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21.5.2025 | The first of the Pohjanmaa-class multi-role corvettes to be built for the Navy has been launched in Rauma. In early May, the vessel was moved from the construction hall to the dock basin where the building and outfitting of the vessel continue. A festive launch ceremony was celebrated in Rauma on 21 May.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/first-pohjanmaa-class-corvette-launched-in-rauma
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10.2.2025 | The Army will organise the local defence exercises during 18.2.–7.3. this spring. From the Defence Forces, the altogether six local defence exercises will be participated by up to c. 3,000 conscripts, reservists, and service personnel, as well as more than 400 vehicles in total. As is characteristic for local defence exercises, the training audience will also include a significant number of other authorities and business sector stakeholders.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/up-to-3-000-soldiers-to-participate-in-a-series-of-exercises-strengthening-finland-s-local-defence
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Responsible managers for the areas Each firing and training area of the Defence Forces has its own person in charge. The manager in charge represents a unit or administrative unit designated for the task and responsible for many practical measures...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/a-part-of-society/shooting-training-and-protection-areas/responsible-managers-for-the-areas
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11.3.2025 | Chief of Defence Command, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen visited Ukraine with Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chief-of-defence-command-visited-ukraine
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26.9.2024 | The Chief of the Defence Command, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen visited Israel 22-26 September 2024. The visit was hosted by the Deputy Chief of Defence Staff of the Israel Defence Forces, Major General Amir Baram.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/the-chief-of-the-defence-command-visited-israel
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3.10.2025 | The third National Defence University conferment ceremony was held in Helsinki between 18 and 20 September 2025. At the conferment ceremony, 23 doctors of military sciences graduating after 2018 and 5 Honorary Doctors were conferred. Conferment grants them the right to use the doctoral hat and sword.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951210/doctors-and-honorary-doctors-of-military-sciences-conferred-at-the-third-national-defence-university-conferment-ceremony
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2.5.2025 | Conscripts from the Utti Jaeger Regiment Parachute Jaeger Company will participate in an exercise led by the Estonian Defence Forces from 4 to 17 May 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/utti-jaeger-regiment-conscripts-to-participate-in-an-exercise-in-estonia
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The Dragoon Band The Dragoon Band is a 34-member symphonic wind orchestra. The band's domicile is in Lappeenranta, in connection with the Army Academy. The Dragoon Band performs mainly in Eastern Finland. In 1921, a dragoon brigade and a band were...https://sotilasmusiikki.fi/en/the-dragoon-band
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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://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/the-experience-and-the-skills-of-the-united-states-marine-corps-will-be-integrated-to-the-costal-defence
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KFOR - Kansainvälinen kriisinhallinta - International crisis management - The Finnish Defence Forces
Kosovo KFOR Established in 1999, the NATO-led KFOR operation is tasked to prevent hostilities via its military presence and thereby ensure peace in a multiethnic Kosovo. The overall strength of the Finnish persons in the operation is 70 persons. K...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/web/kansainvalinen-kriisinhallinta/kosovo-kfor1 -
Pohjoismainen puolustusyhteistyö Pohjoismaisen puolustusyhteistyö on käynnistynyt jo 1950-luvulla alkaneella rauhanturvayhteistyöllä. Jo tuolloin yhteistyön perimmäisenä tarkoituksena oli löytää toiminnallista ja operatiivista hyötyä erityisesti r...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/web/historia/pohjoismaisen-puolustusyhteistyon-historia
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23.9.2022 | A unit from the United States Marine Corps’ 2nd Marine Logistics Group will be coming to Finland to train with Finnish units. It will be training with the Nyland Brigade from October until early December. Most Marines from the unit will arrive in Finland early next week.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/nyland-brigade-to-train-together-with-united-states-marine-corps
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31.3.2025 | The Finnish Navy continues close cooperation with NATO in the Baltic Sentry surveillance operation in the Baltic Sea. PGG Hanko, a Hamina-class fast-attack missile craft, joins SNMG1 (Standing NATO Maritime Group 1) on Monday, 31 March.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/the-navy-deploys-missile-craft-hanko-to-standing-nato-maritime-group-1-1
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20.2.2025 | Deputy Commanding General of US Army Europe & Africa and Deputy Commander of NATO Allied Land Command visited the Finnish Army Command on 18-19 February 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/senior-nato-commanders-met-in-finland
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15.1.2025 | NATO's Military Committee will meet in Brussels on 15–16 January. Finland is represented in the Military Committee by the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Janne Jaakkola.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/commander-of-the-finnish-defence-forces-to-attend-the-meeting-of-the-nato-military-committee-in-brussels
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Many aspects of the Finnish society are mirrored in the Finnish Defence Forces everyday activities. We are committed to minimize environmental impact as well as to promote equality and responsibility.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/a-part-of-society
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5.5.2025 | The Kainuu Brigade will lead Northern Strike 125, a live-fire exercise, and Northern Star 25, a combat exercise, at Rovajärvi during 12-31 May 2025. In total, the exercises will be participated by up to c. 6,500 personnel of whom 900 will be from Sweden and 350 from the UK.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/finland-sweden-and-the-uk-exercise-to-develop-joint-fires-at-rovajarvi-in-may
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16.5.2025 | The final exercise of the unit training phase 1/25 (JPH 1/25) consists of a base operations exercise and Baana 25 highway strip exercise. The Finnish Air Force conducts the exercise biannually at its different bases.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/the-finnish-air-force-s-conscripts-final-exercise-of-the-unit-training-phase-in-jyvaskyla-and-central-finland
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22.8.2024 | The Guard Jaeger Regiment will lead the Kehä 24 local defence exercise in the Helsinki metropolitan area and the region of Uusimaa from 31 August to 6 September 2024. The exercise will focus on local defence and cooperation with other authorities.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/exercise-keha-2-24-aims-at-getting-prepared-for-facing-disturbance-situations-in-uusimaa
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22.8.2024 | The Guard Jaeger Regiment will lead the Kehä 24 local defence exercise in the Helsinki metropolitan area and the region of Uusimaa from 31 August to 6 September 2024. The exercise will focus on local defence and cooperation with other authorities.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/exercise-keha-2-24-aims-at-getting-prepared-for-facing-disturbance-situations-in-uusimaa