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26.10.2023 | A detachment from the United States Marine Corps, Combat Logistics Battalion 6 has arrived in Finland for a time of approximately two months. The detachment will train together with Nyland Brigade from the end of October until the beginning of December. This stay is a continuation of our cooperation last year, when a smaller unit from the same battalion trained together with Nyland Brigade in the autumn.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/united-states-marine-corps-to-intensify-its-cooperation-with-nyland-brigade
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18.7.2025 | The Chief of the Defence Command Finland, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen, visited the United Kingdom on 15- 17 July 2025. The visit included a meeting with the Vice Chief of Defence Staff of the UK armed forces, General Sharon Nesmith.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chief-of-defence-command-finland-visited-the-united-kingdom-smooth-cooperation-strengthens-the-alliance-creating-stability-in-the-baltic-sea
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17.5.2023 | Exercise Atrain 23, led by the Coastal Brigade, will be held 26 May - 2 June 2023. The exercise activities will concentrate on the coast of the Gulf of Finland and the sea areas between the Hanko Peninsula and Hamina.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/exercise-atrain-23-trains-cooperation-in-rapidly-evolving-circumstances
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17.9.2025 | The Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish and Icelandic Chiefs of Defence Staffs met in Finland on 16 - 17 September. This was an annual meeting; Denmark had hosted the meeting in 2024. The central themes of the meeting included Nordic military cooperation and deepening it in the prevailing security situation and in the longer term.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/annual-meeting-of-nordic-chiefs-of-defence-staffs-in-finland
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31.1.2025 | The Commander of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), Lieutenant General Ralph Wooddisse, visited Finland on 30 January 2025. The visit was hosted by the Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki. The ARRC is based in the UK and provides the framework for one of NATO’s Strategic Reserve Corps.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/the-commander-of-nato-s-allied-rapid-reaction-corps-arrc-visited-finland-to-deepen-military-cooperation-1
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31.1.2025 | The Commander of NATO’s Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC), Lieutenant General Ralph Wooddisse, visited Finland on 30 January 2025. The visit was hosted by the Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki. The ARRC is based in the UK and provides the framework for one of NATO’s Strategic Reserve Corps.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/the-commander-of-nato-s-allied-rapid-reaction-corps-arrc-visited-finland-to-deepen-military-cooperation-1
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5.12.2024 | The Finnish Defence Forces participated in exercise Cyber Coalition 2024 (CC24) organized by NATO from 29 November to 5 December. Cyber Coalition is the flagship of NATO’s cyber exercises and one of the world’s largest annual cyber exercises. The command and cyber range organization of the exercise was in Tallinn, but the majority of the forces involved participated remotely from their own operating areas.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/countering_cyber_threats_calls_for_international_cooperation_and_training
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26.8.2024 | The Coastal Fleet’s multipurpose vessel Louhi will take part in the multinational Balex Delta 2024 environmental response exercise from 26 to 29 August 2024. The exercise is organized in Lithuania, in the port of Klaipeda and on the coast.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/balex-delta-strengthens-multinational-cooperation-1
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7.10.2024 | The multipurpose vessel Louhi will participate in a national environmental response exercise from 7 to 11 October 2024 in Lappohja, Hanko.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/prevention-of-environmental-damage-through-cooperation-between-authorities
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30.10.2025 | The Finnish Defence Forces has released a new data and AI strategy designed to guide the organisation towards data-centric command and control and strengthened information and knowledge management. Beginning in 2025, the FDF will cooperate with NestAI to accelerate the development of AI capabilities. Working with leading companies will also help build the ecosystem for the FDF AI Centre of Excellence, which is planned to be operational at the start of 2026.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-defence-forces-to-accelerate-indigenous-ai-development-with-nestai
