | The international combat exercise held in Rovajärvi brought together nearly 6,500 soldiers from Finland, the United States, and Norway, as well as staff personnel from Sweden. The main objective of the exercise was to enhance the interoperability of the participating nations' ground forces in the challenging terrain conditions of Northern Finland.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/northern-forest-24-concluded-the-spring-exercise-series-of-the-army
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17.4.2024 | Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command and Swedish Defence Materiel Administration will jointly start the preparation of framework agreements for the procurement of military optronics.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/kansainvalinen-kriisinhallinta/-/1948673/finland-and-sweden-prepare-joint-procurement-of-military-optronics
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16.4.2024 | The Armoured Brigade will lead the Army mechanized exercise Arrow 24 at the Pohjankangas Firing Range and Training Area in Niinisalo from 26 April to 14 May. Approximately 2600 persons will take part in the exercise, most of them conscripts and about 300 international troops.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/arrow-24-will-strengthen-the-alliance-s-mechanized-troops-know-how
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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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18.8.2025 | The Karelia Brigade will lead the Karelian Stronghold 25 local defense exercise in the Kymenlaakso region in the areas of Kotka, Hamina, and Kouvola during 1.-5. September 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/the-local-defense-exercise-will-be-held-in-kymenlaakso-at-1.-5.-september-2025
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30.4.2024 | The Finnish Defence Forces will deploy staff officers to the European Union’s Naval Force EUNAVFOR Operation Aspides established in February 2024, and to the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian launched in December 2023, both of them active in the Red Sea and its adjacent areas. The objective of the operations is to secure free and safe navigation in the Red Sea.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/kansainvalinen-kriisinhallinta/-/1951215/defence-forces-to-participate-in-naval-operations-in-red-sea
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18.9.2025 | After her port visit to Helsinki, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge will move on to the northern Baltic Sea in order to train together with the Finnish and Swedish Navies and Nato Standing Maritime Group SNMG1.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/the-finnish-navy-and-allies-to-participate-in-neptune-strike-25-3-in-the-baltic-sea
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9.6.2025 | General Bryan P. Fenton, Commander of the United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), visited Finland on 7 June. The visit was hosted by Lieutenant General Kari Nisula, Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations of the Finnish Defence Forces. General Fenton also met with the Chief of Defence, General Janne Jaakkola.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/commander-of-the-united-states-special-operations-command-visited-finland-1
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14.1.2026 | Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention took effect on 10 January. The Defence Forces will start measures for acquiring anti-personnel landmines and providing the Defence Forces personnel, conscripts and reservists with anti-personnel landmine training.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/the-defence-forces-starts-measures-for-acquiring-anti-personnel-landmines-and-launching-training
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13.10.2025 | Finland deploys F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to the Steadfast Noon 25 exercise at Skrydstrup Air Base in Denmark from 13 to 24 October 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/finnish-air-force-to-participate-in-nato-s-steadfast-noon-25-exercise
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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://maavoimat.fi/en/-/utti-jaeger-regiment-s-helicopters-in-denmark
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27.6.2025 | Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Major General Timo Herranen starts as a Space Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces alongside his duty. In this article, Herranen provides insight into what space capabilities come down to from the viewpoint of defence.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/review-on-the-development-of-space-capabilities-by-the-commander-of-the-finnish-air-force
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21.5.2025 | The Nordic Air Forces conducted Nordic Combat Enhanced Training over the Baltic Sea in order to strengthen NATO´s collective defense and deterrence. Fighter jets from Finland, Sweden and Denmark attacked an enemy presence on Swedish territory.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/nordic-air-forces-in-a-joint-air-operation-over-the-baltic-sea
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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://merivoimat.fi/en/-/french-amphibious-assault-ship-to-visit-helsinki
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11.8.2025 | The Finnish Air Force's F/A-18 Hornet pilots will fly training missions with the United States Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft between 11 and 15 August 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/air-to-air-refueling-training-with-the-united-states-air-force-in-august-2025
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3.6.2025 | Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, Admiral Christopher W. Grady, visited Finland on 2–3 June 2025. The visit was hosted by the Chief of Defence Command Finland, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/the-vice-chairman-of-the-joint-chiefs-of-staff-visited-finland-2
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14.1.2026 | Finland’s withdrawal from the Ottawa Anti-Personnel Landmines Convention took effect on 10 January. The Defence Forces will start measures for acquiring anti-personnel landmines and providing the Defence Forces personnel, conscripts and reservists with anti-personnel landmine training.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/the-defence-forces-starts-measures-for-acquiring-anti-personnel-landmines-and-launching-training
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17.6.2025 | A joint flyover coincides with the U.S. Independence Day celebrations in the U.S. Embassy in Finland. The flyover aircraft are participating in the ongoing Atlantic Trident 25 exercise.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/allies-flyover-in-helsinki-on-17-june