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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://maavoimat.fi/en/-/utti-jaeger-regiment-conscripts-to-participate-in-an-exercise-in-estonia
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19.1.2026 | The Finnish Army will carry out exercises, involving conscripts and Allied troops, in various locations in Finland in February-March. The series of exercises will culminate in Exercise Cold Response 26, which will be organised in Rovajärvi in March and involve about 3,500 Finnish soldiers and 4,000 Allied troops.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/readiness-units-local-units-and-thousands-of-allied-troops-to-operate-across-finland-in-the-army-s-first-exercises-of-the-year
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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://merivoimat.fi/en/-/first-pohjanmaa-class-corvette-launched-in-rauma
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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://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/the-finnish-air-force-s-conscripts-final-exercise-of-the-unit-training-phase-in-jyvaskyla-and-central-finland
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Flight activities on the Flag Day of the Finnish Defence Forces - Ilmavoimat - The Finnish Air Force
2.6.2025 | The Finnish Defence Forces' Flag Day on 4 June in Kuopio features events from morning until evening. The flight activities included in the programme will cause noise, especially in the city centre and harbour area of Kuopio.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/flag-day-of-the-finnish-defence-forces-flight-operations -
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://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/en/-/doctors-and-honorary-doctors-of-military-sciences-conferred-at-the-third-national-defence-university-conferment-ceremony
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2.12.2024 | On 1 December 2024 Brigadier General Timo Herranen assumed the role of Commander of the Finnish Air Force.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/introducing-the-commander-of-the-finnish-air-force
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24.3.2025 | Finland deploys five F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets to the Ramstein Flag 25 exercise at Leeuwarden Air Base in the Netherlands from 31 March to 11 April 2025.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-air-force-to-participate-in-nato-s-ramstein-flag-25-exercise-in-the-netherlands
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10.2.2026 | 08.30-08.45 Welcome and Admin remarks (Auditorium Itälinnake) Simo Pesu (FNDU) 08.45-09.00 Opening words Jaro Kesänen, Rector of FNDU 09.00-09.45 Keynote: The Fog After War - Determinants of Future Russian Military Capabilities Tor Bukkvoll (Norwe...https://maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu.fi/documents/1951210/0/Russia-Seminar-2026-Programme.pdf/822d6e76-8805-6d43-a9a8-d00b20115d7c?t=1770734528649
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25.11.2025 | The Kainuu Brigade's Northern Axe 25 combat exercise will be conducted in the Kainuu region from November 29 to December 5, 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/kainuu-brigade-conducts-exercises-in-the-kajaani-vuosanka-area
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3.12.2025 | Finland and Sweden signed a new technical arrangement regarding the provision of host nation support (FISE HNS TA) on 2 December 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finland-and-sweden-signed-a-new-technical-arrangement-regarding-the-provision-of-host-nation-support-1
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5.12.2025 | Finland, Sweden, and Denmark were transferred to Joint Force Command Norfolk's (JFC Norfolk) area of responsibility in the NATO command structure. The official ceremony was held in Helsinki today, on 5 December 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finland-sweden-and-denmark-to-be-transferred-to-joint-force-command-norfolk
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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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2.3.2026 | Offshore patrol craft Tursas will be handed over to the Defence Forces by the Border Guard as part of new Turva-class offshore patrol vessels being introduced into service.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/finnish-navy-to-receive-patrol-vessel-tursas-from-the-border-guard
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6.6.2025 | Environmental Strategy of the Finnish Defence Forces 2025–2036 Photo: Pauli Vine / The Finnish Defence Forces 1 Introduction................................................................................3 2 External factors affecting the environm...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/documents/1948673/0/FDF_Environmental_Strategy_A4_0625_ENG%20(1).pdf/72c735e9-c4f5-fcd2-ee65-db08d83f129e?t=1749203949650
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10.11.2025 | The purpose of the visit was to strengthen cooperation between the two nations’ Armies, and to identify opportunities for deepening cooperating.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/maavoimien-komentaja-kenraaliluutnantti-pasi-valimaki-kreikan-maavoimien-komentajan-vieraana-1
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20.2.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces will participate this spring’s key arctic exercise series during 9.–20.3.2026. The Norwegian-led Cold Response 26 -exercise will convene up to c. 7,500 soldiers in Finland and c. 25,000 soldiers in Norway from altogether 14 nations. In Finland, the exercise activity will focus on the Finnish Defence Forces’ exercise area at Rovajärvi but forces will be on the move across northern Finland.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-defence-forces-and-allies-to-exercise-arctic-defence-in-cold-response-26
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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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9.1.2026 | Supreme Allied Commander Europe, SACEUR, General Alexus G. Grynkewich, visited Finland on 8 – 9 January 2026. This was General Grynkewich’s first planned working visit to Finland. The visit was hosted by the Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Janne Jaakkola.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/supreme-allied-commander-europe-visited-finland-1
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14.11.2025 | HMS Belos, a Swedish submarine rescue ship, will arrive in Turku for a routine visit on 14-16 November 2025. HMS Belos will berth at the port of Turku. The vessel will not be open to the public.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/divers-to-enhance-collective-readiness-hms-belos-to-visit-turku