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3.11.2025 | The international air defence exercise ADEX Mallet Strike 2/25 will be organized in the Lohtaja Firing Range and Training Area from 11 to 20 November 2025.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/adex-mallet-strike-2-25-will-enhance-finland-s-and-nato-s-air-defence-capabilities
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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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8.6.2026 | Layered Counter-UAS Initiative, known as LCI-X, is a NATO Allied Command Transformation (ACT) initiative that enhances the Alliance’s capability to respond to a rapidly evolving UAS threat. A series of LCI-X-related testing events are carried out in Finland in four towns: Riihimäki, Turku, Oulu and Joensuu. The events take place on 1-10 June 2026, and their purpose is to test innovative solutions for detecting and destroying UAS and for the next generation communications and data transfer.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/counter-uas-innovations-tested-in-finland
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13.8.2025 | Finland and Norway began educational cooperation in autumn 2023 when the first Norwegian student pilots arrived at the Air Force Academy for training.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/nordic-cooperation-on-military-flight-training-deepens
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11.11.2025 | Leader’s H andbook Leader’s Handbook 2022 2022 Manuscript: Pekka Halonen, Matti Kemppilä, Erik Gockel, Akseli Jääskeläinen, Laura Kaalikoski, Markus Kaartinen, Kari Aapro, Janne Kananen, Janne Aalto, Henna-Maria Utter, Toni Laitinen, Juha Hollanti...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/documents/1948673/2155969/Leaders_Handbook2022.pdf/0e709bea-a5bf-3c5f-6272-fdbcbc47beb9?t=1762839200507
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14.9.2025 | Finland is honored to receive an Ally for a port visit. United States Navy’s Aegis guided-missile destroyer, USS Bainbridge, will moor at Hernesaari port in Helsinki on Sept 14 2025. The vessel will not be open to the public during this routine call.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951215/uss_bainbridge_helsinki
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11.8.2025 | The Finnish Air Force's F/A-18 Hornet pilots will fly training missions with the United States Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft between 11 and 15 August 2025.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/air-to-air-refueling-training-with-the-united-states-air-force-in-august-2025
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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://maavoimat.fi/en/-/utti-jaeger-regiment-to-exercise-with-the-u.s.-armed-forces-in-january
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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://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/finland-to-host-the-atlantic-trident-25-exercise-and-nato-rq-4-aircraft-in-summer-2025
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16.1.2025 | F I N N I S H MILITARY INTELLIGENCE R E V I E W 2 0 2 5 © Defence Command, Finnish Defence Forces, 2025 978-951-25-3485-2 978-951-25-3486-9 (PDF) Printed in Finland PunaMusta Oy, 2025 Photograph credits: Christina Salonius (page 5) istockphoto.com...https://puolustusvoimat.fi/documents/1948673/2014902/PV_sotilastiedustelu_raportti_EN_2025_web.pdf/c0125ed9-1467-23e7-e7b6-a7891c4fb5fe?t=1737033107374
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27.6.2025 | Commander of the Finnish Air Force, Major General Timo Herranen starts as a Space Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces alongside his duty. In this article, Herranen provides insight into what space capabilities come down to from the viewpoint of defence.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/review-on-the-development-of-space-capabilities-by-the-commander-of-the-finnish-air-force
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16.5.2025 | Master Sergeant Aleksi Härkönen is the first Finnish crew member on a NATO’s E-3A Sentry AWACS aircraft.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1951206/alliance-s-eyes-in-the-sky
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14.6.2018 | On Wednesday 13 June 2018, the main force of the Finnish training exercise detachment returns from the exercise Saber Strike 18, whereas two staff officers will continue as part of the training exercise until 15 June. According to the Senior National Officer of the exercise detachment, Captain Timo Leppänen, the capability of the combat engineer platoon that partook in the training exercise has been verified to be internationally compatible.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/1950813/suomalaiset-palaavat-saber-strike-harjoituksesta-tuote-on-kunnossa
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5.6.2024 | The Finnish Navy will participate in exercise BALTOPS24 organized in the Baltic Sea from 5 to 20 June with vessels, coastal troops and staff officers on different command echelons. Troops from 17 countries will be involved in the exercise the total strength being some 6600 soldiers. Of these, the number of Finnish soldiers will be 330 at most.https://merivoimat.fi/en/-/navy-to-participate-in-exercise-baltops24-with-vessels-and-coastal-troops
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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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15.5.2025 | The Commander of the Finnish Defence Forces, General Janne Jaakkola, participated in the meetings of NATO and the European Union's defence committees in Brussels on 14-15 May 2025. The chiefs of defence of EU and NATO countries were present at the meetings.https://puolustusvoimat.fi/en/-/the-commander-of-the-finnish-defence-forces-participated-in-the-meetings-of-the-military-committees-in-brussels
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2.4.2026 | Finnish Defence Research Agency Research Bulletin 04–2026 5.3.2026 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/1951253/2815786/2026_Research_Bulletin_Four_Russias_at_War.pdf/ac1080e7-2f26-d07a-11f0-28fa77ce8d0a?t=1775107955324
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19.10.2023 | The Army mechanized exercise Hammer 23 will be organized at the Pohjankangas shooting and training area in Niinisalo from 27 October to 7 November 2023. The exercise enhances the rapid execution capability of the battle group and battalion, cooperation between the branches, provision of host nation support as well as cooperation with Allies. Approximately 2600 soldiers, over half of them reservists, will participate in the exercise led by the Armoured Brigade.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/hammer-23-to-enhance-the-know-how-of-mechanized-troops-in-niinisalo-1
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15.2.2024 | The Army will organize this spring’s local defence exercises from 1 to 8 March. Conscripts, reservists, Defence Forces salaried personnel and a considerable number of representatives of other authorities will take part in the exercises.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/local-defence-exercises-will-focus-on-finland-s-comprehensive-security
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16.4.2024 | Army training and exercise activity will be conducted across Finland between the end of April and the beginning of June. The Army will be training in extensive force entities and developing the capacity for bilateral and multilateral joint operations with the Allies.https://maavoimat.fi/en/-/army-to-train-nearly-20-000-soldiers-this-spring