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26.8.2025 | The Finnish Army’s major project over the next decade aims for reforming the entire land defence. Implemented between 2025 and 2035, development work is to build on a realistic threat assessment, technological progress, and close cooperation with allies and the defence industry.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/with-the-aim-of-an-even-stronger-land-defence
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6.5.2026 | The Midnight Hawks, the Finnish Air Force aerobatic team includes both old-timers and one new face for the 2026 season.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/trust-in-the-diamond-strong-midnight-family
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25.5.2024 | The brigade-level, multinational Task Force Arctic Storm (TF Arctic Storm) has been preparing for its upcoming offensive mission around Sodankylä during the Combat Enhancement Training/Force Integration Training (CET/FIT) phase.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/battle-of-the-naarmankaira-domination
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19.4.2024 | The Air Force Academy received an international addition in autumn 2023 as three pilot trainees and one flight instructor from the Royal Norwegian Air Force arrived in Finland for training cooperation.https://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/norwegian-student-pilots-train-at-air-force-academy
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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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25.2.2026 | Commander of Allied Special Operations Forces Command (SOFCOM) Lieutenant General Richard E. Angle visited Finland on 23-25 February 2026.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/commander-of-allied-special-operations-forces-command-sofcom-visited-finland-also-a-special-operations-forces-winter-exercise-in-lapland
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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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14.10.2025 | The Finnish Air Force and the Royal Canadian Air Force conduct training missions in Finnish airspace in October 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/air-combat-training-with-the-royal-canadian-air-force-in-october-2025
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16.7.2024 | At the Jaeger Brigade, survival skills will be trained on the SERE instructors’ course during 17.–30.8.2024. The course will be attended by soldiers from Finland, Germany, Spain, Belgium and Great Britain.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/jaeger-brigade-provides-training-in-survival-skills-on-sere-instructors-course
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4.6.2024 | The Utti Jaeger Regiment will hold a bilateral training exercise event with the Norwegian Armed Forces in Finnish Lapland during 4 – 14 June 2024.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/utti-jaeger-regiment-to-exercise-in-lapland
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14.11.2024 | The Guard Battalion, a sub-unit of the Guard Jaeger Regiment, will organize the combat exercise Uusimaa 24 in the areas of Porvoo, Sipoo, Tuusula and Helsinki on 20-26 November 2024. The exercise will be led by Commander of the Guard Battalion, Lieutenant Colonel Jouni Suokas.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/the-guard-battalion-s-closing-exercise-uusimaa-24-will-be-held-on-20-26-november-2024
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16.9.2025 | The Chief of the United States National Guard Bureau, General Steven S. Nordhaus, visited Finland 14-16 September. The visit was hosted by the Chief of Defence Command Finland, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen. The programme included a meeting with the Commander of the Defence Forces, General Janne Jaakkola, and General Nordhaus also visited the Coastal Brigade in Upinniemi. This was General Nordhaus’ first visit to Finland.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chief-of-the-united-states-national-guard-bureau-visited-finland-1
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17.11.2025 | Commander of the Finnish Army, Lieutenant General Pasi Välimäki made a working visit to the Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) of NATO in Izmir, Turkey, on 13 November 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/commander-of-the-finnish-army-lieutenant-general-pasi-valimaki-on-a-working-visit-at-landcom
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11.7.2025 | Chief of the Finnish Defence Command, Lieutenant General Vesa Virtanen, and Chief of Staff of the Joint Headquarters of the Estonian Defence Forces, Major General Vahur Karus, met in Estonia on 9–10 July 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/chiefs-of-the-defence-staffs-of-finland-and-estonia-met-in-estonia
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26.9.2025 | This week, Finnish Navy has carried out NATO's Neptune Strike enhanced Vigilance Activity in the northern Baltic Sea with the USS Bainbridge, the corvette HMS Helsingborg, and the FGS Hamburg, which is part of NATO's Standing Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1).https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/neptune-strike-demonstrated-nato-s-strike-capability-in-the-baltic-sea-region
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8.2.2024 | The Utti Jaeger Regiment will lead the Northern Griffin 24 winter-conditions exercise in Northern Finland during 12 February – 15 March 2024. The Finnish Defence Forces’ helicopters will be part of the exercise.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/utti-jaeger-regiment-s-main-winter-exercise-to-develop-international-joint-operating-capability
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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://ilmavoimat.fi/en/-/finnish-air-force-to-participate-in-nordic-response-24-in-norway
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9.6.2026 | Finnish Defence Research Agency Research Bulletin 2026–5 24.3.2026 The Finnish Defence Research Agency (FDRA) is a multidisciplinary research organization, conducting defence-related research, development and testing in the fields of strategy and ...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/documents/1951253/2815786/FDRA_Research_bulletin_2026-5%20(1).pdf/3cab851b-2cd1-2e95-6d6f-5ba106a097ac?t=1780987887692
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18.9.2025 | After her port visit to Helsinki, the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Bainbridge will move on to the northern Baltic Sea in order to train together with the Finnish and Swedish Navies and Nato Standing Maritime Group SNMG1.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/the-finnish-navy-and-allies-to-participate-in-neptune-strike-25-3-in-the-baltic-sea
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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://maavoimat.fi/en/-/arrow-24-will-strengthen-the-alliance-s-mechanized-troops-know-how