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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://maavoimat.fi/en/-/up-to-3-000-soldiers-to-participate-in-a-series-of-exercises-strengthening-finland-s-local-defence
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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/FDF_Environmental_Strategy_A4_0625_ENG%20(1).pdf?t=1749203949650
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7.11.2025 | The majority of research on the People’s Liberation Army is conducted in the United States and, so far, the European perspective has not attracted a great deal of attention. Europe, in fact, has a growing need to strengthen its own research networks, so that the effects of China’s military progress would be better understood. The seminar China's Military Modernization and Growing Capabilities in ...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951210/too-little-research-is-being-conducted-on-the-chinese-people-s-liberation-army-the-national-defence-university-took-on-the-challenge
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17.2.2026 | Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki participated the working meeting of NATO commanders held in Norfolk during 10-12 February 2026. The commanders discussed at their meeting, among other, Arctic Sentry and topical operational issues.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/commander-of-the-army-at-a-working-meeting-in-norfolk-last-week
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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://maavoimat.fi/en/-/finland-sweden-and-the-uk-exercise-to-develop-joint-fires-at-rovajarvi-in-may
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10.11.2025 | The Finnish Defence Forces and Patria have updated their Strategic Partnership Agreement. The agreement ensures that the Defence Forces’ military aviation assets, naval defence systems, and command and control systems remain operational throughout their life cycle in all security situations.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/the-finnish-defence-forces-and-patria-strengthen-their-strategic-partnership
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23.10.2025 | The Finnish Defence Forces Logistics Command’s Logistics School participated in the Nordic Logistic School meeting held at Aalborg Barracks in Denmark in October. The event brought together logistics experts from Finland, Sweden, Norway and Denmark to exchange experiences and develop new solutions to strengthen the Nordic countries’ ability to support military operations in the region.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/nordic-logistics-schools-gathered-in-denmark
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14.11.2024 | The Utti Jaeger Regiment’s Helicopter Battalion has three of its NH90 tactical transport helicopters training in Sweden from 15 to 23 November 2024.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/utti-jaeger-regiment-s-helicopters-to-sweden
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30.1.2026 | Utti Jaeger Regiment will train in Northern Finland from 2 February to 27 March 2026. The exercise series will involve about 1,000 soldiers in total from the Finnish Defence Forces and the Allied countries.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/utti-jaeger-regiment-to-carry-out-training-in-northern-finland-s-harsh-winter-conditions
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5.12.2025 | The commander of NATO's Joint Force Command Norfolk, Vice Admiral Doug Perry, visited Finland from December 3 to 6, 2025. The visit was hosted by the Finnish Defence Forces' Deputy Chief of Staff, Operations, Lieutenant General Kari Nisula.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/nato-tiedote-1
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24.6.2025 | Environmental Report of the Finnish Defence Forces 2024 2 | Environmental Report of the F innish Defence Forces 2024 Contents C o v e r i m a g e : J o o s e H e n t i l ä , T h e F i n n i s h D e f e n c e F o r c e s Foreword......................https://puolustusvoimat.fi/documents/1948673/0/PV_ymparistoraportti_2024_ENG%20(1).pdf/5bf432ed-2e5a-b469-f58a-eeaa4201eccb/PV_ymparistoraportti_2024_ENG%20(1).pdf?t=1750744604677
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24.6.2025 | Environmental Report of the Finnish Defence Forces 2024 2 | Environmental Report of the F innish Defence Forces 2024 Contents C o v e r i m a g e : J o o s e H e n t i l ä , T h e F i n n i s h D e f e n c e F o r c e s Foreword......................https://puolustusvoimat.fi/documents/1948673/0/PV_ymparistoraportti_2024_ENG%20(1).pdf/5bf432ed-2e5a-b469-f58a-eeaa4201eccb?t=1750744604677
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12.9.2025 | Chief of the Defence Command Finland, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen participated in the conference of the Northern Group’s vice chiefs of defence organised in Iceland and Greenland on 9-12 September.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/security-in-the-arctic-region-among-topics-of-discussions-chief-of-the-defence-command-attended-the-northern-group-s-vice-chiefs-of-defence-meeting-in-greenland
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31.5.2024 | The BLUEFOR side in the exercise Northern Forest 24 consists of Finnish and American troops. The BLUEFOR troops and their command have been developing their interoperability in live-fire and combat exercises.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/-fresh-bonfire-back-execute-counter-attack-to-naarmankaira
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20.2.2026 | Technological upheaval, threat scenarios in the military operational environment and recent war experiences have created a need to develop and coordinate the Defence Forces' innovation activities. This need has been addressed by gradually starting a coordinated Defence Forces innovation service from the beginning of 2026. The Defence Forces innovation unit will be established under the Finnish Defence Research Agency as part of the innovation activities.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/the-finnish-defence-forces-initiated-coordinated-innovation-activities
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4.3.2026 | The Finnish Defence Forces will participate in the most important series of Arctic exercises on 9-20 March 2026. Exercise Cold Response 26, led by Norway, will bring 25,000 soldiers from 14 countries to Northern parts of Finland, Norway and Sweden. The exercise is part of NATO’s enhanced presence, Arctic Sentry, which strengthens the Alliance's capability and permanent presence in the Nordic area.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/exercise-cold-response-26-with-7-500-soldiers-will-affect-traffic-in-finland
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11.8.2025 | Representatives of the United States Joint Staff, USJS and of the U.S. military branches’ logistics leadership visited Finland 7–9 August 2025. The visit was hosted by the Defence Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Logistics and Armaments, Lieutenant General Jari Mikkonen.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/visit-of-united-states-armed-forces-logistics-leadership-in-finland-strengthenes-interoperability
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10.12.2024 | Lapland Air Wing’s Fighter Squadron 11 will take part in the Swedish Air Force’s traditional Christmas tree flight on Wednesday 11 December 2024.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/lapland-air-wing-to-participate-in-the-swedish-air-force-s-christmas-tree-flight
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9.6.2025 | The Finnish Air Force will host the multinational Atlantic Trident 25 exercise and the deployment of NATO RQ-4D Phoenix remotely piloted aircraft to Finland in summer 2025.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finland-to-host-the-atlantic-trident-25-exercise-and-nato-rq-4-aircraft-in-summer-2025
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12.1.2026 | The Defence Forces’ second SAR satellite was launched into space January 11, 2026.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/defence-forces-sar-satellite-system-progressing