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16.1.2025 | Captain (N) Sauli Rimmanen will assume the duties of Commander of the Coastal Fleet on 1 February 2025. Rimmanen will transfer to the task from Navy Command Finland where he has been serving as Chief of Staff. The change of command ceremony will be held at Pansio Base on 30 January 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/change-of-command-of-the-coastal-fleet-and-turku-garrison
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2.5.2024 | Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen and Governor of Virginia Glen Youngkin signed a Letter of Intent on behalf of the Ministry of Defence and the Virginia National Guard relating to the accession on 2 May 2024. The Letter of Intent provides for a start of co-operation between the Finnish Defence Forces and the Virginia National Guard.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-defence-forces-accession-to-the-united-states-national-guard-state-partnership-program-co-operation-to-take-the-form-of-training-and-exercising-co-operation
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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://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/finnish-air-force-to-participate-in-nordic-response-24-in-norway
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12.9.2024 | The Chief of the Defence Command, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen attended the two-day meeting of the Northern Group countries’ vice chiefs of defence in Sweden on 11–12 September 2024.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chief-of-the-defence-command-attended-the-meeting-of-the-northern-group-s-vice-chiefs-of-defence
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11.11.2024 | The autumn’s main exercise Freezing Winds 24, led by the Finnish Navy, will be held in southern Finland and in the Northern Baltic Sea from 18 to 29 November 2024. In addition to the Finnish Navy, troops from the Finnish Army and Air Force, the Logistics Command and the Border Guard will participate in the international naval exercise. Several Allies will also participate. Areas in proximity to south...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/freezing-winds-24-to-start-allies-maritime-defence-in-the-baltic-sea-strengthens
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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://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/arrow-24-will-strengthen-the-alliance-s-mechanized-troops-know-how
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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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25.6.2024 | The strong backbone of Finland's defence is formed by reservists. Therefore, maintaining the skills learned during military service and developing one’s competence in the reserve is essential. The Finnish Defence Forces and the MPK work closely together to train a competent reserve.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/the-finnish-defence-forces-and-the-national-defence-training-association-of-finland-mpk-working-together-to-train-a-competent-reserve
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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/-/1951215/defence-forces-to-participate-in-naval-operations-in-red-sea
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17.11.2024 | The live-fire phase of the exercise Dynamic Front 25 / Lightning Strike 24 started today. The main event of the international artillery exercise gives the Army a chance to showcase its’ strong capability in sharing situational awareness and conducting joint fires with Allied forces.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/live-fire-exercise-improves-artillery-integration-and-readiness
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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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Finnish Defence Studies -kirjasarjan tekstit kuvastavat Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulun tutkimusta ja opetusta. Teokset esittelevät Suomen turvallisuuspolitiikkaa.https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/finnish-defence-studies
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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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21.11.2024 | The NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) has played a pivotal role in the Lightning Strike 24 exercise at Rovajärvi, Site Finland of the broader Dynamic Front 25 training event. Comprising of 450 staff officers from 21 NATO nations, the ARRC serves as the 3-star command for the UK’s Strategic Reserve Corps—the British Army’s largest land contribution to NATO’s operations. In this exercise, the A...https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/nato-allied-rapid-reaction-corps-plays-as-a-key-role-in-lightning-strike-24-exercise
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21.11.2024 | The NATO Allied Rapid Reaction Corps (ARRC) has played a pivotal role in the Lightning Strike 24 exercise at Rovajärvi, Site Finland of the broader Dynamic Front 25 training event. Comprising of 450 staff officers from 21 NATO nations, the ARRC serves as the 3-star command for the UK’s Strategic Reserve Corps—the British Army’s largest land contribution to NATO’s operations. In this exercise, the A...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/nato-allied-rapid-reaction-corps-plays-as-a-key-role-in-lightning-strike-24-exercise
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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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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://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/northern-forest-24-concluded-the-spring-exercise-series-of-the-army
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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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26.4.2024 | The Finnish Air Force will deploy a detachment of F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to Romania in summer 2024 as part of Finland’s contribution to NATO’s collective peacetime missions.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/finnish-air-force-to-participate-in-nato-missions-in-romania-in-summer-2024
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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