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2.4.2025 | Norway and Denmark have joined the framework agreements enabled by the military optronics Implementing Arrangement signed in April 2024. Nordic cooperation is now expanding with the signing of a new Implementing Arrangement in the field of Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I). At the same time, new FISE framework agreements were signed for the procurement of unmanned ground surveillance sensors and cognitive HF radios.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/nordic-defence-cooperation-deepens-in-military-optronics-and-command-and-control-new-fise-framework-agreements-signed-for-ground-surveillance-sensors-and-cognitive-hf-radios
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7.8.2024 | Military staff talks between the Finnish Defence Forces and the United States European Command (USEUCOM) were conducted at the Defence Command Finland on 6–7 August 2024. The military staff talks were led by the Chief of Planning of the Defence Command, Brigadier General Tero Ylitalo and USEUCOM’s Deputy Director of Strategy, Plans and Capabilities, Brigadier General Quaid Quadri Jr.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/the-finnish-defence-forces-and-the-united-states-european-command-furthered-bilateral-cooperation-during-military-staff-talks
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24.1.2024 | Finland is deepening its bilateral partnership with the United States in the field of cyber defence. The parties approved and signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) on advanced cyber partnership in Helsinki today, on the 24th of January 2024. The event was hosted by the Finnish Defence Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Operations, Major General Kari Nisula. The United States representatives in the event were ...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finland-and-the-united-states-deepen-cyber-defence-cooperation
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23.3.2023 | The Finnish Defence Forces carries out surveillance flights in Finnish airspace together with key international partners. The first flight will be conducted in cooperation with the United States on Thursday 23 March 2023.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/international-cooperation-in-finnish-airspace
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20.9.2023 | The advancement of information technology and the digitalization of society have changed the threat environment. The volume of threats has increased with the advancement of the international cyber domain accentuating the importance of international cooperation. Multinational cooperation in cyber operations was strengthened in a planning and exercise event held in Finland from 11 to 15 September 2023. The event was attended by experts from Finland, Sweden, the United States and Great Britain.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/international-cooperation-in-cyber-operations-strengthened-in-finland
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26.10.2023 | A detachment from the United States Marine Corps, Combat Logistics Battalion 6 has arrived in Finland for a time of approximately two months. The detachment will train together with Nyland Brigade from the end of October until the beginning of December. This stay is a continuation of our cooperation last year, when a smaller unit from the same battalion trained together with Nyland Brigade in the autumn.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/united-states-marine-corps-to-intensify-its-cooperation-with-nyland-brigade
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29.11.2023 | Exercise Freezing Winds 23 led by the Finnish Navy will come to an end on Friday 1 December. The exercise involved protecting the Finnish coast and maritime traffic by conducting naval operations in cooperation between the Finnish Army, Navy and Air Force, Allies and Partners.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/freezing-winds-23-ends-cooperation-of-allies-intensifies-in-the-baltic-sea
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17.8.2026 | The Multinational Medical Coordination Centre – Europe (MMCC-E) is a network that supports medical cooperation capabilities, including cross-border patient evacuations. The Surgeon General of the Finnish Defence Forces, Brigadier General Medical Tuomo Leino, signed the accession agreement for full membership in MMCC-E in Helsinki on 17 August 2026.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finland-joined-the-european-medical-coordination-centre
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17.5.2023 | Exercise Atrain 23, led by the Coastal Brigade, will be held 26 May - 2 June 2023. The exercise activities will concentrate on the coast of the Gulf of Finland and the sea areas between the Hanko Peninsula and Hamina.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/exercise-atrain-23-trains-cooperation-in-rapidly-evolving-circumstances
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14.12.2023 | The Finnish Defence Forces has been engaged in bilateral and multilateral cooperation with different countries for a long time. The defence cooperation agreement between Finland and the United States will further strengthen the alliance between the defence forces of the two countries. It also demonstrates the commitment of the United States to enhancing the security of Finland and Northern Europe.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/the-impact-of-the-defence-cooperation-agreement-dca-between-finland-and-the-united-states-on-the-finnish-defence-forces